Questions tagged [identity-theft]
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Vehicle has been broken into. Missing registration, insurance cards
My parents are currently out of town and they have left their vehicle parked on my block. We just discovered that the vehicle has been broken into. Aside from a few personal items, thieves have also ...
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What should I include on a security checklist for choosing a Tax Preparer
I am considering an in-person Tax Preparer vs doing it myself online. I feel a little safer doing it online, but an in-person Preparer can offer advice for complex Tax situations.
My concern is that ...
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How to keep an eye on identity theft while away and out of the country?
Greetings,
I have been relocated by my company to the US and lived there for a few years.
Now I'm back home.
Being away I'm suspecting that I'm more susceptible to identity thefts.
I'm looking for a ...
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Dealing with fraudulent criminal records resulting from identity theft
What should a victim know about criminal identity theft, where someone is arrested under your identity, and the best way to deal with it? I'm wondering if there is some standard way to find out, or ...
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Checks stolen and rewritten, how?
This situation happened with my grandmother a few days ago. Even though older people are forgetful I do not believe my grandmother has misremembered this situation or confused herself.
She wrote a $...
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Lost ID and Identity Theft
my wallet was stolen, and the thief used my credit cards, which I now cancelled. In my wallet was also my state ID (what I have instead of a driving license, since I don't drive).
How likely is it ...
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Please help: Is it safe to give this personal and banking information to someone? [closed]
Is it safe to give this information to someone?
Name of Account Holder:
Name of Bank:
Bank Account Number:
Address of the Bank Branch:
Bank Swift Code:
Phone Number of ...
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How can I request and verify that my identity information is purged from a bank I no longer use?
I have consolidated a lot of finances from several banks (Chase, a Credit Union) and brokerage houses (Schwab, Fidelity) and since I no longer use these institutions I would like to request a complete ...
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Using 2 different social security numbers
Let's start by saying that I know what I did was wrong.
I opened store credits at a few stores here in the U.S. By using a number that I made up in my head. It's only store credit and not a credit ...
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Any reason to be cautious of giving personal info to corporate fraud departments?
Given that someone is a victim of identity theft, I'm wondering if fraud departments of companies where identity thefts occurred should still be considered totally trustworthy, as in send them what ...
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How to prevent misusing my Account details
One of my friend know my account details like pan no and all, and now he started doing some business with that and I am getting income tax notices for that how I will block him from using my details ...
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How to get access to US credit report while living outside USA?
I lived in United States for over eight years late 2000/early 2010s. For some reasons I think my identity has been stolen in the US, so I would like to check my credit report. However, I have moved ...
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How important are records of fraudulent applications?
How important is it to try to get copies of the fraudulent applications/materials used by the thieves? This appears to be a consumer right according to the FTC, but the companies seem not to want to ...
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Life insurance documents sent to wrong e-mail address. What are my options?
Some time ago I applied for life insurance online, and to my utmost incredulity (it never happened since I started using the Internet) apparently I misspelled my own e-mail address.
A host of ...
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A bank application mentioned I opened a home loan recently. I never did. Should I be worried?
I've been looking to move away from Evil Bank Corporation for a while now, and in the process of applying for New Shiny Bank they wanted to verify my identity by asking for my social and asking for ...
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Can I prove having savings without giving out the account number?
I will be looking to rent with no income, but significant savings.
For that, I'll probably need to give the prospective landlord my name, DoB, SSN (for credit check) and the savings account number.
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I may have sent a lot of personal information to a scammer via email
Yes, I know. I'm an idiot. As a very young person who doesn't have much experience with anything, I almost fell into debt from a scammer. I didn't, but I gave them a lot of my personal information. I ...
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LLC set up at someone else's home - what's the scam?
This didn't happen to me, but this was posted on a local blog I follow and I was curious what the scam was.
Someone setup an LLC using my home address. It is a single-family home, and we have owned ...
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Checking to see if someone else is using my EIN
A disgruntled former employee has our business EIN. How can I check to see if any accounts have been opened using our number?
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Credit bureau - Credit freeze vs Fraud Alert
I suspect my passport information along with other personal information was leaked on a website. I have already setup Credit Freeze, would Fraud Alert be also necessary? What are the benefits and ...
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How could identity thieves open accounts or get loans in my name?
Let's say someone has a hold of all the information Equifax had about me.
I'm trying to understand how some of the things people say could go wrong could actually happen:
They could supposedly open ...
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Equifax data breach and correct credit monitoring service for $125
for the Equifax Data Breach , there is $125 being paid for people affected , previously one only needed to choose and the cash portion or the credit monitoring by Equifax. As most of the people has ...
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How secure is my data in the hands of a financial planner?
I consult with a Certified Financial Planner who charges an annual fee. The person seems reliable and seems to have integrity, but also has a few people working under her whom I know nothing about.
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I am Swiss and have a bank account in USA that is blocked. How can I identify myself without travelling to USA?
I'm Swiss and worked 4 months in the USA. So I opened a bank account at Chase Bank.
Due to bad exchange rate I decided to keep the money at the Chase bank account.
This was 3 years ago. I decieded ...
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Can a name be gotten from an account number?
Can a name be gotten from an account number for whom the account bearer is not known? That is to say, should Tim send Jim ONLY his account number, can Jim identify Tim with this information alone?
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Domestic US wire - do they get my account details
If I send a domestic US wire from my bank to another US bank, does the person on the other end get my account number details?
I understand that the receiving bank may get my account number details. ...
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Identity theft issue: Fidelity showing another person’s profile on my 401k, Fidelity closed the request
My employer provides 401k and I opened a 401k with Fidelity in September. I have been contributing to the 401k since. Recently, I logged into my account and my user profile on Fidelity is showing a ...
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What could someone do if they had a check made out to me? [duplicate]
Suppose I receive a check. Maybe it's for employment, or a class-action settlement, or maybe even just a graduation present from a relative. Doesn't matter. Point is, it grants me some amount of ...
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Scam: Opening Fraudulent Checking Accounts in Someone Else's Name
I've recently been the victim of identity theft, where someone has used my information (including my Social Security, somehow) to open up a handful of fraudulent checking accounts. I have already ...
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Got Notice My Personal Information May be Compromised
For anyone who may believe this is Phishing, it is not.
I got a notice from a company saying that an HR employees car got broken into and it may have personal data of mine. I haven't had a job with ...
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I own and run a business. Today I received from NYS that I owe money on taxes for Unemployment Insurance that I received. I never filed it
Just saw the letter from NYS saying I owe 1000+ for claiming UI for 2021. I never claimed as I run my own business in NYC and file a Schedule C every year with my taxes. It says I need to pay it by ...
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Free Credit Report -- Checking for identity theft
I'm about to request my free annual credit report. I've never requested one before, but I noticed something suspicious with my FICO score lately in my Discover Card app and want to look into my credit ...
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What information can the merchant see about you when you pay with Paypal?
Just paid a shady looking seller using Paypal thinking that Paypal could protect me. Bought a digital product, received, but rethought the whole thing and now I think I don’t trust the seller to not ...
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Should I be worried if my EIN application form and EIN are publicly available online?
Some time ago, I sent a Form SS-4 (Application for Employer Identification Number) to the IRS, and later received a reply from the IRS containing the EIN. Recently, I discovered that the Form SS-4 I ...
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What do I do if someone forges my check
Someone recently forged my signature and used that to withdraw money from my account.
I already called the bank (Chase) and they put a restriction on that account and open a new account for me. They ...
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I accidentally gave out my name, home address, email address, phone number, and my DOB [duplicate]
Will anything go wrong??? I'm so scared...
I can't even sleep anymore..
It was a phone call telling me about some kind of benefit
I gave out my name, address, phone number, DOB, and email address and ...
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How can I check if any accounts were recently opened in my name
Someone just tried to open a Paypal credit account in my name. I was able to get the account closed and the charges revoked, but now I need to make sure there is nothing else out there.
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What risk would I take by filling out a W8 or W9 for a firm that asks for one?
My US clients often ask for a W8 or W8BEN to be filled out so that they don't have to withhold tax when they pay my invoices. I'm familiar with that process. Today I received a letter from an ...
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Are there negative consequences to having multiple credit monitoring services?
I already have one credit monitoring service that I am not paying for due to a security breach somewhere many years ago. I am not 100% sure but I think it expires/ends in a few years.
My data was ...
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Photocopies of vital records
How concerned should I be about private companies maintaining photocopies of vital records like birth certificates and social security cards?
While he is not applying for subsidized housing, my son ...
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Gave my full name, age, office address and mobile number to a probable scammer [duplicate]
What's the worst that can happen if I have given my name, office address, age and mobile number to a person who was most probably a scammer?
I'm still not sure, it was scam, because emails were very ...
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Are IRAs and 401(k)s insured against theft?
If someone steals (maybe by logging in with stolen credentials) from a person's retirement account, is that money gone, or are accounts insured against theft and hacking?
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What to do if you know someone has had access to your SSN
You think a stranger (say computer repair guy) might have had access to a computer file with your SSN in it over the past few days. You don't know if person has seen the file or not, but you don't ...
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Somebody I haven't met wants me to open a bank account without having money, but won't tell me why. Is this a scam? [closed]
I've already bought her gift cards and sent the information online.
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Is this a 'trust fund scam'?
A week ago i received an email from an old lady (i actually submitted an ad on a site to find penpals), it seemed okay at first, she said that she had no children or relatives, and her husband was ...
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Why are free credit reports available only once per year?
Consumers have access to a free annual credit report from each of Equifax, Transunion, and Experian thanks to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act passed in 2003. However, this may be too ...
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how can I see what money is coming in in my name
I think that I someone is pretending to be me an is collecting money that should go to me ( disability insurance claims game winnings etc.) but none of these things are reported due to lack of proof ...
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Can someone steal my government check and cash it?
I get an adoption check every month from Raleigh. I haven't received it for February yet. It always comes by the 6th of every month. I was wondering: could someone have stolen it and cashed it at ...
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paperwork application to open new financial accounts - identity theft security risk?
I opened a bank account and a brokerage account using traditional paperwork forms I was provided with at the financial institution where I opened these accounts.
That got me a bit worried as the ...
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Say I am in Canada and I have a U.S SSN can I open a credit line though a bank there
I recently got my SSN stolen and just for research was wondering if my SSN would work even if someone tried to sign up for credit in another country or if the bank their would see it's not a local SSN ...
