Wow, that sucks big time! I'm always so afraid of that happening......

I hope they got him before he did any real damage. Good luck!

Oh, and I thought you changed your name to zappppop!

(actually I really thought it was Issac for real, that's all I've ever known you as). Congrats on getting it changed!

My dad was a victim a few years ago. They shred everything, and don't put any info on their computer. They got a call from a detective in Glendale. Some guy had my dad's name (though the last name was missing a letter) and his social. He was caught opening a credit account at Home Depot. Before he got caught he racked up all sorts of things at Sears, Montgomery Wards and funniest of all was the $2700 at Banana Republic. picturing my dad in Banana Republic, with his crew cut and handlebar mustache just cracks me up.

He ended up with over $20,000 in charges. It took my mom over a year to get things sorted out.

I hate that with ID theft you are guilty until you can prove yourself innocent.

I'm sorry this had to happen to you. I've known many people that have had the same thing happen.
Sadly my county is the worst in Oregon for id theft. I try to be very careful with any important document but the sad reality is, if the bad guys want it they will find a way to get it.
I hope they haven't damaged your credit too bad. Thank goodness they caught him, one less thing to worry about for you!

I had someone trying to do that to me in December. Luckily Dell and HBSC bank called me and alerted me. Luckily they didn't get any open credit and buy anything. I put a fraud alert on my credit, and things have been good since. There are good steps in place to take care of this thing as long as you get on it as soon as you find out.

You said he had your W-2 from your work and blank checks? Did you car ever get broken into or have you had it in Valet?

I think they got my info from when I was buying a car and had my credit run. Probably someone making a buck off the side selling such.

Nah, I've never used valet parking.
At the moment I'm definitely not capable of doing that (but that's a different drama/saga).

The blank checks & tax papers were in a box but when I was moving back to Newport last month there might have been a couple times when the moving truck was unattended and unlocked. I suspect that's how he got my items.


Yesterday & today I've been playing phone tag with the detective. He keeps calling me when I'm not free to talk. Then when I call him he's out or on the phone about another case. Hopefully I can reach him tomorrow.

I posted an update in my livejournal

http://zapppop.livejournal.com/7414.html