To Catch an Identity Thief

This is a very insightful article. Nelson should have gotten a stiffer sentence.

Can happen to anyone of any age. watch your kids ID's also I was only 10 years old when the police came to my home asking for me. My brothers girlfriend ( who had my first name also) used our last name and commited several crimes. Lucky for me my mohter put them on the right tract.

My husband got had a ID theif get in his semi, (while he slept) took his wallet. In Chicago area truck stop. The STATE COP didn`t do crap, if she would have gone to the first place they got money from, checked sec. cam they probly could have had the theif, but let`s put it this way, WE are just waiting for you to pull it again!!! Cause you will get SHOT< not dead just bad enough that your life will be messed up, and everytime you walk you`ll remember! THATS HOW WE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT

When I was in college, and down on my luck a woman "befriended me"...Lisa Cintora. She now lives in Colby, Kansas. She put me $10,000 in debt. Ran a $4,000 cell phone bill. Took my Social Security number, drivers license number. She has gone to jail for stealing my identity and her ex-husbands. Last seen: Colby, Kansas working in a fast food restaurant. She has long blonde hair, around 5'3", slightly heavyset. DO NOT let her see ANY information: she has a PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY!

Carla Austin, ripped me and others off on mortgage scams. She used a member of her family as a straw buyer. She also rented property that she did not own. Casenet. Has her listed as a criminal with many suits, why is she not in jail?

My cousin has been using my dead grandmother's name for six years. It has been reported, but nothing has been done about it. She also cashed social security checks in the past, and committed bank fraud. They get away with these crimes because they are considered low level crimes. However if law enforcement would look into some of these crimes they would find that some of the figures are very high.

The person who stole my ID is a family member. She has done it to 14 others that I and the police are aware of. This person has worked in banks, mortgage companies, which has made it real easy to get personal information. She is very good at diverting the bills to other cities and fake addresses. It took 3 years before I found out she used my dead husbands name.

ID thieves steal from a distance; I was trained to shoot from a distance Steal my ID and wonder when the 180 grams will meet gray matter.

This may scare people into being more careful with mail, receipts, anything that can lead to ID theft, but we can't know everything. My ID was stolen and the woman had only my bank card #-- I still had all my cards! All I can think is a restaurant or other type business employee had copied it. Thankfully, Office Depot required the actual card, & didn't release $700 worth of items, plus I got all money back from phone cards being filled. Whew! But, no guns, please! More danger than good!

My wife had the same type of problem. This person attempted to open a checking account in her name and take out a refiance-loan against our home. The bank contacted me days prior to completing the transaction to verify some "details" and that I was the owner, thank goodness, I was able to stop it in time. We contacted the local Police department, but, got no where, I quess our problem was not a big enough crime to justify their jobs or time. Contact the local FBI, they will get it done.