Comments on: identity crisis https://thisfish.com/identity-crisis/ Found the bike. Not changing the title. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: chrisstar https://thisfish.com/identity-crisis/#comment-1158 chrisstar Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:46:39 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=343#comment-1158 <p>How about when you know who the thief is that got a fraudulent credit card, and after he did it twice already to his own brother, it is just discovered he also did it to his own elderly ill mother....the thief is now in another state, hoping police will get him.....walked easy after doing it to his brother, the thief ran and paid off account ($4500 worth!), got a $500 fine and a slap on the wrist, that was in PA...this one is in NJ, hope it goes better, more serious charges....It's equated to a disorderly persons charge, that's why it's so inviting to these evil people.</p> How about when you know who the thief is that got a fraudulent credit card, and after he did it twice already to his own brother, it is just discovered he also did it to his own elderly ill mother….the thief is now in another state, hoping police will get him…..walked easy after doing it to his brother, the thief ran and paid off account ($4500 worth!), got a $500 fine and a slap on the wrist, that was in PA…this one is in NJ, hope it goes better, more serious charges….It’s equated to a disorderly persons charge, that’s why it’s so inviting to these evil people.

]]> By: anne_nyc https://thisfish.com/identity-crisis/#comment-1157 anne_nyc Fri, 21 Mar 2003 01:06:56 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=343#comment-1157 <p>I had this happen to me. It's hellish. It took me close to two years to clear it up. It was particularly bad because the first bank actually sold the fraudulant account to another bank. First thing is to go check your credit reports asap for any other cards that might have been opened - it's rarely just one. Next report it to the police. This proves to the credit card company that you are serious. Keep records of conversations and names of every single person you talk to. Get a file going now with every single piece of paper you have on the subject. Always make the credit card companies send you things in writing as well. Also, put a note on your credit report about the fraud. It asks that anyone contact you directly before issuing any new credit accounts. Good luck!</p> I had this happen to me. It’s hellish. It took me close to two years to clear it up. It was particularly bad because the first bank actually sold the fraudulant account to another bank. First thing is to go check your credit reports asap for any other cards that might have been opened – it’s rarely just one. Next report it to the police. This proves to the credit card company that you are serious. Keep records of conversations and names of every single person you talk to. Get a file going now with every single piece of paper you have on the subject. Always make the credit card companies send you things in writing as well. Also, put a note on your credit report about the fraud. It asks that anyone contact you directly before issuing any new credit accounts. Good luck!

]]> By: Texas T-bone https://thisfish.com/identity-crisis/#comment-1156 Texas T-bone Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:38:07 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=343#comment-1156 <p>Got a bill yesterday (Tuesday) from a credit card we'd canceled about a year ago, for a charge from a gym we'd canceled 6 months ago. </p><br /><br /><p>It was our card (since chopped into tiny pieces), but we have no idea how the gym got that card number. We had paid our first year in full and had no reason to give them a number.</p><br /><br /><p>I think cash is going to be the new credit card.</p> Got a bill yesterday (Tuesday) from a credit card we’d canceled about a year ago, for a charge from a gym we’d canceled 6 months ago.

It was our card (since chopped into tiny pieces), but we have no idea how the gym got that card number. We had paid our first year in full and had no reason to give them a number.

I think cash is going to be the new credit card.

]]> By: Ric https://thisfish.com/identity-crisis/#comment-1155 Ric Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:30:04 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=343#comment-1155 <p>It works for me!</p> It works for me!

]]> By: Michael https://thisfish.com/identity-crisis/#comment-1154 Michael Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:58:13 +0000 http://thisfish.com/?p=343#comment-1154 <p>My unintentional strategy has been to destroy my credit myself, thereby making it unattractive and useless to theives. HA HA HA HA HA HA HAA!</p> My unintentional strategy has been to destroy my credit myself, thereby making it unattractive and useless to theives. HA HA HA HA HA HA HAA!

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