My Story - Stolen Identity
Date: Thu, 05/11/2006 - 20:07
It was ok for 20 mexican people to live in a 1 bedroom apt, but I was to have 20 people live in a 1 bedroom apt, I would be kicked out, charged more, etc. While being around them, at work they would go to work drunk and on drugs, no one cared at their work, all they cared about was they showed up for work. At the restaurants when you give them a check or credit card, they would make copies of them without their boss finding out. When you go to blockbuster or anywhere to open account up and they make photo copies of your ID/military ID - they save them or make extra copies. After awhile, I noticed things in my car were disappearing like car insurance, and other stuff, but then it would show up again. My ex-friend I was teaching English fell in love with me, became very possesive and violent, he knew I was married. He followed me everywhere, he kicked in my car, stole my drivers license, wedding ring, memorized my military ID card, turned out he made copies of it. He got apartments in my name, over 40 cell phones, cars, and whatever else. The San Antonio Police Department is a JOKE...I am sorry there is nothing we can do - he is an illegal!! They kept telling me, they have no way to find him. Here I gave them all his info about him, his make and model of car, license plate numbers he was using, where he was staying and working. There is nothing they could do they said. Unless they saw him doing something illegal. Here I had witnesses of him kicking my car in, but Detectives didn't care. For the apartments he got in my name, he used my info from copies he made and gave them to the landlords and told them I was divorcing my husband and needed a place to live. So I had all these apartments in my name and I was never there, but I did get all these calls from the apartment landlords telling me I needed to call and activate the utilities. When I went to the apartments, they said I couldn't get out of them cuz I signed a contract. I was never there before! They said my boyfriend said I was divorcing my husband and needed apt ASAP, and he took home the paperwork and brought it back signed with my name and copies of my info. He got letters from his work saying I worked there as a kitchen manager making 4200 a month as take home. I couldn't get out of the apartments - cuz they said I signed a contract. I called immigration right there, the landlord was scared said they didn't want any trouble. Immigration never did anything. I had to find people to live in the apartments. Here I was never getting divorced, not working, but someone could get everything in my name just by photo copies of my ID and a false signature. Here before we left San Antonio, I thought I got everything solved. Here we got PCS'd overseas and recently I got notice from the IRS that I didn't claim money 2/3yrs ago. I am currently in dispute with that and finding out more things are in my name. And none of it is on the credit reports. Here I put fraud alerts on everything, but for people in Texas they don't do credit checks or any kind of check for that matter. The letter I got from the IRS recently..his boss/employer (construction) had his name w/ my social security number but using his address. Which is funny, cuz when I reported this employer of where the theif was working there was nothing the Detectives could do. So this employer used my SS# but paid cash to the guy using all my info and some other guys who also didn't have a SS#.
Do you know how they make a good living in the US? Most of them go to the internet to get deceased people's social security numbers online, its easy and no one ever checks in Texas. If you have a mailbox that isn't secured or people that have moved and there mail is out on top of mailboxes, they will take those, use your checking and savings accounts. Especially if you got checks in the mail or credit cards. For them to come to Texas, they get a visitor visa or a 1 day pass thing, but they never return. To get a Mexican Consulate ID all they need is a birth certificate, people sell them everywhere! Proof of current address. To get an apartment they don't go thru credit checks all they need is some form of ID, and letter from employer or letter from someone saying they will pay for apt., and same thing for a car. Its funny I can't get anything in my name cuz I filed bankruptcy 10yrs ago, but when they give my info to everyone they get everything!!!
My god! What a f'ing nightmare! I'm also appalled at how lax and
My god! What a f'ing nightmare! I'm also appalled at how lax and full of loopholes our own justice system is! I've always believed that the government is rediculous and in dire need of an enema, but this just takes the cake! I've said it before and I'll say it again: Question authority!
Imporicer, I'm so sorry for this unfortunate and very injust situation you are stuck in. What I know about combating identity theft doesn't come anywhere close to this! I do hope you pull through this and I'm sure you can.
Imporicer, I am so sorry to hear what you have been through. I w
Imporicer, I am so sorry to hear what you have been through. I work for a company that processes payroll for many different companies and you would be surprised at what we see. I have had plenty of instances where I would have to call a client and inform them that the social security card that was sent in for a new hire is fraudelent. A lot of these companies in Texas and Florida do not care what type of identification you provide.
Another thing they do is make up social security numbers and social security cards. I can spot a fake ss card a mile away no matter how good it is. We can then call the SSA and find out if it is a match with the name and social. I have seen it where two people tried to use the same social. I called our client and told them that neither names matched and they would need to go to the local SS office. Nonetheless, the employees never came back to work!!
It is very frustrating the amount of information that is easily accessible to anyone. I hope things get better for you.
The nightmare still goes on everyday wondering what else is in m
The nightmare still goes on everyday wondering what else is in my name! While the San Antonio Police Dept. never cared. When he was stalking and following me I called the police and told them he will kill me, police never showed up. He kicked in my car I called the police - police never showed up. He found me and broke my cell phones again called the police and nothing happend. When I went to the police dept. then they went to his apt., but didn't give a damn of all the illegals there in the apt. They were so stupid cuz he opened the door and he told them he left his ID in the car. His wallet was in his back pocket you can see it. So the stupid cop let him go to his car and get it alone and he took off running. No one knew he was gone. Cops are very stupid there, they should have walked with him or checked his pockets. Here I feared for my life, and nothing was done, no one cared. All the case #'s they gave me, were closed. I was told I had no case. When he kicked in my husbands car I had his brother and sister-n-law and their kids with me. They were my witness also scared of him. After I called the police again, and them telling me to stay there - here we were all scared he would come back and kill us or something. We waited for 1hr while he was driving back and forth watching us. I kept calling the police, his sister-n-law was screaming and scared, kids were screaming cuz they were in the car when. Cop showed up and said it was domestic abuse. A boyfriend/girlfriend dispute. I was saying NO I am married, I taught him, his brother and family English. I have all the police reports against him, but they were all dropped for domestic abuse nothing they could do, cuz they didn't know where he lived. I finally got assigned a detective I wanted to press charges for everything he stole from me, my family, and for the damages to my car. I gave them all the info, all the SS#'s he has been using, address is staying at, all the license plates he uses for his car. I gave them so much info, they never investigated. They would call me and tell me they can't locate him. Here I would call everyone I could think of trying to find out where he was - I wanted something to be done. All the info I got from his family and friends, detectives never went to check any of it out. Him using my SS# is not a crime. My first visit with the detective - well detective was a NO SHOW!!! I showed up for the appts and the detective was never late or he would show up very late. He never returned my calls or never would call me when he said he would. I wanted a restraining order on him, but they said they couldn't find him so he wouldn't be served and I couldn't get a order on him. How come I can find him, but they couldn't??? Here I went back to my home state since San Antonio police didn't care about anything. Problem was he has my drivers license which has my parents addres on it, and he has been there, he knows where my friends live and everything. Here I changed my cell phone so many times he still got the #, and would make threats to me. Washington State Patrol was aware of what was going on and lived across from my parents house. They spotted him in his car late at night sitting there, he would leave when the State trooper would leave his house and get in his patrol car. When I went back to San Antonio..Police and Detective were on vaction like always. I was still pushing for something to be done. Here this guy has my drivers license, copies of my Military ID, my insurance papers, my wedding rings (he took them off my hand after he broke my cell phone in 1/2). In May 2005 we left the US, here I thought I did everything to get my name cleared and made sure everything in my name was canceled. Here I talked to most of his employers to see if he is using my SS# or my husbands. Here I call every month to see if anyone knows where he is at or working, I investigate everything... I get his employers phone numbers and call them to see what # he is using. If Authorities can't help me who can??? San Antonio Police are all Mexican/hispanic. Now I have to deal with the IRS atleast they listen. Here I sent them all my info on what has been going on, all the names and addresses of everthing and everyone - atleast they will do someting - I hope!! So far I don't have to pay anymore..
In all of this, I never show my military card or drivers license anywhere. I NO LONGER have a wedding ring. My husband says he rather have me alive then dead. That ring is what put my husband in debt!!
WOW! Horrible story and im really sad for you to go through this
WOW! Horrible story and im really sad for you to go through this, And it makes me mad that the police didnt do nothing to help you out.
I am 2 hours from San Antonio...Victoria. Reading your story re
I am 2 hours from San Antonio...Victoria. Reading your story really got the blood to boil! I pray this all works out for you. Let us know! Also, try reporting all this to the local media and a letter to the editor! Good Luck!