My identity has been stolen

Someone used my ssn to work. It showed up on my ss report and i called them. They referred me to irs and identity theft. Irs said call the company waste of time they referred me to the police. I'll call them Friday. Found all this out yesterday.

I'm being reviewed by ss to see if i still qualify for disability. I reported my new job and all this showed up.

How awful! I hope all of this gets straightened out as easily as possible.

I'm so sorry this happened to you. It happened to me when my wallet was stolen a number of years ago.


I'd advise you to also call the credit monitoring agencies and advise them that your ID has been stolen and to verify any future credit applications with you to make sure they're actually yours.

Good luck getting it sorted out.

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I'm so sorry, Aviza! Were you able to get anything straightened out?

There's someone who uses my full name, done so for years. I've never been able to stop them.

I did all the reporting, but feel like nothing will happen with it.

I believe you. I went to UALR who has originally stolen my identity while I was still in high school snd then it happen again with several online school.

I had my identity stolen a few different times - one from a bank account, one from a spoofed phone thingy, one from an email, and one from a SSN. I'm a veteran, so I'm sure I'm vulnerable with certain hackers targeting veterans and selling our info at a higher cost to the black market. I've since learned to google information about identity theft and do what I can to protect myself from future victimization. Here's what I researched just now (within the U.S.) for you:

VICTIM RESOURCES:

1. National Center for Victims of Crime
2. U.S. Department of Justice - Office for Victims of Crime
3. Aftermath

NOTE: You might be able to get additional support, resources, and compensation for your identity theft victimization. Keep all your reports, mental health records related to identity theft victimization, and losses, stresses, etc., handy (such as dealing with disability reviews).

IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCES:

1. FIRST, report identity theft here: U.S. Federal Trade Commission - Identity Theft.
2. NEXT, check out Consumer Information - Federal Trade Commission - Identity Theft.
3. NEXT, check out USA.gov - Identity Theft.
4. NEXT, consider Police Reporting on Identity Theft: ("You may choose to report your identity theft to your local police station. It could be necessary if: 1. You know the identity thief; or 2. The thief used your name in an interaction with the police; or 3. A creditor or another company requires you to provide a police report.").
5. NEXT, consider reporting specific types of identity theft at one or more of the following agencies: unemployment insurance fraud here, report IRS (Internal Revenue Service) fraud here, report medical fraud to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) here, and report Social Security Fraud here.
6. NEXT, given all of the reports made above and your newfound knowledge after reading those websites' information on identity theft, place a credit freeze with the four major credit reporting agencies: Experian, Equifax, Transunion, and Innovis.
7. IN ADDITION TO STEP #6, consider placing a fraud alert with the three major credit reporting agencies: Equifax, Experian, and Transunion.
8. NEXT, remain informed about identity theft here.
9. ALSO, report scams; see information here.
10. ADDITIONALLY, protect your privacy online; find information here.
11. ALSO, consider filing specific reports to the FBI: FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) - Identity Theft.
12. Here's more information on the FBI's (Federal Bureau of Investigation's) Internet Crime Complaint Center - identity theft included.
13. Here's more information on preventing identity theft - Consumer.gov.
14. Here's even more information on preventing identity theft - FTC (Federal Trade Commission).
15. And finally, here's even more information on preventing identity theft - USA.gov.

LOCAL RESOURCES:

1. Your non-emergency police line.
2. Your local 2-1-1 line.
3. Your local 3-1-1 line.
4. Your local victim's advocacy office.
5. Your local FBI office.
6. Your local Medicare office (if medical fraud with your social security card was utilized).
7. Your local Social Security office (if your social security was fraudulently used in any way).
8. Your local Medicaid office (if medical fraud with your social security number was utilized).
9. Your local Attorney General's Office (or the Attorney General's Office in the jurisdiction where your identity was stolen, and the company name, to report).
10. Your local VA's patient advocacy (if you're a veteran experiencing identity theft).
11. Your local hospital's patient advocacy (if you're a patient and concerned about insurance implications from identity theft).
12. Your healthcare insurance company (if you feel your insurance is compromised due to identity theft).

NOTE: Keep a journal, log, and/or spreadsheet of all the institutions you have contacted regarding identity theft, all the specifics of the identity theft (how and when you discovered it, what you know about the offender/perpetrator of identity theft, what vulnerabilities that might have compromised your identity - such as not having internet security, giving away information via a phone scam, being part of a major hack from a company that was recently hacked, etc.), and what other information or questions you may have regarding your identity theft experience. Keep this record handy for life, as there may be repeat offenders and/or repeat attempts in the future. Consider changing your phone number, changing your email addresses, changing your passwords, changing your computer(s), changing your cell phone/smart phone, changing anything that holds your personal information, and possibly even your physical address and other businesses, if you are not particularly happy where you live. I've moved a few times because I'm alone and can afford to do so. I've avoided many identity thefts from this, but I have still fallen victim to identity theft from previous places I had lived - at least those jurisdictions. I knew then where the source of my identity theft victimization may have originated - whether it be in person or online. This will help you in the future.

Omg I am sorry. My dads SS was used to file taxes last year, he only found out when my brother submitted his taxes (he does it for him) and it said it has been submitted already. It took months to clear this mess. Now how stressful