Comments on: Bro Date

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:46:05 +0000

That scares the crap out of me. I’m actually in the middle of waiting for a copy of mine because something weird popped up when I got my own car insurance policy. It really is disgusting how easy it apparently is for people to do this.

By: me

me — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:26:17 +0000

I am so, so sorry this happened to you! This happened to my mum recently, so I know the devestating effect it has on someone. Make sure you check that it was just cell phones they tried to open. My mum lost everything, and I do mean everything. The unbelievably painful part is that it is my brother (her son) that did it to her. I don’t know about the U.S., but in Canada you can red flag your details so that everytime credit is opened in your name, you have to be contacted to see if it is you getting the credit opened. Good luck.

By: ausettofegypt

ausettofegypt — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:46:35 +0000

@ “No Censorchip” Wow, ever heard of karma??? Let us know how it all turns out when you meet her!

By: Ally

Ally — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:16:52 +0000

Ugh, same thing happened to my brother a few months ago. But he was lucky and all they were able to do was open a few cell phone accounts that the company shut down immediately and it didn’t affect his credit. Hopefully you will be just as lucky.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:13:37 +0000

no censorchip shut the hell up. identity theft sucks for anyone it happens to and you are being an ass.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:52:02 +0000

Sorry to hear it – why would someone do that to someone so nice. Geez, glad you worked it out.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:48:19 +0000

I am sorry this happened to you. I tried to use a card in LA a few years ago to withdraw money and found my bank had canceled the card due to someone hacking into my accounts. What a nightmare and I thank the bank for canceling my cards. Good Luck.

By: LC

LC — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:33:03 +0000

Doesn’t it seem worse when it’s someone you know? Good Luck clearing it up.

P.S. Saw your comments in the L.A Times article on Megan Fox………………very cool!!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:29:26 +0000

Use Life Lock! that is what my family and i have!

By: Lilliah

Lilliah — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:13:45 +0000

I’m sorry, Trent- that’s terrible.

2 of my friends were living in a duplex back in Ferndale, and they had a young female neighbor who was always really cool to them. A while after she moved out, they found out she had been into identity theft big time and was being sought out- she had basically been living that way. They were so thankful she didn’t take any of their mail, as it would have been super easy for her to do! I can’t imagine how infuriated I’d be if that happened to me..

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:05:28 +0000

Someone in Turkey conducted a phishing scam when I was 18 and stole 500 dollars from a bank account I only had 200 dollars in (talk about overdraft fees!). For and 18 year old, this was extremely scary and frustrating. The worst part is that the bank insisted I had to pay a $50 fee for “all the work they had to do to get my account back on track”. They insisted they sent out an e-mail warning customers about this phishing scam going on, but guess what, they sent that e-mail 1 day after I first reported it to them, so they insisted it was my fault for falling for a phishing scam. Needless to say, I closed my account with them asap. Good luck Trent! I hope it wasn’t someone you thought you could trust!

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:00:37 +0000

Know how you feel… Going through something similar right now. Hang in there :)

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:53:07 +0000

That is awful, I’m sorry that happened to you. I hope it all works out!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:50:52 +0000

i’m so sorry trent. i know of a good service, protectmyid.com that helps you prevent against identity theft. with criminals these days, its so hard to keep on track of everything by yourself.

good luck!

By: Bren

Bren — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:10:31 +0000

Any idea how they accessed your information? That is scary…..

By: elle

elle — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:57:51 +0000

Dang, I’m sorry to hear that! I hate stuff like that. Hope it wasn’t someone you knew, but either way I hope it gets cleared up for good!

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:24:44 +0000

The same thing happened to me. It’s quite a nightmare. I had 5 different cell lines opened in my name. The thing to do is: in CA, you can put an alert on your credit, which means that any time somebody runs your credit, they have to call you and verify that it’s you. Or, if that doesn’t work, you can put an actual block on your credit where NOBODY can access your credit, and only you can unlock it with a Pin#. I know it’s a pain, but it’s peace of mind. I had to put the block on my credit, because as soon as I’d catch wind of one account, another one would open. Good luck :)

By: Saya

Saya — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:09:22 +0000

I’m sorry Trent =[ God, identity theft is always shitty. Someone took out a loan for $3000 under my name and didn’t pay it for a year, I didn’t find out about it until I got rejected for my student loans… & the worst part was that EVERYONE was so unhelpful! I almost couldn’t continue grad school because of it, it took a YEAR for them to finally figure everything out and officially get it off my credit report… I hope it goes faster for you, hang in there =/

By: Dayna

Dayna — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:09:55 +0000

I’m so sorry Trent
that totally sucks

I hope you have a great rest of the week and an even better weekend.

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:48:26 +0000

That’s horrible! Hang in there, Trent. The bad things that this person does will come back to them in the end.

By: Mariah

Mariah — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:32:11 +0000

Aw I’m sorry Trent. I hope everything works out for you.

By: jen

jen — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:30:45 +0000

That sucks Trent. Nothing like being violated (by someone you know?). Its a sucky feeling. Glad to see you got it handled. Hopefully the day will just get better.

By: Z

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:19:48 +0000

Good thing you were alerted!
The day after buying some X-box doo-dad from the company online, my husband was called by our bank and told that several thousand dollars of mens & boys clothing and souvenirs from Italy (!) had been charged on that card in another state. We didn’t have to pay for the stuff, fortunately and we made sure the X-box people were notified….I have no idea if they caught the culprit so keep vigilant when dealing with THAT company online!

By: CHASE

CHASE — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:19:13 +0000

That’s why I don’t like to do online banking or anything online related because it isn’t necessarily 100% safe. If that means waiting in line at the bank next to someone who has major BO then let it be. : /

By: ausettofegypt

ausettofegypt — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:07:09 +0000

My mom had that happen to her. She got a collection call from a company in Texas. (we are in Cali) She found out that someone opened A LOT of cell lines under her old married name who she has not been in 27 + yrs. It really freaked her out, not to mention the pain of cleaning up her otherwise impecable credit. My thoughts are with you Trent, its a horrible feeling, and NO ONE should feel violated!