Real Identity Theft Stories

Brandon, Texas

Brandon discovered his identity had been stolen when applying for his first home loan. There was $23,000 of past due child support and more than $5,000 of unpaid emergency room charges listed in his report. Since he didn't have any children and the hospital charges were from a number of different states, it was obvious that they were from someone using his identity. Brandon doesn't know how his identity was stolen, but believes that the person only has his Social Security number and has been using a fake name. He filed a police report and got a case number, but they haven't been able to help. He went to the Attorney General of the state, but they weren't able to help with his case because the names and social security numbers didn't match on his documents, an obvious problem for a stolen identity. In his words: “If you're a victim, you have less rights than the criminal.”