It pisses me off that someone cannot be held accountable.
Credit card co's are protected by our govt.
My story. Lived with college friend for 9 months. He ordered a mag under my name. He controlled the mail box. I move on he continues getting junk mail in my name. Somehow he obtained my Soc #. He filled out 15 diff credit card apps. Only succesful with six. On all those apps he had my wrong birthday! So why can some companies turn him down but others willingly gave him cards?
RE: Why does our Govt take identity theft lightly?
I had to call the police where it occured. Rural MN three hours from the twin cities. Not much they could do unless he showed up. From "his" other friends, who i hounded for info and they helped out because they were not loyal to him, I found out he was coming back to a yearly softball tourny. The police went but missed him. They asked around and found out he was there.
To the credit card companies I provided them with all I knew about his where abouts in Vegas and Tampa. I think all they did was write it off and charge there customers 0.001 of an increase in the percentage rate. Easy for them to do when the govt gives them the okay.
Latest news is he is building a 300,000 dollar house in the Tampa area.
RE: Why does our Govt take identity theft lightly?
It all depends on how much it will cost them to prosecute. Case in point, I know a woman about 40 years old who was kicked out of the house when she was 14 to fend for herself. when she was 18 she kited a $20 check ( a whole TWENTY DOLLARS) and got a felony for it.
Recently Milwaukee's OIC (another flim flam "charity organization" dealing with taxpayer money) was caught ripping off the taxpayers to the tune of MILLIONS. They are not going to recoup the losses or charge anyone involved because they claim it will be too costly.
RE: Why does our Govt take identity theft lightly?
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He is a stocky Korean who was adopted by a US family. I actually called his parents who retired to northern MN. The father was a church builder. He must have been highly respected in southern MN. I call them up and tell what their son had done. Guess what, when I called he was there. I later learned that he left quickly and hasn't spoken to his adoptive parents. If he has I hope they do not let him get away with this.
RE: Why does our Govt take identity theft lightly?
Like the old saying goes..."Tak the law into your own hands, don't take it to court" or something like that
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RE: Why does our Govt take identity theft lightly?
This topic had me go do a people search. I have done it in the past but I am working with the last name of Anderson. Jeremy Kee is his first and middle. I came up with about 12 in the Florida area.
I looked up my name in Yahoo search. You can find my phone number and address mapped out for you with directions and everything.
I do dream of going down there and confronting him ......................
RE: Why does our Govt take identity theft lightly?
buckmine, The government (law enforcement) does take identity theft seriously as do the credit card companies and the banks. It costs them tens of millions of dollars every year and they do as much as they can to prevent it and stop it when it does occur. Regretably, you were singled out by someone that knows how to abuse the system and you got burned, sooner or later he will make a slip and end up in the crow bar hotel for a while.
In the meanwhile, your internet searching on the name of somebody known for identity theft is pretty useless, why would he use his real name now that he knows that the law is onto him? Besides that, it takes time for names, addresse and phone numbers to be published, it doesn't occur over night. Just as an example, my wife and I opened a store this past summer and had a phone installed immediately, that was seven months ago, the caller ID tag still has the previous user of that number listed and it was several months before you could find us with a yellow pages search.
As frustrating and maddening as the situation is, try to stand back from it a bit and know that Jeremy Kee Anderson, will in the end, get a day in court.
Why does our Govt take identity theft lightly?
