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James - Almost became a victim when an identity thief attempted pharming his information. Report 1.
Jamiee - Became a victim of identity theft when a former manager took her information, opened several accounts and created fraud in her name. After her experience she pushed for stronger laws. - Report 20.
Jason - His friend took his identify and now Jason faces jail time for a crime he didn’t commit. Known as criminal identity theft - S-5/22/2008. Joe - Collection agency wanted $40,000 for a operation he never had. Joe just became a victim of medical identity theft - Report 16.
John - A victim of Internet Bank Fraud. - Report 29.
Jorge - Is arrested for crimes he didn’t do, then later sentenced to prison for them. Jorge has proof of being an identity theft victim, yet his files were not erased. - Report 8.
Judith - Someone used her name. - Report 1.
Karen - Spotted the person that had stolen her identity and chased her down - literally (this one’s actually funny in a sense). - S-9-5-2007.
Larry - First the Jeweler, then the auto dealer, and then the boat dealer all called and wanted to be paid for the items he was accused of charging - when he explained it wasn’t him - before long he was behind closed doors with federal agents - his identity was taken in 1986. - S-1-4-2008.
Lee - A stolen wallet gave the identity thief enough information to get a car, insurance, & new credit accounts opened in his name. Lee’s bank account was drained, and he was charged for criminal acts, all because someone stole his identity. - Report 20. Linda - She applied for job at Target, found out she was a victim when she was denied the job, as she was told she already worked there, actually her social security number worked there, and at 37other places. - Report 12.
Linda J -This potential identity theft victim was told a laptop containing her information was stolen from a former employer. - S-1/2/2008.
Lori - A careful executive that does a lot of shopping online, is told her bank card is declined. She found herself lured into a phishing scam. - Report 22. Nestor - Gets a phone call telling him his personal information is being sold on the internet, even after he placed a fraud alert on his credit report! A repeat victim of credit card identity theft . - Report 2.
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