So the other day I got a letter in the mail from a local cell phone company thanking me for becoming a customer. Thinking this very odd, since I did not sign up for a cell phone I contacted the company and advised them of this fact. They told me that "i" signed up for the the phone. I told them I had not, and they said they would start a fraud investigation, and I would not be responsable. In the same batch of mail I go a credit card for Staples, which I had not ordered. I called them and was told that "I" had got the card with 4000$ limit and spent 3900$ at the store in Toronto. I told them I had not, they are sending me a letter in the mail to say that it was not me who got this card and I "should" be off the hook. It was pretty much at this time I knew I was the vitim of Identity theft. I contacted the 2 credit agences here in Canada and have put "fraud watch" on my information so credit cannot be obatined anymore without a photo id and a more strigent process of credit approval. All in all they spent almot 10000$ under my name.
I have no ide how this happened, I am almost positive that it was not internet related. They new EVERYTHING about me, where I worked, home address, Social Insurence #...EVERYTHING!
So the cops were at my houselast night to take a report. but I do not think they will catch the guy who is doing it. One of the store owners remebers thay guy when he tried to buy 4000$ in music Equip, so I guess thats lead.
Anyway, I am a little stressed about i, I just wanna know how this happened?? Was I careless, is someone selling the information to other people...FUC!
Ah well, not much I can do about it now, just gotta wait and see i suppose.
Watch you ass guys, cause i was one of those poepl who said...I will not happen to me.
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