someone tried to steal my identity!

[ntense702 10+ year member]

so last week I get an urgent message on my answering machine regarding my mastercard account, the guy clarified that it was not a solicitation and that it was very important. so I call them up and the lady on the phone said that the reason they wanted to get a hold of me was to ask if I had called them on Monday from a different # and said a call was made to them regarding my account.

I told here no, this is the first time I've ever even called this number. so immediately she suggests I close the account and get a new card. then she asked me if I made any transactions on Mon. and that there was a pending charge for $160 or so adn I hadn't made any charges at all within that week. so soemone definitely had tried to get ahold of it and do some damage. the lady on the phone didn't specifiy anything about the "phone call" made, but I wonder why the hell someone would call the credit card company like that, doesn't make any sense? so anyways she told me to destroy the card and they would issue me a new one, which I have already received and activated.

Now here's teh kicker, just now I got a letter in the mail, entitled Household Bank (credit card company) stating that in reference of my account ending in (the one already terminated) that I need to send them a copy of my ID, and a recent utility bill, WTF! You got to be kidding me, these ID thieves are a mutha fucca, there is no way this letter can be true, it has fraud written all over it and I am going to report it.

any of you guys ever experience anything like this and what is your thoughts on ways to prevent things like it from happening?

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[Worlddre 5,000+ posts]

technically i went through a similar situation in high school ...long story short someone spoofed my ip and used it to steal $1800 from six flags(where i worked at the time) and buy ****. Police show up at my door one day asking questions then 4 months later i get a letter in the mail saying im being charged with grand theft but thankfully the charges were dropped due to the lack of proof and circumstantial(sp?) evidence

 

[ntense702 10+ year member]

yeah luckily for me the company caught it in time and they said I wouldn't be liable for anything either, I got my statement a couple days ago and all is well, it is just a real eye opener cause I've been shopping on the internet now for 2 years with credit cards and always thought I played it safe, never had any problems up until now, glad it worked out OK though.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

technically i went through a similar situation in high school ...long story short someone spoofed my ip and used it to steal $1800 from six flags(where i worked at the time) and buy ****. Police show up at my door one day asking questions then 4 months later i get a letter in the mail saying im being charged with grand theft but thankfully the charges were dropped due to the lack of proof and circumstantial(sp?) evidence

You lucky they didnt just arrest your ***, give you a beat down and then sprinkle some crack all over your bruised and broken body...dre and OJ ftw.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Man I never had anything like that happen and have had my wallet stolen. Sorry about your luck. Hope everything works out in the end.