Identity Theft Victims' Stories

Identity Theft Victims' Stories

Posted August 1997.
Revised March 2006.

Identity Theft Victims' Stories

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse invites victims of identity theft to contribute their own stories to this section of our web site.

Please contact us using our online inquiry form at
www.privacyrights.org/qwertyuiopasdfghjkl.php for more details or to submit your identity theft experience.

A Benefit of Ordering One's Free Credit Report Online Rather than by Phone (03.06)

Identity Theft Victim's House has Loans Against It, Rented out to Tenants (02.05)
The Frustrations of an Identity Theft Victim (12.04)
Sister Used Credit Card and Her Name for Committing Crimes (09.04)
Cell Phones and Student Loans and Civil Judgements, Oh My! (09.04)
Employer's Employee Listing Facilitated Identity Theft (07.04)
An Identity Theft Victim's 17 y.o. Perpetrate Facing Judgement (07.04)
Keys Takens, Car Stolen, Later Found with 50 SSNs (05.04)
Change of Address? An Identity Theft Victim Sounds a Warning (12.02)
Beware of Debit Card Fraud (10.02)
The Military ID Was too Easy to Get: System Failures Aided the Thief (07.02)
It Takes Time and Vigilance to Regain Your Good Name (03.02)
A Police Officer Speaks Out (07.01)
The Lament of an Identity Theft Victim (07.01)
The Credit Grantors Facilitated the Identity Theft Crime (05.01)
Online Brokerage Services: An Accident Waiting to Happen (03.01)
This Identity Thief Was Brought to Justice: Example of Restitution Letter (11.00)
It All Started at the Supermarket (10.00)
U.S. Senate Written Testimony of Michelle Brown (07.00)
U.S. Senate Oral Testimony of Michelle Brown (07.00)
This Victim Produced a Documentary on Identity Theft (06.00)
Joe's Story: "The Burden is Entirely On The Victim To Prove Fraud Over and Over Again" (05.00)
Her Mother Stole Her Identity (05.00)
Cellular Phone Company Made it Too Easy (11.99)
The Credit Grantor Ignored Her (07.99)
I'm Burdened with My Sister's Criminal Record (05.99)
A Virginian Vents (05.99)
Linda's Identity Was Stolen By Her Employer (04.99)
Getting the Run-Around in Illinois (02.99)
Legislative Testimony of John and Jane Doe (1999)
A Reporters Story: It All Starts with the SSN (09.98)
A Mother's Identity Theft Diary (08.97)

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