I became a victim of identity theft (still don't know how or why -- I am elderly, disabled, and live from pension check to pension check -- obviously they don't research their prey!) in January. Someone filed a phony electronic tax form in my name, claiming a huge refund. The IRS sent me a letter saying they investigating and told me to call them. Six months later it still has not been resolved. The scam phone calls are getting worse. I have entered over thirty-two phone numbers to my "blocked call" list, just in the month of June. This number called today, and I never bothered to answer. Looked like a phony number to me (never saw any exchange that begins with zero before). I'll add it to my blocked list, but I am really getting sick of this. When I entered a complaint I was advised I should change my phone number and my email address. This is ridiculous! I have already closed all bank accounts and opened only one with a totally new bank; I have cancelled all credit cards, alerted all my creditors - from insurance to utilities to grocery stores and pharmacies. I no longer drive, so banking is a hassle for me, and now that I have changed banks, I have to wait six to eight weeks to be able to get cash back on a check at the local grocery store (my usual preference of getting a little cash to have on hand (never more than $50 at a time). I am the VICTIM. Why am I the one being punished, in addition the the numerous ACH withdrawls that overdrew my checking account. None of that has been traced yet either. So, even though it was usually $29.95 a pop, it mounted up fast. My previous bank would only reverse the transactions if it could be proven it was not legitamite (huh) and was $75 or more. Unbelievable. Thanks for letting me rant. I'll check back here from time to time to see if others begin reporting this number.
I became a victim of identity theft (still don't know how or why -- I am elderly, disabled, and live from pension check to pension check -- obviously they don't research their prey!) in January. Someone filed a phony electronic tax form in my name, claiming a huge refund. The IRS sent me a letter saying they investigating and told me to call them. Six months later it still has not been resolved. The scam phone calls are getting worse. I have entered over thirty-two phone numbers to my "blocked call" list, just in the month of June. This number called today, and I never bothered to answer. Looked like a phony number to me (never saw any exchange that begins with zero before). I'll add it to my blocked list, but I am really getting sick of this. When I entered a complaint I was advised I should change my phone number and my email address. This is ridiculous! I have already closed all bank accounts and opened only one with a totally new bank; I have cancelled all credit cards, alerted all my creditors - from insurance to utilities to grocery stores and pharmacies. I no longer drive, so banking is a hassle for me, and now that I have changed banks, I have to wait six to eight weeks to be able to get cash back on a check at the local grocery store (my usual preference of getting a little cash to have on hand (never more than $50 at a time). I am the VICTIM. Why am I the one being punished, in addition the the numerous ACH withdrawls that overdrew my checking account. None of that has been traced yet either. So, even though it was usually $29.95 a pop, it mounted up fast. My previous bank would only reverse the transactions if it could be proven it was not legitamite (huh) and was $75 or more. Unbelievable. Thanks for letting me rant. I'll check back here from time to time to see if others begin reporting this number.