by Clair
Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:20 pm
I came in contact with this woman because her name was used as the return address on a fake check that was sent to me.
This poor woman had her identity stolen last October (2008). They tried to use her credit card and successfully set up a UPS account in her name. Since that time she has received approximately 300 pieces of mail. People from all over the US have been "returning" bad checks back to her, usually accompanied with nasty notes. Since her name is not very common, her telephone number is easy to find on the internet. She receives telephone calls at all hours of the day and night. Of course, the tone of these calls are not very friendly. She is fearful for her personal safety.
The police have visited her on several occasions, because people have called them to report her as somebody who is passing fake checks. The county DA has also been involved. All law enforcement has told her is to "ride it out" as it will "pass".
She was thankful for my call, since I am the first person that she talked to that expressed sympathy towards her ordeal. I suggested that she stop in Scamwarners for some support.
The scammers are still using her name to set up UPS accounts. She is no longer getting charged for them, but they are still using her identity as the return address on the packages. She has asked UPS to block any accounts set up in her name, but they are still getting away with it. Does anybody have any contacts at UPS that could help get some action?
She has saved all of the checks that have been returned to her with all of the returned envelops, etc. If anybody thinks this would help, she is willing to send them on. Does anybody have any suggestions of any other course of action to get the scammers to stop using her name?
The local and state police in her area are aware of the situation, are there any other LE agencies that she should contact?
This poor woman had her identity stolen last October (2008). They tried to use her credit card and successfully set up a UPS account in her name. Since that time she has received approximately 300 pieces of mail. People from all over the US have been "returning" bad checks back to her, usually accompanied with nasty notes. Since her name is not very common, her telephone number is easy to find on the internet. She receives telephone calls at all hours of the day and night. Of course, the tone of these calls are not very friendly. She is fearful for her personal safety.
The police have visited her on several occasions, because people have called them to report her as somebody who is passing fake checks. The county DA has also been involved. All law enforcement has told her is to "ride it out" as it will "pass".
She was thankful for my call, since I am the first person that she talked to that expressed sympathy towards her ordeal. I suggested that she stop in Scamwarners for some support.
The scammers are still using her name to set up UPS accounts. She is no longer getting charged for them, but they are still using her identity as the return address on the packages. She has asked UPS to block any accounts set up in her name, but they are still getting away with it. Does anybody have any contacts at UPS that could help get some action?
She has saved all of the checks that have been returned to her with all of the returned envelops, etc. If anybody thinks this would help, she is willing to send them on. Does anybody have any suggestions of any other course of action to get the scammers to stop using her name?
The local and state police in her area are aware of the situation, are there any other LE agencies that she should contact?
