New Identities
My wife and I had our identities taken this summer--twice. The first time our identity was stolen by a hacker. Control of our email account was taken from us which meant he/she was able to take control of our online shopping account and ultimately our credit card. We had charges on our accounts that were not from us. We made multiple calls to the shopping site, our credit card, the email and internet provider, the state police, and even the FBI. In the end, we spent more than 30 hours protecting our credit, changing accounts and passwords, and collecting and submitting the proper documentation. It was horrible. We felt like we didn't know what to do, and we were worried about what could happen next. My best advice is to change your passwords--frequently. The second time our identity was taken from us took a little longer. In fact, it took almost 19 years for us to lose this identity. In some ways, however, our identities seem to...