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I am dealing with identity fraud and mortgage fraud. Someone opened an LLC under my name and also sold a house in my name by signing the documents, leading to financial losses. How should I proceed with this situation?
answered on Mar 3, 2025
You omit key facts that would permit any opinion. For example, was property acquired in your name improperly? Or was property already owned by you fraudulently transferred by another using your name? And do you know any of the participants in the transactions, personally? This is a complex ball of... View More 
I am dealing with identity fraud and mortgage fraud. Someone opened an LLC under my name and also sold a house in my name by signing the documents, leading to financial losses. How should I proceed with this situation?
answered on Mar 6, 2025
Fraud of any kind may be a criminal offense. If you were not involved in any way with the property or the LLC, and this is a complete stranger to you who perpetrated these acts, then you should be contacting the police in the jurisdiction where the property was located or where you believe the... View More
I discovered an account in collections on my credit report that was fraudulently opened using my SSN. I reported the identity theft to my local police department and disputed the account with Experian, which removed it. However, Transunion has not removed it, and as I'm applying for a... View More
answered on Feb 25, 2025
I would contact a consumer protection attorney familiar with the Fair Credit Reporting Act to determine if there is an actionable claim against Trans Union. If there is an actionable FCRA claim, there's a chance that this increased interest rate can be used as damages but tough to determine... View More
I was arrested by Baltimore County police due to a warrant from Anne Arundel County on November 16, 2024. I was unaware of the warrant until I was stopped by the police while driving for Uber. Apparently, a ride I completed, which involved picking up and dropping off an envelope, was related to... View More
answered on Feb 24, 2025
The only penalty for not being read your Miranda rights is the suppression of any admissions you made during your custody so they would be disallowed as evidence against you at trial. Since you were not questioned, the failure to advise you of your right to remain silent and right to have counsel... View More
I left my wallet in my previous roommate’s car by mistake. She and 3 other friends of hers left from our VA home to visit someone in MD and I didn’t really think much of it when they returned one of her friends immediately handed me back my wallet. Time goes past, I move out and start a family,... View More
answered on Jan 14, 2024
Hire a lawyer to present your evidence to the prosecutor’s office in order to clear your name and have the correct person charged. You will need to identify your friend or friends who used your identity. It is unclear how you know exactly which one used your identity. This happens more often than... View More
answered on May 24, 2020
There are three parts to this answer: (1) whether the POA itself states the agent has the power to do so, and many general powers of attorney do grant the power to borrow money or apply for credit--but you have to be sure; (2) whether doing so is strictly for the benefit of and in the interest of... View More
answered on Feb 4, 2017
If you are intentionally using a credit card that you know does not work or is not actually your account and you use it to try and purchase something - then you are potentially committing theft. You risk being charged with a crime.
My debit card used to make fraud purchases online (in different State) by unknown person, but the companies returned the money to me. Do the statue starts when the police have gotten a possible suspect? And what State's statue of limitations will the suspect be charged with?
answered on Jan 28, 2017
Statute of limitations start when the "issue" (i.e. theft, breach of contract, etc.) occurred.
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