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answered on Mar 23, 2021
An attorney who deals with healthcare law and HIPAA could be a starting point, and depending on more information, possibly a medical malpractice attorney or civil litigation attorney, based on the issues that emerge in making a more detailed assessment. You could use the tab above (Find-a-Lawyer)... View More
The Master Promissory note on file with Federal Student Aid is completely blank. There's no information about me in any regard, not even my name. Am I legally responsible for this debt or can It be discharged/forgiven?
The Federal Student Aid website has all the federal loan... View More
answered on Aug 21, 2020
Did you get a loan? Have you paid this loan? How are you liable if your name is not in the database?
I have numerous screen shots of the family speaking poorly about me and I am worried because they can make me a target knowing I have my son. They are even making FAKE pages of me on Facebook. Please give me answers and how to take action asap. Thank you in advance
answered on Jul 28, 2020
You can go to Criminal Court and get a restraining order.
The collection agency is trying to get me to pay for something that isn’t mine.
answered on Jul 12, 2020
Your post may have been overlooked in this category for the past four weeks. While it may have originally stemmed from an identity theft issue, at this point, the best guidance would probably come from a collections defense attorney. There is a section here (Collections). You could repost, and if... View More
My brother stole money from his employer to build a house on my mother's land. If this is taken to court, can the court take the house and land away from my mother?
answered on Jun 11, 2020
Yes, it is possible. The benefit of the theft cannot inure to your mother.
So I was given two checks for a side job I deposit it to my account and they decline next day I was called that the check’s were fraud but they bank never gave me the money. I gave them the emails and address of where I gotten them and they froze my account. When I login into my account I had... View More
answered on May 14, 2020
If you never got the money and the checks were declined, the bank must suspect you for fraud. There is something not right but if the whole matter is over $110 there is little a lawyer can do. When the courts reopen, make a small claims suit.
I have just received a letter from a organization that mailed my personal and sensitive information to the wrong address. They sent me a letter apologizing for it and offering free credit monitoring for up to a year. Would it be a good idea to file a lawsuit? Thank you.
answered on May 8, 2020
It could depend on what kind of damages you incurred and whether you would want to go through with the expense and time of a lawsuit. There are attorneys who deal with identity theft/privacy type issues. If you wanted to look into the matter in greater detail, you could contact one of them. Good... View More
He also arrived someone for 40.000 for visa citizen papers
answered on Apr 30, 2020
Make a police report and file a fraud affidavit with the bank.
I have contacted the 3 credit bureaus and added fraud alert. I sent a complaint to FTC. I cancelled my credit card and just paid for one year of credit monitoring with IdentityForce. Am I legally responsible if they use my identity to open accounts, conduct criminal activity, and so on? I... View More
answered on Dec 3, 2019
You did enough. If you did not give your social security number too, you are fine. Cancelling the card is sufficient. There has been no crime yet, so the police would not get involved. The IRS has nothing to do with this.
Broker was a national security dealer. When broker learned of death did not disclose post-death withdrawals from account to estate fiduciary.
answered on Nov 22, 2019
Who are you to this deal? It may not be prejudicial. Depends on where the money went and where it was supposed to go. If to you, you can sue. The broker cannot be liable for not knowing of death, but can be liable if it should have known authorization was improper.
He would say he loved me or he couldn't wait to wake up next to me every morning i have brain cancer and i loved him in july he borrowed 1,300 dollars he emotionally destroyed me he took my fight to live i was advised to take him to civil court to get my money by a state trooper he told hed... View More
answered on Aug 22, 2019
The amount involved is small claims level if you want to sue to recover. Run your credit report and put a fraud alert on it if you believe he stole your number. Notify the card companies and get new cards.
answered on Jul 26, 2019
If there is a criminal case, restitution will be part of any judgment. If not, you can sue. But, these debts are hard to collect.
Is there any legal recourse? The bank has been dishonest multiple times, I have by mail requested the application which they approved in my name (spelled incorrectly and wrong mothers maiden name etc) and they are refusing to send me the application. According to government websites they cannot... View More
answered on Jul 21, 2019
The bank is right. If the card was canceled you have no damages. If you made a police report, then the police investigate the account, not you. The bank records are not yours, by your own allegation. You can sue and do a subpoena, but I am not sure what the suit would be claiming.
Grand Larceny, reported to police.
answered on Jul 15, 2019
How much was stolen and what is your proof the cleaning lady did it and of the value of what was taken.
I lost both my laptop and the money that was my paid to me due to a fake credit card through facebook marketplace. I know the real name of the person who stole from and his facebook and Instagram accounts. What can I do?
answered on Jun 28, 2019
Go to the police. Make a report with all the details. Then, report it to the credit card company. You will be asked to do a fraud affidavit.
I found a quantity papers relating to my grandparents. I assume old utility bills and store receipts may be discarded for recycling. However, many papers are tax returns or letters of communication with Social Security . Could these be used for identity theft even though the people involved have... View More
answered on May 30, 2019
There is no harm. They are marked as deceased on credit reports and social security.
8 months later because she saw boards on our house she stole all the contents, ID's then changed deed to her name. Stranger not heir.
answered on May 20, 2019
This appears to have civil and criminal components. Call the police to report what happened. Then you can consider suing the person for damages. A deed change requires a Supreme Court lawsuit.
Plaintiff put her name on our house eight months later after stealing all of our worldly possessions.Recently put a fence up that i can't enter my own property. Notary public papers i was not privy to seeing. Removed by police i was!!!!!
answered on May 11, 2019
There appears to be a lot more to your story than you have been able to post here. It would probably be necessary to sit down with an attorney and take the time to fully explain your situation to receive meaningful advice.
answered on Feb 13, 2019
Contact the credit card companies to report it. Report it to the credit bureaus as a fraud. File a police report.
i am being accused of a loan i have no connection with, my name is right other information are wrong i did notify higher education my information have been compromised with, i did my own investigation trying to locate the school, i was told that school was cloed years ago, i google it, they were... View More
answered on Jan 30, 2019
Deny everything in writing. Call the US Department of Education to report the fraud as well.
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