Victim of Identity Theft.

IDShield

I was a victim of Identity Theft.  I never thought in a million year that I would be one of million victims. 

I got a letter from Social Security Administration office saying that my income will cease due to making an attractive income in the state of California.  I was in shocked and wanted to get this resolved.  So here I am in living in the great state of Oklahoma while the man who is using my identity, was working in a factory somewhere in the Golden State.   My ID theft caused my SSD income to stop, my anxiety to increase, and I was worried about how I was able to pay my mortgage, the food to feed my family, and another sign of being a victim was that person draining my bank account little by little, just enough for me not to even noticed! 

I went to Social Security office in  Poteau, OK.  It's about an hour south of where I live.  I went in, put in my SSN number in some kind of computer and when one of the caseworkers called my number, they brought me into a cubic type of office and then they began to give me series of questions.  The best question was, "Why are yo working in California yesterday?" I was about to laugh but i remained calm and told them, "If I was working in California and making good money, why would I be here?"  He laughed with me and asked me for proof that I was  living in Oklahoma So I gave her my proof of residence, my bank statement, and some other documents to prove that I wasn't living nor working in California for years.  The last time was when I was a toddler while my father was stationed there as a Marines. 

Then out of the blue, my friend of mine who went to college with me, saw me and asked what I was doing here.  I told her the situation and she told them that I am from Sequoyah County.  And she looked at the years and it has been 4 years that my identity was being stolen from me.  So he put a red flag warning  to let the factory know that my SSN was being used against me and sent out the investigation to the factory where he was working.

The person who stole my identity was another guy from Mexico and he was an illegal alien using my identity.  Which made sense because I am Mexican-American with Spanish last name.  To my knowledge, he has been arrested and been taken care of in California. 

If I had known about Legal Shield and the identity theft protection program it has, I would have wish I have gotten this sooner and be protected.  Now as a Legal Shield Independent Associate, I want to ensure that people have this IDShield App.  As a matter of fact, I encourage everyone to have this app. 

Be protected and do not be another victim of Identity Theft.  It can ruin you and affect you life in negative ways.