Legal Question in Business Law in Florida

A mortage lender sent a fax to the wrong place with my personal information, can't anything be done besides consumer protection and better business bureau complaint?


Asked on 8/05/09, 10:04 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Sarah Grosse Sarah Grosse, Esquire

Probably not, unless it was intentional. If intentional, you should look to the Fair Credit Reporting Act as it may be a violation.

If you are worried about your SSN or banking info being misused by the recipient, you may have a cause of action personally against the recipient if you become a victim of identity theft or other fraud.

If it was just a wrong business which received the info, ask them to shred it. If it was a person, ask them to shred it and hope they are 'good people'. If there are criminal, family or tax law issues going on, seek the advice of experienced counsel immediately.

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Answered on 8/09/09, 9:09 am


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