Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Georgia
I attempted to cash a check at Walmart just as I've done so in the past. This time, the associate informed me that my SSN wasn't verifiable with my Identity. Instead, this associate went further to explain a whole different person has been entered in their database with my SSN. I can no longer user anything Walmart related in the Cash Center including MoneyGram. Months later, I received a letter from the IRS indicating I owed them for not reporting a job I worked in Chicago... all of this was false and I've since resolved this issue if it had any relation to my Walmart experience. Needless to say, I filed a police report and the officer informed me that this was an inside job where someone manually entered information on top of my profile and that I needed to seek legal counsel as this is a crime. Here I am, please assist.
1 Answer from Attorneys
You posted this in the part of LawGuru that deals with legal malpractice so lawyers that deal with credit history
You cannot prosecute a crime. Only the state can. You can take steps to address Identity theft. If you have a good homeowners or renters policy, the good ones have ID theft coverage. Use it. Otherwise you will need to do a lot of legwork yourself. It's not something lawyers can do much for, other than help with your credit report if the reporting companies dont fix things once you supply proof. what the officer told you was wrong. The insurance, which everyone needs to carry, and many have without realizing, is a lifesaver in these nightmare situations, which can take years to fix.
The FTC website and Clarkhoward.com have good how to guides on ID theft in case you don't carry such insurance.
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