Legal Question in Business Law in Texas

Unauthorized and fraudulent use of a social security number

Someone retrieved my husband's social security number to set up bank and visa(terminal boxes)under a fraudulent business under his name. We are now receiving collection notices for amounts up to $33,000 for a ''mock'' business set up under my husband's name. The collection agency provided us with a number to whom set this up and we recognize the name and number to a former employee of my husband's who had access to employee files. What course of action and rights do we have? We have just set up a business (legally) and are afraid that this person may somehow connect my husband to our new business.


Asked on 7/17/01, 10:35 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Joseph A. McDermott, III Attorney at Law

Re: Unauthorized and fraudulent use of a social security number

This sounds like a criminal matter. Contact your District Attorney's office and ask to come meet with him or his staff. Bring all your paperwok to the meeting and lay out in detail what has happened.

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Answered on 7/17/01, 12:42 pm


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