Hi Gambo!
I am sorry this has happened to you. Identity Theft is a serious crime.
Identity theft occurs when someone appropriates your personal information
without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft. You have a clean credit
record, and you should not let possible Internet Fraud ruin that for you. “In
October 1998, Congress passed the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act
of 1998 (Identity Theft Act) to address the problem of identity theft.
Specifically, the Act amended 18 U.S.C. § 1028 to make it a federal crime when
anyone:
knowingly transfers or uses, without lawful authority, a means of
identification of another person with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet,
any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of Federal law, or that
constitutes a felony under any applicable State or local law.
Violations of the Act are investigated by federal investigative agencies such
as the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and
prosecuted by the Department of Justice.”
Identity Theft, “Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act".
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/fedlaw.htm
I recommend sending the domain name a certified letter to explain your
situation. If there is no response, or if you continue to receive collection
notices, then you should report the incident at a Federal level.
I would like to introduce you to the National Fraud Information Center
(NFIC). “The NFIC accepts reports about attempts to defraud consumers on the
telephone or the Internet.” Below is information you will find on their
website.
National Fraud Information Center
http://www.fraud.org/welcome.htm
A great start would be to call the NFIC to report your case and speak to
counselors who specialize in your situation. They will answer any general
questions you have. The toll free number is 1-800-876-7060.
If you want to write to the NFIC, the address is:
National Fraud Information Center
PO Box 65868
Washington, DC 20035
“Generally, to process fraud reports, the NFIC needs the following information:
name of company, names of people you dealt with at the company, company address
(including website or email address if you are reporting Internet fraud),
company phone number, description of what good or service was offered, amount
of money the company requested, the amount of money you actually paid, how the
payment was made, date of first contact with company, date of payment, your
name, address and phone number, and a short description of what happened.
Please have this information readily available when you call. If you chose to
write, please include all of the information in your correspondence.
“The NFIC does not take information such as consumers' credit card numbers or
bank account numbers. Please do not include this information in your report.
The NFIC would like to know how you made your payment to the company -- by
giving your credit card or bank account information over the phone of Internet,
by wiring money, sending it by a private courier service (please provide the
name of service), by U.S. mail, or by other means.
If you are mailing information to the NFIC, do not include the originals of any
materials. You may need them later. Please send photocopies.”
National Fraud Information Center
http://www.fraud.org/welcome.htm
The NFIC has explained the next step in the process for you:
“We will enter the information in our state-of-the-art incident report system.
We will relay your report to the appropriate federal, state or local law
enforcement agencies.
Your report will be transmitted to the National Fraud Database, maintained by
the Federal Trade Commission and the National Association of Attorneys General.
This information is available 24 hours a day to law enforcement agencies in the
U.S. and Canada.
Information you provide informs federal and state regulators of possible
illegal telemarketing or Internet activities. While there is no guarantee that
you will recover money lost to fraud, you can at least help stop fraud and
punish wrong-doers.”
National Fraud Information Center
http://www.fraud.org/welcome.htm
Now I would like to introduce you to the Internet Fraud Complaint Center
(IFCC), a reporting system developed by a partnership between the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center
(NW3C). To file a complaint with this organization, you may do so at their
website.
Internet Fraud Complaint Center
http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/cf1.asp
If you still have unanswered questions, contact the Federal Trade Commission
Theft Hotline by telephone, toll-free 1-877-IDTHEFT (438-4338). Here is the
address in case you would like to write:
Identity Theft Clearinghouse,
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/idtheft.htm#credit
Additional Websites that may interest you:
The National Fraud Information Center Online Incident Report Form
http://63.222.159.194/repoform.htm
To learn more about identity theft, read “Stopping Identity Theft: Protecting
Your Privacy”
Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org/alerts/Idtheft.asp
In the event your credit report shows this domain charge, notify the Federal
Trade Commission, “How To Dispute Credit Report Errors”
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/credit/crdtdis.htm
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I sure hope I have been some help to you in your unfortunate situation!
Penguin |
