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[Stray Cat]

Hey guys, my girlfriend got a call from vodacom today, and basically someone tried to upgrade her cellphone using an I'd book with her name and ID number and a different picture.

Now we are about to go to the cops, I've frozen her bank accounts etc what else can I do? Has anyone the same missfortune?

Thanks guys

[mrmed]

Get a new girlfriend. Clearly she hasn't got them means to buy you new bicycles anymore.

[kosmonooit]

Scammers everywhere nowadays. Question is how did they get that info? Can only be inside job.....

[gummibear]

Go to Home Affairs and SAPS and report this asap.You better hope she (False ID)hasn't married a Nigerian,that is a mess to sort out.

[Stray Cat]

mrmed, on 03 February 2012 - 08:09 , said:

Get a new girlfriend. Clearly she hasn't got them means to buy you new bicycles anymore.

Yeah true, well I've been banned from the lbs since we bought our house

But yeah hopefully she hasn't married someone else, will hit the home affairs department on monday
Thanks guys

[milky4130]

I'm not sure if this is possible but try to do a credit check. I know banks can do this & when you open up new clothing accounts.

[Kranswurm]

Gooi weg,koop nuwe

[Stretch]

there was a thing on carte blanche on sunday about this. Basically she to apply to some body that her identity has been stolen and for the next 3 odd years everytime she needs to open something she has to present things in triplicate. Sorry no nice way to break it to you

[Stray Cat]

Stretch, on 03 February 2012 - 09:59 , said:

there was a thing on carte blanche on sunday about this. Basically she to apply to some body that her identity has been stolen and for the next 3 odd years everytime she needs to open something she has to present things in triplicate. Sorry no nice way to break it to you

Just ran a credit check on her! Seems like the jock strap has opened an account at foschini.
Thanks for the info about carte Blanche, I'll watch it on dstv catch up later, hopefully it will give me some more guidance.
If we have to jump through hoops to apply for credit, the so be it, better than someone taking out crazy credit on her name.. This is so flipping frustrating, feel so violated and it's not even my indentity

[milky4130]

Stray Cat, on 03 February 2012 - 10:09 , said:

Just ran a credit check on her! Seems like the jock strap has opened an account at foschini.
Thanks for the info about carte Blanche, I'll watch it on dstv catch up later, hopefully it will give me some more guidance.
If we have to jump through hoops to apply for credit, the so be it, better than someone taking out crazy credit on her name.. This is so flipping frustrating, feel so violated and it's not even my indentity

& they probably maxed out the credit limit? We're you able to confirm this via NCR or how did you find out?

[Stray Cat]

milky4130, on 03 February 2012 - 11:30 , said:

& they probably maxed out the credit limit? We're you able to confirm this via NCR or how did you find out?

I'll have to go and find out at foschni tomorrow, I ran a credit check through tpn.co.za, I just wish that there w a way to find out if any other accounts have been opened against her name

[DJR]

I had a yearlong nightmare with Telkom over something similar. It tends to pop up again when least expected, so keep your eyes open for quite a while after you (think) you have sorted the mess out.

[Fester]

Yeah, carte Blanche was informative last week. It's some anti corruption dept you have to register to,(go read it online) she'll keep her id no etc, but each time her id is used to apply for credit, it'll be flagged and she will have to go through more checks to get credit, which will cripple the scammers.
My sister's identity was stolen some months ago. We immediately moved her cash to a safe acc to keep her going, and notified the credit companies.
Don't bother to try and find the buggers.it's a waste of time. It could've happened anywhere where her id copy, payslip were handed in for credit,workplace,bank.

Edited by Fester, 05 February 2012 - 12:35 .

[andrè traut]

I know a guy who's girlfriend's virginity got stolen, much worse than an identity I would say!

[urbanroyal]

andrè traut, on 05 February 2012 - 12:38 , said:

I know a guy who's girlfriend's virginity got stolen, much worse than an identity I would say!

[cat-i]

kosmonooit, on 03 February 2012 - 08:29 , said:

Scammers everywhere nowadays. Question is how did they get that info? Can only be inside job.....

info is available on the net.
on friday i found a doc (results for a mountain bike event a few years ago) that listed my name, id number, telephone number, address, medical aid number . oh and my time for the race.

at 94.7 there were lists with names and id numbers against one wall. now if you have an id number for a cyclist, you can go to cyclelab's online entry page and get access to, and change, the person's telephone number, medical aid details, details of next of kin, address.

when i asked for a password on my details, the administrator told me that no-onw would do such a thing :S

Guess we need a bit of education out there.

Edited by cat-i, 05 February 2012 - 08:23 .