How do I find a lawyer that will help me with identity theft?
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at
2:58 am
anada_61 asked:
Someone got a hold of my husbands name, address and SSN and opened a fraudulent account with Sprint. They racked up over $2,000.00 in charges and now a collection agency is after us. It is also on our credit report. Help!!!!!
Someone got a hold of my husbands name, address and SSN and opened a fraudulent account with Sprint. They racked up over $2,000.00 in charges and now a collection agency is after us. It is also on our credit report. Help!!!!!
Tagged with: Credit Help • Fraudulent Account • Identity Theft
Filed under: Identity Theft
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The first thing you need to do is file a police report about it, then send a copy to Sprint and the collection agency so everyone can begin their investigation. Your credit report should be flagged as a disputed claim due to fraud.
Ask friends and family for references for any good lawyers that might help you out with ID theft, talk to each of them specifically if they have ever helped out anyone with this particular issue. Not all lawyers have experience with ID theft but a good lawyer could help you out just as well.
You could also try the yellow pages so um it depends on what you want to do. Keep a documentation of everything, close old accounts, buy a shredder and shred everything. When you send info to companies be very careful what you reveal.
The sad truth is that no matter what companies say, many times they have been known to dump computers and paperwork with all their customers information for anyone to read. Its sad, but you are the one who will truly care about your own privacy and not the companies that claim to do so, so take charge of that by shredding everything that has your name, address, and any sensitive info.
tell the collectors to get off the yard and call the sheriff its the age of identity theft laws differ but ***** the lawyer you know you didn’t open an account they need to prove otherwise without doubt imposable because you are raising doubt by lodging a claim of compensation for humiliation and defamation at the Court house they help more than lawyers help themselves
I am not a lawyer but have dealt with ID theft procedures. Your husband needs to make a police report, contact Federal Trade Commission and the Social Security Administration and also 3 credit bureaus. Once he has the police report and documentation from the FTC he can take copies to the Sprint office and proof ID theft.
Good luck this will take years to correct. Also you should visit IRS website and download form 4506-T and request the w2 IRS has on file for at least 5 years to make sure that the person who is using his information is not working under your husband SSN and name which will cause your husband to receive a CP2000 under-reported income on the income tax return. For phone number to FTC and IRS visit IRS website. Good luck.
Have him put the account on fraud alert through Trans Union Fraud Dept. Their toll free # 1-800-680-7289. They will notify the other 2 bureaus for you. It has to be renewed every 90 days in order to keep it active. Then call Sprint fraud dept and tell them you’ll sign an affidavit of fraud. If they refuse to do it, then just dispute it through the credit bureau.If you get a police report, I believe it stays on the reports for 5 years.
File a police report and report the theft to the Federal Trade Commission. Online at or by phone 1-877-438-4338. Sprint should have a fraud department that can help you as well. Since they have his Social Security number they can still commit much more fraud. I would sign up for credit monitoring. It allows you to view your credit report at anytime and they also alert you anytime anything changes. I use SOLUS. SOLUS Identity Theft Protection monitors your credit and if anyone steals your identity they fix it for you. The website is or the phone number is 1-800-640-0468.