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ketamine · 05-27-2005, 12:16 AM

I got a phone call from someone at a collection agency, who told me that I owe SprintPCS ~$250 for a cell phone account I never opened. The account was opened with my name, social security number, and DOB.

So far I've contacted the collection agency and gotten information (account number, date opened, etc) about the account at SprintPCS. tomorrow I'm going to call SprintPCS and try to get a phone number and billing address.
I've also put a fraud alert on my credit report, and filled out the ID Theft Affidavit from the FTC to send to sprint.

Any suggestions for what else I should do? This is really causing problems for me -- I'm about to sign a lease on a house, so any screwing with my credit is a big deal.

05-27-2005, 12:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
ketamine Upright Location: Boulder, Colorado	I got a phone call from someone at a collection agency, who told me that I owe SprintPCS ~$250 for a cell phone account I never opened. The account was opened with my name, social security number, and DOB. So far I've contacted the collection agency and gotten information (account number, date opened, etc) about the account at SprintPCS. tomorrow I'm going to call SprintPCS and try to get a phone number and billing address. I've also put a fraud alert on my credit report, and filled out the ID Theft Affidavit from the FTC to send to sprint. Any suggestions for what else I should do? This is really causing problems for me -- I'm about to sign a lease on a house, so any screwing with my credit is a big deal. __________________ /K