Ex-con got the info...now what?
 

I came in with a K1 last year and out AOS interview was in December. They gave us 60 days to cough up a better affidavit of support. My wife's family dislikes me since I'm not an American, so I've been looking every and anywhere for a co-sponsor. So, finally this friend of a friend from online (I've known her for years but not her friend) says he'll do it. He "fills up" the affidavit and gives me a call for my info...and I volunteer all the info he needs for the affidavit...social security number, alien reg number, the works...just to never hear from him, or her for that matter, again. And I learned he's an ex-con.

So I kind of feel like maybe it is a good time to change social security numbers, and perhaps my alien reg number. I realize I screwed up, but I was getting a bit desperate, and desperate people do stupid things I guess.

But will I get fined or shit on or something for this stupidity? Should I be in touch with a center or something to somehow ensure that the information I've passed on cannot be used in some form of criminal manner? :|

Personally I would rather pay a fine than have my identity stolen....who knows what he/they can do with what you gave them.

You need to be on the phone with social security NOW.
They take this very serious and will want to know immediatly.

Thanks.

I called Social Security and they said that while I cannot change my SSN until a fraud has actually taken place, they could give me the phone #s of companies that keep credit records (Experian, and two others...). So I called those companies, and could not find a way to speak to a real live person (I HATE that...) and two of them had their automated fraud alert system out of order...so I left a voice mail as instructed, hopefully I will receive confirmation from them fairly soon.

Stupidity is an expensive trait to have.

You should do a couple of follow up calls just to make sure they got your voice mails and do/did something about it.
Me personally would keep trying until I actually talked to a human being.

You should send the credit bureaus cerified letters, return receipt requested. Adress are published all over the internet.

It is very important to do this immediately. They will ignore every single piece of correspondence or communication attempt you make unless it is CMRRR.

Once you notify them, they can be held liable for any damages you incur as a result of a fruad or other identity theft there after perpetrated upon you, as a result of their negligence. They are ALWAYS negligent btw...

They make money not from consumer's but from creditors who charge HIGHER RATES as a result of their skirting of federal reporting laws.

Good Luck,

-bear

Have you heard from the friend that you have known for years yet? Do you have any other way to contact her other than online? If you have known her for years, you must at least know her name/where she lives etc.

Yeah. I found her address, just not sure what to do about that.

I sent priority mail to the credit record companies, CMRRR.

Any updates Prince? I hope you get a hold of your "friend" and that things don't get too messy for ya.

I've mailed the credit registries CMRRR, and mailed my friend, we'll see. Hope to hear back from the credit registries at least fairly soon.

My wife feels I am overreacting, but I would just prefer to be sure. ID theft is not a laughing matter...

you are NOT overreacting.

I had my ID stolen a few years ago (im only 19) and it turned up about a year and a half ago when one of my bosses got a letter saying that she should with hold my wages because i owed $2000 in taxes....further investigation revealed that 2 people had opened up credit card accounts using my SSN and that a third was using it for tax id purposes.

Long story short, this shit still hasnt been resolved. You can contact all the credit card companies and have them put a "fraud alert" on your SSN, and hope for the best.

We still dont know how my SSN got stolen, my mom thinks it was some kind of inside deal through the Department of Motor Vehicles...

I know i sound bitter, but a year of getting the run-around from every law enforcement agency in california will do that to you.

best of luck.