Anyone have any experience with identity theft?

So I just got a letter from a collection agency and their client is a state comptroller(taxes) for a state I've never worked in. WTF? All I can think is my identity has been stolen. I'm sitting here laughing about this knowing full well the fight that's going to ensue will be an absolute nightmare. Outside of calling the state comptroller in question I'm not sure wtf I'm supposed to do? I called the collection agency and talked to them and their only advice is to call the comptroller.

 

Dude that is HORRIBLE! So you have to at LEAST cancel all your credit cards and things like that right? I did lose a credit card once and had to jump through hoops just to get that stupid thing cancelled. Sean Hannity always advertises for some company that is supposed to help people if this happens to them and protect them from it happening. Maybe going forward you should consider a membership in something like that. I really hate to hear this happened to you.

 

Before you do anything drastic like cancelling any credit cards or anything...you need to contact the state to verify the info. You could be being scammed.

 

As it stands my credit report is fine.

 

Just got off the phone with the comptroller and the fix appears to be surprisingly easy. I faxed them a copy of my 1099 to prove that I'm not a resident and didn't earn any money there and poof it's taken care of. Now I have to figure out why.

 

Man I didn't know about all that. That would be super lame! I bet you could pretty much never catch the person that does it to you neither huh?

 

you can catch and be able to see this person from miles

 

any way I hope everything works out for you strummer

it could just be someone in the irs grabbing a little side money for their self