Dealing with an ID theft when the banks etc. seem uninterested....

ukmarkdell

I'm writing this on behalf of a friend who has suffered from an identity theft

 

A few years ago, she was befriended by somebody who turned out to be a con man who has also defrauded her out of money he obtained on three of her companies via bounce back loans.

 

During the time he was effectively grooming her financially she made the mistake of allowing him to stay at her house with a friend of his who it seems is his partner in crime.

 

She has one by one had her bank accounts closed her credit cards and until I spoke to her and at greater length about her relationship with this conman, I told her I believe that while she was living at her house that he had been through her private correspondence and various other files and gathered enough information about her to perform an ID theft.

 

The problem is for the poor girl is that she has written to the banks but none of them seem to be particularly interested in discussing it or reinstating any of her accounts she has he even had a Metro Bank account terminated so as you can imagine this is incredibly difficult for her.

 

 

I was interested in if anybody knows any way to go forward with this.

 

this !!!!!! has almost destroyed her life. 

 

elsien

Has she gone to the police? It is likely she would need to do that to prompt the banks to take it seriously. 

Nebulous2

If some kind of fraud has been perpetrated in her name, then she needs to find out what has been recorded against her. 

Submitting a subject access request (SAR) to CIFAS would be a starting point. 

This could be a long hard road, and she may well need help from someone who knows what they are doing. 

ukmarkdell

thanks guys for your advice. I will speak to her ASAP and let you know the outcome.....

James

Hi ukmarkdell,

If your friend or anyone else wants to:

help the banks prevent fraud, or, possibly hold them liable for allowing it to happen;

provide the police with evidence if to ID fraud occurs;

 or, most important of all remove any liability from yourself, then have a look at these two links below and judge for yourself:

The Solution To Identity Fraud - The AntiSocial Engineer Limited

MyPAS - The AntiSocial Engineer Limited

Hope this helps,