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My daughter is a minor and is a victim of ID Theft, please help!My daughter's SS# and name have been used fraudulently for both credit and work, my daughter is disabled, the SS office informed me of the situation, it is a very stressfull situation that is taking a toll on me, I would like to know if there would be future consecuenses if I just let it go, I know that there are 2 delinquent accts on her credit report, I was told that they will automatically fall from the record eventually, should I just wait for that? and also I need to find out if the thief claimed taxes or not, if the taxes are unclaimed, would that affect my daughter in the future? quite frankly as much as I hate the thief benefiting from the SS#, I really hope she claimed taxes, that way I don't have to worry about fixing anything unclaimed or anything owed to the IRS. Attorney answers (4)
Your daughter, or you if she needs your help, needs to report this identity theft without delay. Please see the link below.
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Reputation Level 20
Answered over 2 years ago.
Lawsuit / Dispute Attorney in Chicago, IL.
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Reputation Level 8
Answered about 2 years ago.
Foreclosure Attorney in Chula Vista, CA.
You should report the identity theft to the local police. You should also place a fraud report on her credit reports. Unfortuantely, if you just let it go it might get worse. It is best to deal with identity theft as soon as you can.
After you get a police report you should send a copy of it along with a driver's license (if she has one), and a letter to the creditor explaining to them that a situation of identity theft exists. Request that they take the fraudulent account off of her credit report. Hopefully, this resolves the situation. If not, you should contact an attorney. 
Reputation Level 13
Answered about 2 years ago.
Identity Theft Lawyer in San Jose, CA.
Your daughter should complete a FTC Fraud Affidavit. The FTC identity fraud affidavit can be used to document and communicate facts related to identity theft in order to formally dispute identity fraud and release an identity theft victim’s responsibility for the debt occurred as a result of the identity theft. To ensure a complete documentation and communication of identity fraud cases, a group of credit grantors, consumer advocates, and attorneys at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) created a document called Identity Theft Affidavit. Although, the identity fraud affidavit was mainly developed to document and communicate facts related to unauthorized new accounts opened under consumer names, the document can also be used to refute charges on existing accounts.
Although, a police report may be sufficient to document an identity theft case, I think that an identity fraud affidavit is a good starting point for documenting all the facts, evidence and witnesses before contacting the police or the affected companies. Related Questions2 Attorney answers: 
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