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My wife used, and forged my name to open a credit card account, and maxed the card out.

Asked over 2 years ago - Portland, ME

Am I responsible for her actions? I was unaware of this until I started getting phone calls from the credit card company.

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Jonathan H Levy

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Answered almost 2 years ago. International Law Attorney in Washington, DC.

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Possibly not but you will need to convince the credit card company you had nothing to do with it and explain the circumstances as to why this might have occurred.

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