CUInfoSecurity.com staff members have been victims of identity theft. One victim received fraudulent charges from a company he had never heard of. The victim had to cancel the card and the checking account associated with it, and open a new one. Another victim was only part of a widespread scam. Financial institutions must increase customer education on identity theft and continue their vigilance in verifying customer information, the staff says. Read on to hear first-hand, the pain of the crime and what lengths victims have to take to restore their identity.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/identity-theft-victims-a-in-their-own-words-a-434