If any of you who happen to live in the 206 area code know
who lives at 1540 N. 68th St. in Seattle, I would like to know. Why
would I like to know? Because the person(s) who lives there is an identity
thief. How do I know this? Because today while I was checking my on-line bank
statement, it was considerably lighter than I expected it see, because of this
thief. A charge of 156.87—which given the fact that I live paycheck-to-paycheck
is a considerable sum to me—was applied
to a purchase for parts from Carter Motors Volkswagen in Seattle the day before.
I do not own a car or drive a vehicle save a tug at work, so I would have no
reason to purchase auto parts. Nor do I actually “live” in Seattle—my mailing
address is a post box in Seattle.
I set out to do some immediate investigating and stop this
dastardly deed from ruining my day. There is obviously some on-line hacking
going on, because the thief had to have obtained access to my personal billing address
as well as my account number. I called the bank, which promised to look into
the matter. I then called the business through which the purchase was made;
although they claimed they couldn’t help save through the bank’s intercession,
they did provide me with the above address where the goods were shipped to. I
then submitted a police report; although it is unlikely that the SPD will
follow-up and give this person a visit, at least the case is a matter of
record. Maybe I’ll give Mr. Thief a “visit” myself. If this person has engaged
in this theft before, maybe others will come forward with similar reports.
Don’t worry, Mr. Thief, I will obtain justice--and I hope
you do too.
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