Possible identiy theft by provider

[dcguy20]

I edited my original post as I gave away my city and the city of said person. I want to speak with local authorities.

 

About a month ago, I saw a guy who was visiting my present city from another city for a massage. Everything seemed fine, yet he wanted payment upfront. No problem.

 

For some reason when the session was over I checked my wallet and it seemed that the contents had been disturbed (i.e., receipts that were on one side of the wallet, were now on the other side). I just thought it was odd. When I got into the elevator I checked to see if all of my credit cards were there. All were there with the exception of the one I kept behind my license.

 

Caution got the best of me and I immediately phoned my credit card company and canceled that particular card, as I'm sure it wasn't at home. I double checked when I got home and the card was no where to be found.

 

Fast forward to last week. I was banking online to discover that most of the funds from my checking account had been drained via my debit card. Knowing that the large transaction was not mine, I phoned my bank. They canceled my debit card immediately. There was record of someone paying their rent to a management company with my debit card (even though I had the card on me). I filed a police report that day.

 

Just a little while ago, Ticketmaster called to inform me that someone purchased over $800 worth of concert tickets to see a concert this past weekend. I called my credit card company immediately and they told me someone booked a hotel with my card as well.

 

My suspicions kicked in immediately to the guy I saw from visiting city. Supposedly the Ticketmaster charge was made online in the city the guy is from. Now I'm awaiting word to see if this particular management company was in his same city as well (they have offices all over the United States).

 

That same person attempted to use my other debit card (with another bank) and was denied. I was told to call the detective who is working on my case tomorrow.

 

 

When I speak to the detective do I voice my suspicions as to who I think might be behind all of this?

 

To the moderators, if this post belongs in a different section, by all means, please move. Thanks.

[Guy Fawkes]

Yes!

 

I was told to call the detective who is working on my case tomorrow.

 

When I speak to the detective do I voice my suspicions as to who I think might be behind all of this?

[+ glutes]

Spill the beans, who's the swindler?

 

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[dcguy20]

In good time.

[+ glutes]

OK, then can you recall at what point during the session he may have made contact with your wallet without you seeing / knowing. This would serve us all greatly...

[dcguy20]

I remember leaving my clothing by the sofa, and he had me move it (something felt odd about that request). I remember him briefly leaving the room (it was a small suite) when I was on my stomach. I don't want to link his ad until I speak with the detective tomorrow.

[+ glutes]

I remember leaving my clothing by the sofa, and he had me move it (something felt odd about that request).

Ah, the old moving the sofa trick. Trust your gut, if it felt odd, it probably was!

 

Now, here is hoping Altanta PD doesn't assign you Chief Inspector Clouseau...

 

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[Guest Spanker01]

I am glad you are going to the police. I'm convinced that one of the reasons scumbags like this think they can prey on us, is because due to the activity involved we wont do anything about it. Good luck, and please give us a name whenever you can.

 

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[+ Tygerscent]

Given this person tried to have some rent paid. That should not be difficult to trace.

I had this happen to me back in 1995. This guy had gotten hold of my card and within a few hours had several thousands of dollars of goodies from various places... including plane tickets~ Imagine~

Given you called in the card, I don;t think the bank can hold you responsible for the withdrawals or charges? I cancelled all of my cards and put the alert out. Once you put the word out, companies generally put a watch on your accounts and will stop charges from going thru or transactions to accounts until you verify them.

When it happened to me, authorities mentioned that my loss was simply the cost to replace the card: $2-ish and that it was up to the companies who honored the charges on your card by the thief to prosecute for their losses of product etc. He did these things on line? Can the bank check the IP address of the transaction where this person drained your account? Can the hotel ID this persons appearance possibly when he checked in? It was recent enough that someone might remember. The rental agency must have some record of what building and unit rent was paid for.

Such an annoying and sad situation to have to undergo~ Ugh~ Sorry to hear about it~ Good Luck with all of that. Keep us posted.

 

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I edited my original post as I gave away my city and the city of said person. I want to speak with local authorities.

 

About a month ago, I saw a guy who was visiting my present city from another city for a massage. Everything seemed fine, yet he wanted payment upfront. No problem.

 

For some reason when the session was over I checked my wallet and it seemed that the contents had been disturbed (i.e., receipts that were on one side of the wallet, were now on the other side). I just thought it was odd. When I got into the elevator I checked to see if all of my credit cards were there. All were there with the exception of the one I kept behind my license.

 

Caution got the best of me and I immediately phoned my credit card company and canceled that particular card, as I'm sure it wasn't at home. I double checked when I got home and the card was no where to be found.

 

Fast forward to last week. I was banking online to discover that most of the funds from my checking account had been drained via my debit card. Knowing that the large transaction was not mine, I phoned my bank. They canceled my debit card immediately. There was record of someone paying their rent to a management company with my debit card (even though I had the card on me). I filed a police report that day.

 

Just a little while ago, Ticketmaster called to inform me that someone purchased over $800 worth of concert tickets to see a concert this past weekend. I called my credit card company immediately and they told me someone booked a hotel with my card as well.

 

My suspicions kicked in immediately to the guy I saw from visiting city. Supposedly the Ticketmaster charge was made online in the city the guy is from. Now I'm awaiting word to see if this particular management company was in his same city as well (they have offices all over the United States).

 

That same person attempted to use my other debit card (with another bank) and was denied. I was told to call the detective who is working on my case tomorrow.

 

 

When I speak to the detective do I voice my suspicions as to who I think might be behind all of this?

 

To the moderators, if this post belongs in a different section, by all means, please move. Thanks.

[Guest Merlin]

A reminder to us all to keep our wallet out of sight and have the cash payment where it can be reached without showing the wallet.

[JT Brooklyn]

A reminder to us all to keep our wallet out of sight and have the cash payment where it can be reached without showing the wallet.

 

Very good advice..Stash the Wallet has always been my M/O

 

DCGUY..Please let us know if this Fraud Character is brought to Justice by telling the Investigators who you think is behind this.

[+ FreshFluff]

Spill the beans, who's the swindler?

 

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You just can't trust those daddy types!

 

Seriously, sorry about the identity theft. Because the suspect is an escort, it might be worth talking to a lawyer about how to deal with the detectives.

[JT Brooklyn]

IF said alleged "Working Guy" is Found he's in for quite an Investigation into his little "Off The Books" Business he has going on. LOL

 

I doubt this would become a Heidi Fleiss Scenario UNLESS he's a well known "Entertainer of Gentlemen".

[imrthr]

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DCGUY..Please let us know if this Fraud Character is brought to Justice by telling the Investigators who you think is behind this.

 

 

Don't expect much to be done about this.

 

About a year or so ago one of my credit cards got cloned. The thief or thieves got confident while using my credit card number at countless restaurants and stores. What got them caught was when they got so stupid and ordered some food to be delivered to their apartment.

 

Even after the police were notified of the numerous false charges and were given the address of the thief who had food delivered, the police declined to do anything because the bank had removed the charges from my account and the crime was "non violent" which gave the incident a low priority.

 

The response from the police was that they had too many more important things to do than spend time on some credit card thief.

 

Oh, well.

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[JT Brooklyn]

Well I guess in all "Reality" it does make playing in "The Wonderful World of The Working Guy's" mainly just a "Crap Shoot"!

 

Ironic VEGAS has the "Worst Working Guy" Rep!

[instudiocity]

Don't expect much to be done about this.

 

About a year or so ago one of my credit cards got cloned. The thief or thieves got confident while using my credit card number at countless restaurants and stores. What got them caught was when they got so stupid and ordered some food to be delivered to their apartment.

 

Even after the police were notified of the numerous false charges and were given the address of the thief who had food delivered, the police declined to do anything because the bank had removed the charges from my account and the crime was "non violent" which gave the incident a low priority.

 

The response from the police was that they had too many more important things to do than spend time on some credit card thief.

 

Oh, well.

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I'm guessing the bank did nothing civilly either since they build into their credit card business the costs of fraudulent use and bad debtors. Crime has become a cost of doing business, so crime persists.

[Guest Connoisseur]

Maybe how much time the authorities will spend on these cases depends upon the size of the city where the events occur? I was contacted by the police of a relatively small town and advised that my name and address had been used on checks that had someone else's account number. The detective was really on top of the case and said for sure they were closing in on the culprits. I can imagine in large towns/cities there are more egregious issues. I do think its a shame that someone as brazen as has been described here just walks away when (at least in my opinion) catching them would seem easy and therefore not overly taxing for the police. There is always the after life for cheats like this - hope they like warm weather

[dcguy20]

Although I filed a police report and added to my original report, I'm still waiting to be contacted by a detective. I was told that there were a slew of cases like mine ahead of me. I have a feeling nothing will be done as well, but the person I spoke to at my bank said because of the dollar amount charged to my cards would render my case a felony.

 

In the meantime, I locked my credit report just in case this thief wants to open cards in my name. I also placed security measures on each of my cards, so I will be flagged immediately of any transactions over a certain amount.

[Guest chilldude]

Hi Dcguy20

 

What's the status of your police claim? Can you tell us who it was?

[crok]

A reminder to us all to keep our wallet out of sight and have the cash payment where it can be reached without showing the wallet.

 

Good advice. I leave almost everything in the car or put it in the safe deposit at the front desk unless I know the guy.

[+ purplekow]

I had a check stolen from my office and the check was cashed for $1300. When it returned to my business, back in the day you got your checks back, it was clear that it was a fraud. I called the police and they would do nothing and the bank had the same stance. As luck would have it, a client came in and wished to pay by check. She was a long standing client and I joked with her that it was okay as long as the check didnt bounce. She said she would never bounce a check as she worked for security for a bank. I told her my check story and she asked at which bank it was cashed. Luck, not usually a good friend to me, was on my side as it was the bank at which she worked that had cashed the check. She said she would get me all the information about the account, though this was again bank policy. I went with this information to the police and they confronted the man who had cashed the check. He had done this as a quid pro quo for a young hustler he had picked up at a local mall. He did not want to give information as he was concerned his wife would find out about his indiscretion. He finally relented and agreed to pay me back the $1300 once i agreed not to press charges against him. It turns out the hustler was a member of a local gang, a ranking member of which, was the brother of one of my employees. This led to my further investigating that employee and discovering she had embezzled about $10000 from me. I pressed charges against her and as part of her plea bargain, she went to jail for 2 years (there were other unrelated charges including gun charges) and testified against her brother in the gun cases. I think this shows that small crimes can be done by the same people that do big crimes and perhaps the police should really investigate these so called "petty crimes".