Customer Case Studies
A Problem That Won't Go Away
Unfortunately, Ramon’s problems were just beginning, and left unmonitored, were continuing to compound the longer he ignored them.
Two years after his initial identity theft discovery, Ramon was denied a line of credit at a retail store. He returned to ID Watchdog for help, at which time we ran another ID SnapShot and discovered 20 criminal offenses – including breaking and entering, assault, driving under the influence, possession, resisting arrest and more – none of which were crimes Ramon committed. Upon further investigation, we learned that many of the unfamiliar crimes were tied to a driver’s license in Ramon’s name in Florida. ID Watchdog worked with the Jacksonville Driver’s License Fraud Division and the local police department to help locate and detain the individual responsible for the crimes on Ramon’s record.
Upon his arrest, the Jacksonville imposter, whose actual name is Roberto Barco, admitted that he had obtained Ramon’s information illegally and had been using it fraudulently for over 12 years. In addition to the crimes he had committed in Ramon’s name, Barco had also used Ramon’s information to evade immigrations officials while residing in the U.S. illegally. Due to ID Watchdog’s vigilance, Roberto Barco was sentenced to 14 months in prison followed by deportation for Driver’s License Fraud, Felony Fraud and Identity Theft.
Ramon is now protected by ID Watchdog’s monthly monitoring service, ID Watchdog Plus. If anyone else attempts to use his information fraudulently, ID Watchdog will stop it before any more damage can be done to Ramon’s record. In addition, ID Watchdog connected Ramon with a Tax Advocate at the IRS and has provided them with all of the proper documentation so that Ramon can put identity theft behind him, once and for all.
The longer you ignore the signs of identity theft, the more the issue compounds.
Ramon Hernandez discovered a variety of fraudulent accounts in his name, and was being pursued by the IRS for unclaimed income as a result of another individual obtaining employment in his name. Ramon came to ID Watchdog for help, and we ran an ID SnapShot to specifically determine the extent of his identity theft case. Next, by employing our ID Rehab resolution service, we cleared all of the fraudulent credit and utility accounts from his name. Ramon chose to pursue the tax issues on his own, and began making contact with the Social Security Administration and IRS himself. After ID Watchdog successfully cleared the fraudulent credit accounts, Ramon grew frustrated by the procedures of the government agencies, and gave up on resolving the tax fraud issues. Ramon felt that the most difficult of his problems were over and thus waived ID Watchdog’s monthly monitoring at that time.Unfortunately, Ramon’s problems were just beginning, and left unmonitored, were continuing to compound the longer he ignored them.
Two years after his initial identity theft discovery, Ramon was denied a line of credit at a retail store. He returned to ID Watchdog for help, at which time we ran another ID SnapShot and discovered 20 criminal offenses – including breaking and entering, assault, driving under the influence, possession, resisting arrest and more – none of which were crimes Ramon committed. Upon further investigation, we learned that many of the unfamiliar crimes were tied to a driver’s license in Ramon’s name in Florida. ID Watchdog worked with the Jacksonville Driver’s License Fraud Division and the local police department to help locate and detain the individual responsible for the crimes on Ramon’s record.
Upon his arrest, the Jacksonville imposter, whose actual name is Roberto Barco, admitted that he had obtained Ramon’s information illegally and had been using it fraudulently for over 12 years. In addition to the crimes he had committed in Ramon’s name, Barco had also used Ramon’s information to evade immigrations officials while residing in the U.S. illegally. Due to ID Watchdog’s vigilance, Roberto Barco was sentenced to 14 months in prison followed by deportation for Driver’s License Fraud, Felony Fraud and Identity Theft.
Ramon is now protected by ID Watchdog’s monthly monitoring service, ID Watchdog Plus. If anyone else attempts to use his information fraudulently, ID Watchdog will stop it before any more damage can be done to Ramon’s record. In addition, ID Watchdog connected Ramon with a Tax Advocate at the IRS and has provided them with all of the proper documentation so that Ramon can put identity theft behind him, once and for all.
