Money: Thanks, "Mom"

Thanks, "Mom"

By thafinest - 12/10/2009 23:32 - United States

Today, I received a call from a collection agency. Since I had no clue, I was ready to file a police report for stolen identity. I then called my mom only to find out she has been opening new credit cards with my information for 3 years and not paying them. My credit is ruined and I'm only 21. FML

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By wdavi022 - 05/01/2011 09:01

Today, I found out my identity was stolen. The person got credit cards in my name and didn't pay the bills, which has ruined my near perfect credit. The worst part about all of this is that I can't turn the person in. It's my mom, and sending her to jail wouldn't really work out for anyone. FML

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By MommyLovesMe - 08/03/2011 15:21 - United States

Today, I learned why my credit score is so low. My mom stole my identity almost three years ago. Her excuse? "You didn't need good credit for anything anyways". FML

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Cough up

By Anonymous - 28/03/2024 08:00 - United States

Today, I've been being harassed by a collections office for over a month. Every time I try to call them back, no answer. My bank froze my accounts over it. I finally got an answer today. Not only did they have the wrong person, but I have no idea who the claimant is. The bank knows, but my accounts are still frozen. FML

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Spirit world

By Anonymous - 21/01/2017 10:00

Today, I got another in a year-long string of threatening letters about my late mother's credit card bill. I've called the credit company repeatedly to settle the account, but they won't talk to me because I'm not authorized to access it. Hope they have a Ouija board. FML

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Scammed

By Anonymous - 08/03/2023 05:00 - United States - Austin

Today, I noticed my credit score increased by 30 points. Not understanding why, I checked credit karma and found out someone opened several credit cards in my name. FML

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Piggy banked

By Rain - 14/11/2016 11:43

Today, I discovered my own mother has been stealing money from me for months when I opened my savings box to find it empty. FML

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By anonymous - 17/12/2013 05:02 - United States - Minneapolis

Today, I discovered my mom has been using my credit card to buy everyone's Christmas presents. FML

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By KamiAzaaaaaa - 11/12/2015 16:34 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I found out my credit card was maxed out to the penny, all thanks to purchases made on an online wine store. Apparently my mother was thirsty enough to steal from her own son. FML

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By ... - 02/01/2012 06:45 - United States

Today, I found out that, after offering to fill out my student aid application for me, my mother sent all of my personal information to a scam site instead. FML

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By thanks ma - 29/05/2020 02:00

Today, all of my credit cards were frozen due to fraud. The culprit? My own mother. She rationalized it by saying I "owed" her for raising me. She didn’t even raise me. My grandma did. FML

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teethsoup 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 9:24

wow still call the cops or something i've heard of this happening before to 1 year olds who cant do anything about it thats terrible. your mom is evil!

lissn 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 9:29

Bring in the law! You can't just shrug it off because she's family.

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utmost 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 15:31

it amazes me that people can click that "you deserve this"

TheTruth1428 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 19:06

I think the only reason they're clicking the YDI button is because it seems like the OP is more then willing to just sit back and let his mom ruin him instead of taking care of it like an adult and filing charges.

godsrightnutsack 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 15:53

DESTROY HER. First sue her. THEN DESTROY HER.

NoUserNamesAvail 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 16:30

My mom did this to me too. She obviously needs financial help, how does it make sense to sue her? I can't take anything from here, there's nothing to take. She got the card closed and paid off, and even though it's in "good standing" on my credit report, it will also be questionable for seven years. Life's not fair. I've moved on.

zander09 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 18:27

It's a federal crime. He doesn't need to pay a lawyer. A district attorney or federal agent will handle it. Hopefully, she'll go to prison like she deserves.

RubixMonkey 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 18:34

I love how there are like ten people on here going, BUT with my mom! Why sue her, she is your mother? Well idiots if he doesn't sue her he still has to report identity theft. He doesn't have the money to pay off the cards, if he doesn't have the money then he will spend the rest of his life paying for something his mother did not need. One credit card is on thing, but why can't she use her own identity? If she has ****** up her credit so much why ruin her son's? She is in the wrong people. I am not saying sue her, but SHE HAS TO PAY THE MONEY BACK. Its what responsible adults do.

fantasyworld 37

Monday 8 June 2015 7:40

Family wouldn't steal each other's identity.

DoingItWrong 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 16:32

File a police report for stolen identity!

luke_dawg2 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 17:01

file and say you dont know who it is.... I know a guy who did that with his ex-wife and he got his money back...

blastvortex 3

Tuesday 13 October 2009 17:18

It's still identity theft. Report it.

jailbot 7

Tuesday 13 October 2009 17:39

This. Your mom is a total bitch.

avcureton_101 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 17:50

whooP yoUr MomS AsS... HARD!!!

GriefBacon 0

Tuesday 13 October 2009 18:06

I don't understand why people let their family get away with murder just because they are family. They're not above the law, and you are letting yourself get royally screwed by not reporting her to the police and clearing your name.

Kristoffer 35

Tuesday 13 October 2009 18:13

Unfortunately, this isn't an easy situation, but in order to protect yourself you need to go to the police with this and file a report on your mother for identity theft - because that's exactly what she did.