Thousands Of Oklahomans Affected By Identity Theft In 2005

Tuesday January 31st 2006, 11:18 pm
Filed under: Credit, Identity Theft, Scams

Thousands of Oklahomans reported having their identities stolen in 2005, according to a recent report.

One metro woman hopes her nightmare with identity theft can be a lesson to everyone else.

Two years ago, somebody became Becky Pennington Moore, at least in the eyes of creditors. They opened accounts, ran up bills and ruined Moore’s credit.

“I opened this (bill) up, and it said it owed $4,033,” she said.

According to a book published by the Federal Trade Commission, Oklahomans were ripped off for millions of dollars in 2005. One person even reported getting scammed out of $1.8 million.

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