Swindled

Dear Amy,
I met a man who asked me to help him correct his credit problem. He got a hold of all my personal information and spent 50,000 in my name. On paper it looks like I gave him permission but he did it behind my back. He said if I turn him in he will never pay the debt. I am trapped and I don't know what to do. He pretends he is my boyfriend but I never see him. I’m so scared all the time. And I don’t know what to do. The only thing I have is proof that he tried to get credit cards sent to his home in my name. And he stole another one of my credit cards and spent 10,000. All of this stuff he bought and it has to be paid for. And my name is linked to it.

Dear Swindled,

     He’s never going to pay you back so now would be a good time to turn him in. If he’s intimidating or threatening you then he has no intention of paying you back and the longer you wait, the deeper in you’ll be. Contact the police today (they have a lot of training these days with identify theft) and get the ball rolling. Gather as much paperwork as you can. I’m sorry this happened to you but please act quickly so it doesn’t get any worse.

Amy