ivyann Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Hello. Before I met my fiance, he had a personal assistant who took out several credit cards in his name, without his knowledge, in addition to stealing more than a thousand in cash, establishing services in his name, stealing his ATM card, etc. The reason he had a personal assistant to begin with is that he is totally blind. Thus, the attempt that followed to amend the situation have been inconsistent. The assistant he chose after the fraud helped him sort out several of the fraudulent bills, work with his credit reports, cancel services, etc. However, she did some of these things in an untimely and inconsistent manner. He has been told that as for the cash theft and fraud, he cannot press charges unless he comes up with an address for the cretin, so she can be served papers. Naturally, she fled upon his realization that his money was stolen. He has taken the cash as a loss and is of very slim means (following a fleecing by his ex-wife, who also took money without his knowledge or permission, siphoning off money from their joint account into a secret account of her own.. until, of course, his life savings were gone). Fortunately, most of the credit card companies were very understanding about the fraudulent debts incurred.Unfortunately, one credit card company still sends statements every month. To my fiance's knowledge, an affadavit was sent, but the company claims they never received it. He calls to discuss the matter, but often encounters answering machines and no call-backs. The person from the fraud department who is in charge of the case has been rude, obstinate, unwilling to listen to reason. He says that because the card was activated from the house, it is his responsibility. Never mind that it was activated by a woman. My fiance, being totally blind, never saw the card, obviously. No pun intended. He didn't authorize it and probably never even knew of the credit card offer. He doesn't have the money to pay it and this credit card company seems unwilling to do anything, even after we had the police officer who took the statements call and fax the reports to the Fraud Department.I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for further dealing with this problem aside from just paying it off. My fiance refuses to do that, but it will slowly destroy everything. I'm sorry for the lengthy sob-story, but I have yet to find any concrete or helpful advice anywhere Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghacorp Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 The card companies are doing what they are supposed to be doing. This matter should reported to the police and investigated with a copy of the police report to the bank's fraud department. There is no address requirement in order to report a crime to the local police! If the incident is not reported as a crime, the blind victim will probably be held responsible.P.S. I see you did file a police report. Call the investigator and determine the status of the case and consult an attorney for advice on how to proceed with the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDon Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Guess they didn't quite understand the part about him being blind....You may also consider having one of the many national associations for the disabled press their thumbs on these people. It's beyond comprehension that they expect a person with a visual impairment to follow the same procedures and have the same expectations for those of us who have our vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts