A little over a year ago, I had my checking account information used to create and write a fraudulent check (details
here).
Last week, I got a letter in the mail thanking me for signing up with Verizon for a mobile account, which I didn't sign up for. I called Verizon--to their credit, they were already aware of it as fraudulent activity, and they sent me an e-mail stating it was fraud, that the account was closed, and that I was not responsible for any of the charges.
Today, I got a letter in the mail thanking me for signing up with AT&T for a mobile account, which as you can probably guess I ALSO didn't sign up for. I'm currently listening to the hold music at their fraud department.
After the Verizon incident last week, I filed an identity theft report, and described both the checking account incident from 2016 and the Verizon incident. I'll be adding the AT&T incident to that report, and I'll also be filing a police report. I've also placed fraud alerts with all three of the credit reporting agencies.
The Verizon fraud guy said that in order to open the account they had to have a social security number. I asked what number they used, and again to his credit he wouldn't tell me, but I gave him the last four digits and he confirmed that those were the ones on the account--so the thieves clearly have my SSN.
I am thinking of calling IRS to report that this has occurred, and to see if there has been any unusual activity on my account, but I'm not sure if that's a thing I can even do.
What other advice do you have, Forum Hive Mind?