This kind of old-fashioned in-person identity theft is on the rise after fraudsters grew more sophisticated during the pandemic, improving their illicit supply chain that makes it easier to pull off these crimes.
These stolen checks can come from home or car robberies. Another fertile ground for these crimes is the US postal system. So high quality that in my case, where the criminal withdrew $11,300 from my bank account, "the poor bank teller probably couldn't tell the difference between the legitimate, real driver's license and the fake one," he said.One was my name. The criminal used my maiden name on the bank withdrawal slip to make the transaction. The problem is that this name hasn't appeared on my accounts since it was changed in 2010.
"It sounds like following the procedures that the bank had in place probably would have solved this one."