My brother stole our Mother's identity........

[The Boys]

My brother stole our Mother's identity........


It's just recently came to my attention that my loser 53 year old brother has stolen my Mother's identity. Yep, you heard me right, he actually opened up 4 or 5 credit cards using my Mother's information and maxed the cards out to the tune of about $40,000. Don't ask me how he got away with it, I have no idea. My Mother is 87 years old and is just devastated. He found this out after receiving phone calls and finally a letter from a collection attorney. My brother has a wife and 4 children. I told my Mother that we need to go to the police station and file a complaint against him. She refuses because she doesn't want him to go to jail because of her grand children.

Any ideas for me ????

 

[Sportsaholic]

I'd have a chat with your brother or his wife. Sounds like he needed money bad and didn't care who he hurt, drugs or gambling :shrug:

 

[Dead Money]

THAT is near the ULTIMATE SCUMBAG status...

THAT is near the ULTIMATE SCUMBAG status...

Brother or not........

Hope it turns out Ok..:SIB

 

[The Boys]

Just called AAA where my Mother has her auto and home owners insurance. Turns out she has $15,000 woth of identity coverage on her home owners policy...............well that will help?

 

[Sportsaholic]

Just called AAA where my Mother has her auto and home owners insurance. Turns out she has $15,000 woth of identity coverage on her home owners policy...............well that will help?

Wont the insurance comp look into who stole the identity?

My mom is 87 too, I would hate to see her going through this....Sad...GL

 

[eman]

The insurance will want them to press charges if they know who did it. This won't be a submit your claim and they will mail you a check.

 

[Cie]

Carrier will pay the claim and subrogate against the thief, if he is convicted......

 

[bleedingpurple]

I would contact attourneys who specialize in credit card debt and ask them what your options are..

 

[Mjolnir]

I would turn him in and show the proof. Take it out of your poor mothers hands.
She is not helping him or her grandchildren by helping his criminal behavior.
If he gets away with it, he will just commit worse crimes on other people.
Identity theft and fraud is very serious, the cop's will be all over it, and I bet she will end up ok.

You owe this to future victim's.

gl, I feel for you!

 

[LDB]

he needs to learn his lesson imo... Is your brother that bad off financially?

 

[RAYMOND]

DOES HE HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM
MAYBE GA IS THE ANSWER!

 

[THE KOD]

DOES HE HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM
MAYBE GA IS THE ANSWER!

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yeh he loves parlays with other ppls money

if the flue fits , wear it :142smilie

 

[dawgball]

She is not helping him or her grandchildren by helping his criminal behavior.

Amen!

You need to turn him in so he can get some help.

 

[The Joker]

Tough situation...........sorry to hear.......would follow the advice of getting an attorney to sort it out.

 

[CryBoy]

He's your brother, man. Help him out. Don't send him to jail.

 

[MadJack]

Did you call him and ask him WTF? :shrug:

What did he say? What's he going to do about it?

I would handle it within the family as well, and not get police involved, unless he tries to pull that shit again. I'd let him know that too.

Calling the cops won't get the money back.

JMO

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Don't know your moms finances but if she doesn't want him to be punished criminally--she might write off the 40K and write new will cutting him out completely as an alternative.

It would be like him getting his inheritance early and hopefully his actaul inheritance would have been much more and his punishment would be he forfeits the rest.

 

[The Boys]

Don't know your moms finances but if she doesn't want him to be punished criminally--she might write off the 40K and write new will cutting him out completely as an alternative.

It would be like him getting his inheritance early and hopefully his actaul inheritance would have been much more and his punishment would be he forfeits the rest.

My Mother brought this up and it just might come to that?

 

[Woodson]

My Mother brought this up and it just might come to that?

I would make certain it is understood he received it early and it states the point in the new will or he can later attest the will and get judgment to share of assets.

It sounds stupid but it has happened in a couple cases I've watched... on tv... during the day...

Wopner... 3:30... Judge Wopner...

 

[vinnie]

My Mother brought this up and it just might come to that?

Shit like this can kill a family family but that sounds like the best way to handle this :shrug: