Per a MyFico member suggestion, I decided to check Annual Credit Report .com to see if a Chase charge off had a DOFD record. I hadn't procured a TU report for some time, so elected that CA for this check. In the initial three security challenges I must have fat fingered something, because I was offered a fourth challenge.
Lo and behold, the challenge was along the lines of, "A person you know lives in [PLACE NAME]." The options were A) An Unknown Name to me, B) Unknown, C) A name of someone I had suspected of breaching my SS# 20+ years ago, D) Unknown, E) None of the above. I may not have the particulars exactly right, but you get the gist. Why I didn't screen shot this, is beyond me. I chose E and failed the challenge. I was offered a phone number to call, in lieu.
A call came in, so I was diverted away for a while. Returning to the window with the TU number, had now been replaced with a time-out window. I decided to fill out the form again, and see if the system would let me continue to the security challenge. Sure enough, it did, and I sailed through the three challenges this time, and received my CR.
Now get this. For yucks I decided to google search on this person's name. On the scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is a common name, its about a 6. I coupled her name with the PLACE NAME, but no dice. Interestingly though, on about the 5th link down, someone by her name was convicted of mail fraud, wire fraud, and real estate fraud in 2017. She is currently serving four years in federal prison. Coincidence?
I can't remember exactly what I suspected this person of doing. She used to show in some way on my CRs, back when my credit was 800+ (1990's... =\ ). I have a faint recollection of filing a complaint with the CA's, but have no record of this. Occasionally, I would receive a credit offer at my address, in her name. Its a long time ago.
What should I do?
