| You're driving on road one night, then
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| | of criminal identity theft. Ask your
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| you notice there's a police cruiser
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| | state Attorney General's office.If
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| following close behind you. You figure
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| | wrongful criminal offenses are linked to
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| the cop just wants to pass you, so you
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| | your name, first contact the original
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| move over one lane, except he moves over
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| | arresting police/sheriff's department who
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| too and stays on your tail, then you see
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| | originally arrested the impostor, or else
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| the flashing red & blue lights then
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| | the court who issued the arrest warrant
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| "Woooop!!! wooooop!!!" You must be
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| | and file an impersonation report with
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| wondering why you were pulled over. You
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| | them, and confirm your identity. Ask the
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| weren't speeding nor breaking any traffic
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| | police department to take your
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| laws and your tag is not expired. Maybe
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| | fingerprints, photograph you, and make
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| it's just a burned out taillight. "Sir
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| | official copies of your photo IDs, I.e.:
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| may I see your driver's license and
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| | driver's license, passport, etc.. To
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| registration please." Then comes the
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| | claim your innocence, ask the police to
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| shocker! "SIR... step out of the
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| | compare your fingerprints and photos with
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| vehicle." You get patted down for
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| | the imposter's.Maintain a detailed log of
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| weapons, drugs, etc.. "You're under
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| | all your phone conversions, paperwork,
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| arrest for outstanding warrants." On go
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| | email messages, contacts, etc.. Keep a
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| the handcuffs "Zzzzkkkkkk! Zzzzkkkkkk!"
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| | detailed record of all your expenses
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| "You have the right to remain silent..."
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| | incurred. When writing the authorities
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| By now, you must be thinking "OH
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| | you should always use certified mail with
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| S---!!!". "I've never been arrested in my
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| | return receipt. Email is generally not
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| life!" After you've been booked at the
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| | considered secure for sending
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| county jail, strip searched,
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| | confidential private information, so it's
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| fingerprinted, and maybe spent the
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| | not recommended if you can avoid it. The
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| weekend in the slammer, you go before the
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| | rule is never send out something via
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| judge only to find out you're free to go,
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| | email that would not want to share with
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| all charges dropped because it turns out
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| | the public. Changing your social security
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| you're not the person they were looking
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| | number is rarely recommended as that
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| for.Is this a case of mistaken identity,
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| | usually causes more problems than it
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| or more likely, a case of STOLEN
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| | solves.If the arrest warrant is from
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| IDENTITY, or criminal identity theft. The
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| | another state or county, ask your local
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| most common scenario is during a traffic
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| | police dept. to forward your
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| citation or misdemeanor arrest, the
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| | impersonation report to the agency of the
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| imposter fraudulently provides to law
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| | jurisdiction where the arrest warrant,
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| enforcement somebody else's
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| | traffic citation, or criminal conviction
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| identification, usually always that of a
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| | originated.The police/sheriff's dept
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| friend or relative, then skip town and
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| | should recall any arrest warrants and
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| simply not pay the traffic fine or fail
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| | issue you a clearance letter or
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| to appear in court as required. Unlike
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| | certificate of release in the event you
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| financial identity theft, the victim is
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| | were arrested and booked. It's essential
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| usually always known to the imposter. The
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| | to keep this document with you at all
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| judge will of course issue a warrant for
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| | times in case you might be falsely
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| his arrest. In many cases, the imposter
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| | arrested again. Have official copies made
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| either stole or fraudulently acquired a
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| | at the courthouse, in case it gets lost.
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| phony driver's license or ID card in the
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| | Ask the agency to file the record of the
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| victim's name. The impostor is most often
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| | follow-up investigation establishing your
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| wanted on outstanding warrants for
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| | innocence at the D.A's office and/or the
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| failure to appear. The victim is usually
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| | court in the jurisdiction where the crime
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| arrested during a routine traffic stop.
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| | occurred. This will result in an amended
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| This type of identity theft is easiest
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| | complaint. Unfortunately once your name
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| where the age and appearance of the
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| | ends up in a criminal database, it's
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| imposter and victim happen to be very
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| | difficult to get it completely removed.
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| similar. Police are tending to be much
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| | Ask that the key name or primary name be
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| more cautious today in order to avoid
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| | changed from yours to the imposter's
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| false arrest lawsuits. Fortunately,
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| | name, or else to "John Doe" if the
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| unlike financial, criminal identity fraud
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| | imposter's true identity is unknown, with
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| is rare.Sometimes, the imposter was
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| | your name noted as an alias.You will also
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| arrested for a serious charge such as a
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| | want to clear your name within the court
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| felony or drunk driving, and the victim's
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| | records. Determine which state law(s)
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| identity ends up in the criminal database
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| | will help you with this and how. If your
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| system. The victim might in for a real
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| | state has no formal procedure for
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| shock when he is told he cannot buy a gun
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| | clearing your record, contact the D.A.'s
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| because he failed the instant background
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| | office in the county where the case was
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| check, or is one day called into his
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| | originally prosecuted. Ask the D.A.'s
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| boss's office, to be informed he is being
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| | office for the appropriate court records
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| fired because a criminal record showed up
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| | needed to clear your name. Unfortunately
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| in a routine employee background check.
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| | in some situations, you may have no
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| In the end you probably wished this
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| | choice but to hire an attorney to help
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| imposter were caught in Saudi Arabia
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| | you clear your good name. You may want to
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| where he would be sentenced to 100 lashes
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| | ask your state DMV if your driver's
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| in the public square.Unfortunately, the
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| | license was used by the imposter. Ask
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| criminal justice system does not yet have
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| | them to flag your files for possible
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| a decent contingency plan in place to
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| | fraud.Overall, your best defense is
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| clear an innocent person's name. The
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| | prevention. Pick your friends carefully,
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| burdon of clearing one's name lies mostly
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| | and safeguard your drivers license,
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| with the accused, sometimes with steep
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| | passports or other forms of ID.Visit and
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| attorney's fees.Procedures to clear your
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| | learn more about criminal identity theft
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| name from criminal databases varies
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| | and private investigation. Download the
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| according to state, or even individual
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| | latest tools to aid you in your
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| counties. Some states already have
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| | investigations.
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| special procedures in place for victims
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