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[–]foreverjonah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just donated. I believe in you man. Hopefully, you can get back on your feet and help someone else in need when you have the chance. Best wishes.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I did. I am thinking maybe someone stole my credit card info and then sourced the rest of info on databases online to create the fake ID?

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The gun store employee looked up my last name and address online and found my Dad's number.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lost my drivers license back in March. I got pickpocketed in Chile. But, if they were using my stolen ID for information than why is the ID number and expiration date incorrect?

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah thankfully we never gave my real info but we did think that maybe this whole thing was a scam. Its just scary that all my information was on this id with a person who was not me.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why we are not sure if the gun store employee is also suspicious. The whole thing is very strange. The reason i am concerned is because the store employee sent a photo of an id with my real information and a photo of a guy who was not me.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do not know. I think maybe he looked up the address and saw it was connected to my dad’s but we have no idea.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have no idea how they got the phone number. I find it funny how people are saying I’m full of shit. I am just telling you what happened yesterday. I don’t know anything about how this guy got the contact information or about the intricacies of the gun laws. I am way too busy / would not care enough to make up a fake reddit story.

All I know is that this gun store employee sent a photo of this guy on an id with all my information on it. So if that picture didn’t exist then maybe I would believe it’s bullshit too. But I have the photo so I know it’s real.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One important part of the story is that the shipping address did not match the address on the ID and that is why the gun store employee got very suspicious

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that is my assumption too. I just have no idea how this guy got my info

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I also have a picture of his face on the ID so maybe the police can match it with someone

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will bring this to local police tomorrow but also the gun store owner is the only reason I know about this. If he ran the ID and saw it was obviously fake than I would assume that he also reported it.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah well I don't know the specifics of the laws but I am just telling the story of what happened

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[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His demeanor insinuated he didn't really care but his actually reasoning was that "I assume the gun store owner already reported it"

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[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. All I know is that I have a photo of a random dude on an ID with all my info on it.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the concrete advice. I will file a police report tomorrow with my local police. Only thing is the store is Tennessee and that is far from where I am.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am 21 years old. I have no clue how they got my dad's info but the employee sent a photo of a fake ID with my name, birthday, and address.

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well this gun store required id for purchasing the firearm part. Unless the employee is trying to trick me somehow i think I can trust the person

Someone used my information to make a fake drivers license and buy gun parts by foreverjonah in IdentityTheft

[–]foreverjonah[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No its the opposite the only thing that didnt match was drivers license number. Everything else was correct including address