So About That Identity Theft

I decided that I should follow up to see if they had nailed the perp and if there was any chance of me finding out where they got my info, perhaps walking into a jail cell while the officers turned their backs as I pummeled the poor shmo until they TOLD ME THE TRUTH!  After trying to get through for a couple of days, running down a different phone number given to me each time, I finally got the assumed scoop:  it seems that someone erred, gave the wrong SSN (mine), bought a fridge, and then paid for it a few days later.  They might have told the clerk that it was not their name on the receipt and were told that it would all get ironed out later, for the clerk was too busy imagining the tasty commission that was coming their way from the sale to bother with the details.

So there you go, it's that easy to get a credit card and immediately charge for something and walk away.  If it had not included a delivery and this person was actually a crook it would apparently have been the perfect crime.  There is no repercussion to the sales clerk for allowing this to get by them, no reason to crack down on this type of thing.  Just another day at Sears.

So I clamped a padlock on my credit, filed an affidavit, and talked to the local cops per my instructions all for naught.

I guess I'll just take of my Sherlock Holmes cap and call this case.......closed.