The phone call went like this:
Collection Agency: Your father obtained a credit card using your name and social security number. He has informed us that he is not paying the balance of over $3,000.00. We are calling you as a courtesy to inform you that if this balance is not paid it will negatively effect your credit.
I keep hoping that one day the hurt and betrayal will go away. It never does. It just continues to be validated.
Second Update: I contacted the collection agency and was informed that my father had not yet contacted them. The agent made a conference call to my father. During this call the agent was able to get my father to pay the bill. The agent said to me “We have never experienced a situation like this. How can a father do this to his daughter?” Hmmm….good question.
Update: I spoke with my father and he said he will take care of it. If this were not the case I most definitely would be filing fraud charges against my father. Something I never thought would cross my path. However, my concern, and my husband’s concern, is what else is out there that we don’t know about. My husband and I are giving serious consideration to LifeLock.
Needless to say an already fractured relationship has completely broken into too many shards to even care about putting the pieces back together again. There comes a point to say enough is enough (as I did with my mother all those years ago).
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I am so sorry. I know that this hurts terribly, but aren’t you glad that your heavenly Father will never disappoint you this way? I do think that there must be some recourse for you though, isn’t there?
Darn it anyway. Can you dispute the charges with a lack of consent/knowledge?
Hugs,
Holly
I am so sorry! There must be some way you can dispute this, it’s identity theft! Praying for you.
Can you fight this somehow through identity theft? I’m sorry that happened.
I’m so sorry, Danielle! I would definitely do the LifeLock and anything else that would prevent this from happening in the future. It would be safer, but I know the whole situation would still be so hurtful to me. I’m reading an awesome book right now called “Leaving the Saints” by Martha Beck. Have you read it or heard of it?
I join the others who have expressed their sorrow that a father could do something like this to his daughter. I am so glad to know that you and your husband are working together on this and that you have a true Father who will never ever betray you.
I’ve heard of that company and have considered talking with my husband about it. Let us know what you do decided to do.
This is absolutely unbelievable! I’m so sorry that this happened to you. I wish I could think of some way to comfort you in this awful situation.
So sorry this happened to you, but there has to be some recourse if the account was set up without your knowledge or consent. I hope you are getting a copy of your credit report to make sure there are no other things like this on there.
It’s especially sad that it was your dad who did this to you. I pray that God gives you healing for this hurt.
Oh, Danielle….
Adding some more hugs.
I’m so sorry. One thing I’ve depended on all these years is my parents’ love and the fact that they would always be there to protect me. I can’t imagine what you go through. Even more reason to be so thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who will never let you down.
My husband and I have been not quite there, but somewhere close. Big hugs.