Plymouth Township Residents Report String of Identity Thefts, Fraud

Man discovers several credit card applications in his name

On April 16, a man reported that an unknown supect attempted to open several credit cards in his name at Kohl's, Office Depot and USAA, according to a police report. 

The man told police that he received a letter from Kohl's Fraud Department on April 16. The man said he was unsure if the suspect was successful in opening any of the cards and did not know what locations the suspect tried, the report said. 

The man told police that he had not physically lost possession of his identification or documents recenty. The man had a fraud alert placed on his account, the report said. 

Woman gets DTE bill for Detroit address

On April 18, a Plymouth Township woman reported that she received a bill from DTE on a property she did not own, according to a police report. 

The woman told police she received an email from DTE on April 5 informing her that they have not yet received her payment of $1,035.89. After reviewing the email, she noticed that the address attached to her social security number and on the statement was on Greenway Street in Detroit, the report said.

The woman contacted DTE to dispute the fraudulent charge and contacted the credit bureau to report her identity stolen, the report said..

Man discovers tax return filed in his name

On April 19, a man reported that he couldn't file his tax return because a return was already being processed, according to a police report. 

The man told police that he attempted to file his return electronically on Jan. 29 using Turbo Tax. He said that he thought there may be a problem with the computer program, so he mailed his returns to the IRS, the report said. 

The man said he contacted the IRS on April 18 because he had not yet received his refund and was told that a return was already being processed under his social security number. The IRS could not tell him more because they were still investigating and advised him to file a police report, the report said. 

Woman receives suspicious medical alert system phone call

April 24, a woman reported that she received a call from an unknown woman asking for her personal information in order to ship her medical alert product, according to a report.

The woman told police the caller asked for her debit account number and social security number to process the order for a medical alert system. The woman said she provided the requested information at the time, the report said.

A little while later, the woman said she received a voicemail from an unknown man saying that her medical alert product was prepaid and would be shipped at no cost to her, the report said. 

The woman told police that she spoke to her son who advised her that she was part of a scam and that no family member had ordered her any kind of medical product for her. The woman contacted her bank and canceled her debit card, according to the report. 

Man discovers credit card applications in his name when out of town

On April 24, a man told police that sometime before April 6, an unknown suspect attempted to open a Discover card in his name, according to a police report. 

The man told police he had been out of town and placed a hold on his mail on April 8. After picking it up on April 24, he opened two letters from Discover Card, stating they recently received his application, but were unable to process it because the needed more information, the report said. 

The man told police that he did not apply for card, so he called Discover. They told the man they received the application by mail and would not give more information on the subject. The man had a fraud alert placed on account, the report said. 

Man finds $500 worth of iTunes charges on account

On April 25, a man reported that his debit card was used to purchase $500 worth of iTunes downloads, according to a police report.

The man told police he was contacted by iTunes Corporate Security because of the large amount of downloads on his account. iTunes told the man that they had suspect information, but would only release it to police, the report said.