Dallas, Texas (ContentDesk) January 5, 2006 — You find purchases on your credit card that are not yours. Your bank suddenly denies your car loan. Your checks bounce due to insufficient funds, despite the fact you have $10,000 in the bank.Your identity has been stolen and nobody believes you.This happened to Darren Silverman of Bandon, OR. He was being sued for breaking a lease in Los Angeles, CA - a lease for an apartment in a town he has never visited. That was the first clue he had that someone else was using his identity, damaging his credit, and ruining his financial life.
He found Curt Baggett, co-founder of Handwriting University’s School of Forensic Document Examination (handwritingu.com) and owner of expertdocumentexaminer.com. Based on Mr. Baggett’s curriculum vitae and his numerous testimonies given in courtrooms across America and Canada, Curt Baggett arguably North America’s top handwriting expert. He was even a consultant to the hit TV show CSI on a recent episode involving handwriting and has been seen on CNBC and Texas Justice.Mr.
Darren’s claims, looked at the documents, and issued an official letter of opinion stating the signatures on the lease did not match the known signatures of Darren Silverman. This letter was the key to getting his life back. That letter of opinion was the first step in convincing the credit card companies, the credit bureaus, and the bank he really was a victim of identity theft.For many, as common a crime as identity theft is, they find it difficult to get anyone to believe them. Often, the police won’t investigate. The banks think you signed your checks and went on a spending spree.
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