Poor Elizabeth. The first call she took today was from her bank, telling her that she had no money in her account. Now she is a careful soul so she knew something was wrong. Evidently, someone had pulled all her money from her account. Some one had cheated her. Elizabeth helps us in our home. She keeps our house clean and she drives me on errands when Ken is not able. She owns her own cleaning service so stealing all her money is a blow to her, but the worst part is that the cheaters somehow had access to all her numbers. In other words, they stole her identity. What a hassle for her. Most of the day she spent visiting the police to file charges and closing her account and then opening another account in another bank. Such a waste of time. Then she must go through the process of getting her funds back which is never easy.
Years ago, my friend Nancy had her identity stolen. Her cheaters were professional. They opened new accounts and bought lots of stuff. It took awhile to find out the problem because the cheaters were smart. They did not remove cash, at least not until they knew the officials were on their tail. Poor Nancy spent months trying to sort it out. All her identity numbers were replaced but by then her credit was messed up so she was forced to try to get the records straight. After months of work, she thought everything had been put to right, until she received a letter complaining about her credit. Maddening. But she had no choice.
Our world of communications is wonderful as is our ability to pay for objects we wish to buy. But in the modern world, hackers spend all their time causing mischief and stealing money. It is not good. I just hope that Elizabeth was not dealing with true professionals. But no matter, she must persevere. Cheaters are such a nuisance.
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