How bad can ID theft get? Bad enough to force you to change your name, Social Security number and the name of your established business. That’s been the experience of Marcoos Tyrell, from Birmingham, Alabama.
Born Marcoos Thomas, Tyrell, now 38, started his own business when he was only 17. But in 2008, after 20 years of teaching piano classes through his business, The Thomas Keyboard Club, identity theft changed everything.
Tyrell learned of the ID theft the way many victims do: the bill collectors began calling. At first it was “just” credit card bills. Then it was traffic tickets. And then things got really bad. (more…)
