CriticalStrawberry

CriticalStrawberry t1_iuihm81 wrote

Not strictly Marc/VRE, but day/overnight trip to Richmond on Amtrak is always fun. Riverfront area is very walkable with lots of good food. Nice trails and pedestrian bridges to the islands in the James River. Tickets are as cheap a $15 each way and the trains run on Holidays.

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CriticalStrawberry t1_itm94md wrote

Her identity has been stolen. You are correct in contacting DC DHS to get the EBT account sorted, but that may take some time.

The more immediate concern is damage control for her credit and identity. You can't do anything quickly to close what they've opened, but you can stop them from opening more.

Freeze her credit online with the big 3 credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) and request a credit report from one of them (it's free). This report will tell you if, and what, other accounts have been opened using her identity so that you can contact the fraud department at each to get them shut down.

It will be a mess to clean up, but as I said the most important part at this point is to try to stop the bleeding as quickly as possible.

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