Identity Theft: Act Fast on Alerts

One morning, I got a notification: My SSN and email were “found on the dark web.”

I ignored it. Thought it was spam. Two days later… I logged into my bank.

And froze. Three mortgages. Two car loans. One credit card. All opened… in my

name. All active. Before I even realized, my credit score had dropped over

600 points. The bank said: "We processed valid identity documents." The truth?

The criminals bought my entire identity— Name, SSN, address… even fake

ID. Everything I built… gone. If you ever get a dark-web alert…

don’t ignore it. Act fast.