Ex-Girlfriend Cashing Checks, Taking Out Credit Cards

What is the name of your state? Florida

My friends ex-girlfriend who still lives in their jointly owned home intercepted a check payable to my friend. She forged his signature on the back, and added her own name below that endorsement and cashed it, (she added his last name after hers apparently to make it look like they were newly married). He has the cancelled check. Also he discovered that she had signed his name to a credit card offer and put her name on as a signer on the account and has run up thousands of dollars of credit card debt without his knowledge. Naturally he cancelled the card when he discovered it, but the debt remains in his name. On top of that he discovered credit card accounts she had opened up in her dead mother's name. How do you stop such a woman and recoup your losses? He took the cashed check to the police but they wouldn't do anything about it since they couldn't be sure which county it was cashed in, (it appears she left town to cash it). Geez, can people get away with stuff like this?

What did the police say about the cc fraud?

Has your friend talked with the bank? They can usually tell you where it was cashed.

It was cashed in another county, but the same state. Unfortunately my friend lives 4 hours drive away from this county. He reported the fraud to the credit card company, but not the police yet. He also reported the forged endorsement to the insurance company which issued the check. He's a working guy so all this travel is difficult to pursue. Nothing seems to be happening and he is experiencing frustration.

He needs to make a call to that county's PD to see if they can do something. If so, he has a special trip to make if he wants this fixed. He also needs to file a police report about the cc ASAP.

He should get copies of his credit reports (all 3) and put a fraud alert on them all.

It's possible he may be able to file a civil suit against her for the amounts if they are not corrected. Hopefully, someone else will chime in here to either correct me or provide more information. At the very least, it wouldn't hurt to speak with an attorney, as many provide free initial consultations.

You are starting several threads about the same subject it is better to combine them.

Your friend needs to follow up on these things themself. They know the whole picture, your seeking advice third hand is only going to confuse matters more and you seem far more interested than a friend.

Canceling the CC is good. He should also dispute the charges in writing. Let them know it was credit card fraud.

The answer is YES, you can get away with fraud if you happen to have slept at least once with the party you are attempting to rip off. Law enforcement is reluctant to interfere in what they see as a domestic dispute. So...take what you can from this man's lesson and don't let your current squeeze get their paws on any of your financial goodies!!!!! Both ways, mind you, this goes both ways!

Again, you have waited 5 months to post and in that time your friend hasn't resolved anything? There is more to this picture, what has prompted your posts today?

rmet4nzkx said:

Again, you have waited 5 months to post and in that time your friend hasn't resolved anything? There is more to this picture, what has prompted your posts today?

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What public service?
Your friend has not used the head between his shoulders.
Would he want you posting his sad story on the internet, he is the one who acted foolishly and didn't even bother to protect his interests or go to court.