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Does this ever end, he is now 33 and relapsing
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 496627"><p>I am going to ditto everything susie and the others said about securing your accounts...</p><p></p><p>I also want to add a few things:</p><p></p><p>#1) Please follow all of the instructions here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/privacy-identity" target="_blank">DEFEND: Recover From Identity Theft - Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft</a></p><p></p><p>Place the fraud alerts with the credit agencies ASAP. They will immediately grant a 90 day alert and allow you to view your credit history. Once you file the police reports, you can place a 7 year alert. It will be inconvenient only because you will be unable to obtain instantly approved credit (car loans, store credit accounts etc) - instead, businesses will have to verify your identity before opening new accounts. It will disable your difficult child or his girlfriend from obtaining credit in your name. I have had fraudulent cc use in the past and place alerts on my credit cards and it only takes about 20 minutes to do so online.</p><p></p><p>2)Go to this website <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_5612162_out-computer-keyloggers-spying.html" target="_blank">How to Find Out If Your Computer Has Keyloggers on it Spying on You | eHow.com</a> for instructions on removing keyloggers and malware. I've used malware bytes and it found LOTS of things my antivirus missed. I had a bad "system tool" infection and it cleared it up. I regularly use CC cleaner and Avast as well and can vouch for them. Make sure you follow all 7 steps and the links for the freeware is found at the end of the article. They are all solid, reputable anti phishing/spyware/malware etc programs. MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF SYSTEM RESTORE in step 1!!</p><p></p><p>3) Follow your instincts, trust yourself and put yourself first. Be good to yourself. your difficult child and his girlfriend are hell bent on destroying themselves - don't let them take you down too. You are a wonderful mother. {{{hugs}}}</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 496627"] I am going to ditto everything susie and the others said about securing your accounts... I also want to add a few things: #1) Please follow all of the instructions here: [URL='http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/topics/privacy-identity']DEFEND: Recover From Identity Theft - Deter. Detect. Defend. Avoid ID Theft[/URL] Place the fraud alerts with the credit agencies ASAP. They will immediately grant a 90 day alert and allow you to view your credit history. Once you file the police reports, you can place a 7 year alert. It will be inconvenient only because you will be unable to obtain instantly approved credit (car loans, store credit accounts etc) - instead, businesses will have to verify your identity before opening new accounts. It will disable your difficult child or his girlfriend from obtaining credit in your name. I have had fraudulent cc use in the past and place alerts on my credit cards and it only takes about 20 minutes to do so online. 2)Go to this website [URL='http://www.ehow.com/how_5612162_out-computer-keyloggers-spying.html']How to Find Out If Your Computer Has Keyloggers on it Spying on You | eHow.com[/URL] for instructions on removing keyloggers and malware. I've used malware bytes and it found LOTS of things my antivirus missed. I had a bad "system tool" infection and it cleared it up. I regularly use CC cleaner and Avast as well and can vouch for them. Make sure you follow all 7 steps and the links for the freeware is found at the end of the article. They are all solid, reputable anti phishing/spyware/malware etc programs. MAKE SURE YOU TURN OFF SYSTEM RESTORE in step 1!! 3) Follow your instincts, trust yourself and put yourself first. Be good to yourself. your difficult child and his girlfriend are hell bent on destroying themselves - don't let them take you down too. You are a wonderful mother. {{{hugs}}} [/QUOTE]
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