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ID Theft Account
I saw a note from last year that has the exact experience I am going through except mine just happened recently.
There is an account was opened up with the same name as mine in a state I have never resided in. Comcast/xfinity turned that account over to collection and I am trying so hard to call the billing department and the CSA department to explain and submit the affidavit and the resident proof. The fraudulent account was closed (the CSA rep told me this).
I submitted my apartment lease information in the time frame they wanted with the affidavit. They promised to call me back in two days but they never reach me out. I keep getting calls from the equipment department to return a equipment that was never shipped to me, and I get emails to pay a huge bill for a state I never been to. I tried calling the equipment department to explain. They say they will stop asking from me, understanding it is an ID theft case, but they still call once in a while say "no notes in the system"... I tried calling the CSA department, everytime they tell me I am missing different documents. I submit them as they requested with the ticket number in the email, but they never update me for confirmation receipt or tell me what I'm missing. I need to call and call again to get an update. Meanwhile I work in healthcare, I don't have that much time to be on hold and transferred to different departments ...
I'm upset that they allowed the account to be created, provided no proof that I opened the account, provided no timeframe as to when the fraudulent account was in service, and are placing the burden of proof on me - so the assumption is guilt. I asked to speak with a supervisor to try and get more information on how to proceed. I was told a supervisor would tell me the same things, but I insisted, and am still waiting for a call back on the issue.
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8 months ago
Concern moved here to the Customer Service help section for greater exposure to Comcast corporate employees (The Digital Care Team) for assistance.
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XfinityJanelle
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8 months ago
Hi @user_wihsos Thank you for visiting our official Xfinity Forums Community support page. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience regarding identity theft. I would be more than happy to offer my assistance looking into this further for you. The following information would be the way that you would need to proceed and this link does also provide the contact information. Please visit Comcast Resources for Fraud and Identity Theft Resolution.
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@user_wihsos
Have you tried contacting the collection agency and explaining to them what has happened and what steps you're taking to resolve this? Not with my ISP [at the time] but I've had to do that twice; one was because a disgruntled sales lady somehow managed to put a ding on my credit report and the second one was because someone used my phone number to set up an account and then didn't pay the bill. Both times the collection agency was understanding and willing to work with me to resolve the problem. Both times, through due diligence on my part, the cases were resolved in my favor and the companies I was dealing with were very understanding and did some research on their part to help resolve the case. Stay calm and notate everything you're doing - it helps - because when you're calm, cool, and collected people are willing to help more than if you are irritated.
Good luck!
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