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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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shirpars t1_itmoif2 wrote

Lol calm down... kid is prob in Title 1 school

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CriticalStrawberry t1_itmoq4g wrote

And that's relevant how??

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shirpars t1_itmou12 wrote

Because every child in a title 1 school automatically gets an EBT card.

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CriticalStrawberry t1_itmoznw wrote

Ah. Well that's a quite critical piece of contextual info you left out. But good to know! Maybe OP doesn't have to worry then.

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hotchrisbfries t1_itmp0or wrote

As other have commented:

> In any case your kid's identity is likely fine; maybe contact your school admin if you have questions.
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>https://www.aje-dc.org/2022/08/25/dc-approved-for-fiscal-year-2022-pandemic-electronic-benefit-transfer-p-ebt/

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