Hacking into another persons e-mail

My 40 yr old stepdaughter who does not live with me got on my computer and into my credit card account, and had all my credit card transactions transferred to a new e-mail address ( Hers) I cancelled the card. She has not purchased with the card. Can charges be filed for unauthorized access too my credit card account? If so, how do I proceed with charges?

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Answer 1 / 3 - Submitted 530 days ago...

jim5456

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Check with your local police or district attorney

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Answer 2 / 3 - Submitted 529 days ago...

ldsch

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Cases like this are difficult to prosecute because they are difficult to prove. It might be next to impossible to prove in a court of law that it was your stepdaughter who actually obtained the information and changed the email address. It can be done but computer forensics investigations can be expensive.

In any event, the objective here is to teach her a lesson. So if you can "prove" she accessed your credfit card account and fraudulently changed the email address, she is not only guilty of credit card fraud but also invasion of privacy and hacking. I certainly hope you didn't give her your passwords because that would blow your case. The next thing to do is report her to the police. That's right. Call the police and tell them you want to charge her with hacking into your system. Their investigator will take it from there. It might not end up getting you any satisfaction in court but it should scare the heck out of your stepdaughter.

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Answer 3 / 3 - Submitted 529 days ago...

Fakery

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If she did get access to the card, I would call the credit card company and let them know what happened, and that if she bought anything you would press charges.

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Comment 1 / 4 - Submitted 529 days ago...

Onshore971

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I agree, I went to the Sheriff's Office Today and filled out a report, They will talk to my Step-daughter, and also check with the District Attorney as to what charges may be filed. The proof I have is that e-mail address that the transactions were sent to belongs to the Step-daughter.

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Comment 2 / 4 - Submitted 330 days ago...

Mestizo725

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I agree with telling the police ,but i have another email account that i send all important stuff like credit card stuff and other keepsakes and then delete everything on my computer so even if someone gets on there is nothing to see, and only i know the other access. i also have webroot window washer that deletes everything i deleted from the hard drive, since my first computer was stolen nothings went wrong.

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Comment 3 / 4 - Submitted 330 days ago...

angelblu

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Yes you can. You first thing you need to do is file a police report. Computer hacking is a felony. Whether she actually made any attempt to activate the use of your credit card by submitting your card number, whether she actually made a debit or credit, could warrant at least fraud, as that opens your number for availability of the use of your account. Credit card fraud is also a felony. You might consider her age and the fact that these are both charges which could be on her record throughout her life, and thus prevent her from ever being hired for jobs which require any type of background check. A conviction of credit card fraud in particular could destroy many future career opportunities. She certainly needs to know that this is the beginning of what could be a life of ruin for her.

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