[humblegunner]

We received mail address to our address addressed to someone who never lived here.

This would be more clear if you used "Address" a couple more times.

After doing some checking and finding it was not a neighbor we opened the envelope.

You do "checking" before opening an envelope?
What are you so scared of?

Inside was a bank debit card along with information about an account that had been opened.

Kick ass! Go buy steaks and beer and gasoline!

We contacted the bank.

Why? What's wrong with you?

God smiles upon you and you spit in His face.

I hope you eat poorly and are sad.

[Mr. Blond]

Ka-ching!

[Bigg Red]

::They closed the account and suggested that we contact the credit bureaus and the state unemployment office and our local police department.::

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why should that task be upon you? The bank should be doing those calls.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Every state allows you to lock your three credit reports.

That’s all LifeLock does, and they charge you $30 a month.

If you have your credit reports locked, nobody can open accounts in your name.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickclements/2017/10/10/how-to-lock-and-monitor-your-3-credit-reports-for-free/

[rfreedom4u]

My daughter’s ex BF is a heroin addict. There used to be tons of this type mail going to their house when they lived together. She gave it to me and I dropped it off at the police station.

[Tallguy]

You didn’t think the identity fraud was going to stop at stealing your vote, did you?

[CodeToad]

Under COVID, credit reports are free. People should be checking their reports at least quarterly.

[Ahithophel]

A lot of fraud going around? That’s for sure; I recently opened the mail to find 81 million votes were counted as cast for Biden in presidential election.

[grateful]

After my husband stopped receiving new debit cards when the old ones expired, I looked into it. They had been sending them to our old address, despite having updated our address on the account over 15 years ago. Fortunately, no one at the old address ever used the cards.

[MachIV]

I would never have opened it. Mark with a Sharpie “REFUSE RETURN TO SENDER, RECIPIENT NOT AT THIS ADDRESS” and throw it back in the postal drop box. Mission accomplished.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

N.B. It might be a deal where it is mailed to your address, and the individual then steals it from your mailbox.

[Major Matt Mason]

I'll bet they voted in the 2020 election, though, straight Democrat slate.

[minnesota_bound]

You missed a chance at getting new stuff : )

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Opening other people’s mail is trashy. Stop being trashy, Karen

[mewzilla]

If you haven’t got a locking mailbox, get one.

Makes your snail mail address less attractive to fraudsters.