Sorry to hear about your bad luck. I suspect you know what I am about to post already but just in case I recommend you consider the following:
- Contact the three major credit reporting companies, TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian to request a fraud alert be placed on your account. The alert is good for 90 days and I recommend you keep renewing the alert every quarter for the next one to two years. The fraud alert will prevent anyone from opening a account with your SS#.
-By placing your fraud alert you are entitled to receive one free credit report, review it for any fishy credit inquiries. Where there is one breach there may be others.
-Consider subscribing to a credit monitoring service such as Lifelock or Identity Force.
- Check with the IRS to make sure there are no tax liens or other nasty tax stuff brewing.
-Consider purchasing a cross cut paper shredder.
Good luck Jon but as Dusty said this may take a lot longer to resolve than you could ever imagine.