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My name is Ashley Walker. I am a undergraduate student at Chicago State University. I am majoring in Chemistry and double minoring in Physics and Math. My research is in Astrochemistry. I am in need of help that would greatly be appreciated.
In November of 2016, my mother and I went to Webb Chevy to purchase a new vehicle. I was denied credit which we found odd because I had good credit. My mother offered a down payment and I was still denied.
My mother used her savings and purchased me a used vehicle to travel to and from school and also to local conferences.
I tried to purchase internet service and the same day that I enroll in school for the spring term but I was informed by both places that something was wrong with my social security number. AT&T even told me they are getting a fraudulgent report and they could not issue any service to me. I was informed by my school's financial aid advisor that I needed my social security card. My mother and I went to the Social Security Administration , and I was informed that I was "dead".
I was shocked beyond belief especially with the date that was given, August 31, 2016, the same day my father died.
My father, Kenneth Lavell Walker, died that night from lung cancer and I was an informant on the death certificate. My social security number was not on the certificate. I mailed a copy of his death certificate to all 3 cerdit bureaus after his death. This is where my problem began.
Experian declared me dead, informed the credit card companies, and my credit cards were put on hold. The credit bureau refused to budge, and even accused me of fraud. They said Social Security told them I was dead.
Equifax has a number that stays busy.
Transunion keeps saying they have to connect me with their US office and then I get disconnected on every call.
My credit score plummeted to a 540. The U.S. department of Education had removed my financial aid for the fall and began to remove my funding for the spring.
My story was featured on ABC7 News in Chicago.
I have been eligible for a fellowship to Harvard for summer 2017 to help achieve my goal of being the first Black Woman to receive a PhD in Astrochemistry.
After the news story was televised, Social Security said they would work faster to fix problem.
Time is running out. Spring session starts and I need to get back in school on January 9, 2017.
If I am not back in school, I will lose my fellowship for Harvard this summer. I am not credit worthy now for loans this why I am asking for help.
We are still working hard to get the 3 credit bureaus to cooperate but they are no longer stationed in the
United States so you can not see people face-to-face.
Any money donated would be greatly appreciated.
I have always been fascinated with space and want to continue my research. I want to make a difference in a positive way in this fascinating world of ours.
I am still grieving my father and this problem is an added burden.
See Link Below:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/college-students-future-in-danger-after-shes-mistakenly-declared-dead/1678667/
In November of 2016, my mother and I went to Webb Chevy to purchase a new vehicle. I was denied credit which we found odd because I had good credit. My mother offered a down payment and I was still denied.
My mother used her savings and purchased me a used vehicle to travel to and from school and also to local conferences.
I tried to purchase internet service and the same day that I enroll in school for the spring term but I was informed by both places that something was wrong with my social security number. AT&T even told me they are getting a fraudulgent report and they could not issue any service to me. I was informed by my school's financial aid advisor that I needed my social security card. My mother and I went to the Social Security Administration , and I was informed that I was "dead".
I was shocked beyond belief especially with the date that was given, August 31, 2016, the same day my father died.
My father, Kenneth Lavell Walker, died that night from lung cancer and I was an informant on the death certificate. My social security number was not on the certificate. I mailed a copy of his death certificate to all 3 cerdit bureaus after his death. This is where my problem began.
Experian declared me dead, informed the credit card companies, and my credit cards were put on hold. The credit bureau refused to budge, and even accused me of fraud. They said Social Security told them I was dead.
Equifax has a number that stays busy.
Transunion keeps saying they have to connect me with their US office and then I get disconnected on every call.
My credit score plummeted to a 540. The U.S. department of Education had removed my financial aid for the fall and began to remove my funding for the spring.
My story was featured on ABC7 News in Chicago.
I have been eligible for a fellowship to Harvard for summer 2017 to help achieve my goal of being the first Black Woman to receive a PhD in Astrochemistry.
After the news story was televised, Social Security said they would work faster to fix problem.
Time is running out. Spring session starts and I need to get back in school on January 9, 2017.
If I am not back in school, I will lose my fellowship for Harvard this summer. I am not credit worthy now for loans this why I am asking for help.
We are still working hard to get the 3 credit bureaus to cooperate but they are no longer stationed in the
United States so you can not see people face-to-face.
Any money donated would be greatly appreciated.
I have always been fascinated with space and want to continue my research. I want to make a difference in a positive way in this fascinating world of ours.
I am still grieving my father and this problem is an added burden.
See Link Below:
http://abc7chicago.com/news/college-students-future-in-danger-after-shes-mistakenly-declared-dead/1678667/
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Ashley Walker
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