Rufus Miller was close with his daughter Ruvette. He lived in Florida and she stayed with her mother in Maryland, but once or twice a week they found time to chat.

But a little more than a year ago, Miller got a call from a bank saying he owed more than $3,400 for a credit card he never opened.

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