<prompt> Human: Like the tittle says, my pops used my name same name im a Jr. when i was a minor he died when i was 16. I have tried to set up a bank account but i come up as deceased. I am 22 now and my credit is shit multipule bills in my name and i am dead to the banks on paper. I would appreciate some insite to clear my name. How much would it cost if anything? Not sure how to handle this situation. I signed up for uber and need a bank account to proceed. Thank you for your help.  <response>: First up youll need to clear up your credit report - sign up for a creditkarma.com account and review your reports from annualcreditreport.com and see what kind of false accounts he created under your SSN there.Second, youll need to file an affidavit with the police about the identity theft and then contact the credit reporting agencies about removing the fake accounts; the wiki has more details here: Third, if your actual SSN shows up as deceased not just your name, then youll need to take a trip or quite possibly multiple trips and phone calls to your local social security office to fix the situation. You may need to be persistent, and somewhat forceful - gather all the identity documents that you have now; eg birth certificate, drivers license, social security card, etc.Once your SSN is no longer deceased and youve cleared the invalid accounts from your credit, you should be able to get those bank accounts open. All of this will take some time though - weeks at least, and quite possibly months. In the meantime, if you trust your mother, could she open an account for you to use, and could you link your uber into that account? 