indentity theft crisis

i ended up selling my old nissan altima to a neighbor this weekend and sent ren, my wife to the bank yesterday to deposit the money into our bill account. i usually like to check my bank accounts after large deposits (large being $100 or more) to make sure they posted. when i logged in, i noticed that our account balance was *quite* low, so i clicked on the transactions link to look at what's been up with the account. then it was there. a debit transaction for $2,050 that neither of us had authorized to a "DeMarist, Howell, and Associates" in Louisville, KY.

So right now, we're out of $2,050 until the bank get's everything situated. Of course that money is intended for our bills, so bills will have to go unpaid until we get that money back.

oh and the funny part of all of this? the bank's little banner at the top of my account details page. it reads:

"To learn how we are protecting your accounts from credit and debit fraud click here"

once this is all situated. i am going to be pulling my money from the bank of western massachusetts. they blow. big donkey balls.