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An attorney friend of mine was just telling me that he had several cases where his SSN was used to open credit accounts in someone's name. It's was a long but incredible story. The reason I am mentioning it is that I was not aware this could be done as easily as it can be, and hopefully others will take heed.They can establish credit using their name and your number...I know, it shouldn't be possible....They can also divert SS payments to another location or method.
I saw the negative effects of this on the bank side.An attorney friend of mine was just telling me that he had several cases where his SSN was used to open credit accounts in someone's name. It's was a long but incredible story. The reason I am mentioning it is that I was not aware this could be done as easily as it can be, and hopefully others will take heed.
I haven't watched KLTV News in years. Is your wife on there every day?Eddie let me know if you need anything. My wife is Mama Steph that works for KLTV. I will ask her if she knows of any of this happening to others. I am sure she will do all she can to help as well.
She said make sure to alert the local SS office as well. They can put a alert on her number.
Yes, call all 3 major credit places and FREEZE them . . . I had to do the same for a different situation.A credit FREEZE will protect them much more than an alert.
I called Equifax fist because they where first on the list. After going through a long interaction with their computer answering machine, I eventually got to a real person in India.
Ditto. One place I do NOT trust.Personally, I would have a real hard time trusting or believing anyone on the end of a phone line from India. I would be doing all the contacting of the various companies required myself, to know to was actually done. It appears to me that a lot of these scams originate in India.
at lest she wasn't broadcating it on national television like this guy was. LifeLock CEO's Identity Stolen 13 Times
I signed up for LifeLock in August and that has been a big help.
- Look into LifeLock or other identity protection services
No, no, NO, Just NO!!!!!Eddie - I got the paycheck loan alert from LifeLock at ...