I have recently done a background check on myself and have found an unknown name and address associated with my social security number.

What does this mean and what should I do? I assume it means that someone tried to use my social security number and their address to receive credit cards. But where do I go from here?

Jonelle

so i have seen commercials like from www.freecreditrepport.com and that one other commercial from a guy who actually gives out his social security number i forgot the name of that website though so which is the best one does anyone recommend one

Mayme

I submitted a transcript request form to a community college I attended for summer classes via fax. I put my name, address, phone and my social security number there. I left the form that I used to fax with my social security number facedown on my desk where I work at the national cancer institute with books on top of it and forgot to shred the form. Is there a risk that someone at work took my social security number and am I at risk for identity theft? The lab is kept locked at night and scientists there did not even know I faxed this form except my mentor, but he himself did not see me put the form facedown on my desk.. Also, will the fact that I faxed my social security # put me at risk?
I don’t have any credit cards but I have a join account with my dad.

Someone Help!?

Neida

Someone mentioned to me that you can safeguard your social security number by writing to social security and asking them to issue you a four digit pin. I did check on social security’s website and didn’t find what I was looking for? Any help would be appreciated…thanks!

Marceline

There’s people using other people social security number in asbestos in the midwest of the nation, can anyone report it to “ICE”. who knows they could be using your social security number now or in the future.

Daphine

for example you lose ur social security number or credit car or watever how can u protect?? is there a company or agency that does that?? and how much does it cost?? and is this right chose? (i no there so many question but try to answer 1 of them please and thank you for ur time

Kacy

I just found out that my husband’s ex wife who is on a vendetta against us (he divorced her 14 yrs ago and only met me 2 yrs ago, so there’s no reason for this) has had access to my social security number and all my personal info. (They’re in the middle of another court battle and she somehow got it) What can she do with this and what can I do to protect myself?
There are really chat forums around where people exchange social security #’s??? Ohmygosh!!!

Bess

Identity theft: If somebody stole your identity(such as social security number) and bought a house somewhere, how would you know about it in time before it’s too late?

Vince

Last Friday, my boyfriend Brandon was informed at work by a collection agency that he had a credit card account opened in his name that was past due. He never opened this account himself and told the person over the phone. She recommended he file a police report, which he did. That evening and over the weekend, he and I checked all the credit bureaus and saw that other companies were opened without his knowledge as well. We called all these companies and had the accounts closed, while reporting them as fraud. Turns out a coworker of his opened up some of these accounts! Last year he cosigned a few accounts with his coworker so that’s how he got a hold of Brandon’s social security number and opened accounts in Brandon’s name. He wants to inform his boss at work about his identity being stolen, just so they know what’s going on, and why he had to leave work suddenly on Friday, but I’m wondering if he should mention that it was his coworker that did this?
I forgot to mention that Brandon did file a security alert on all three credit bureaus (good for 90 days) then when he gets the police report, he’ll send that in so the alert will be on his reports for 7 years. Another concern he has is that his coworker will be arrested and won’t be able to pay the open accounts he cosigned with Brandon, and that Brandon will be responsible for paying the balance. Hopefully it will be wiped clean because of the circumstances?
I agree, he should tell his boss that it was his coworker. However he is afraid that something might happen to him, such as his coworker retaliating or something like that. But Brandon does have legal rights so it shouldn’t affect his job right? He’s afraid of ruining his reputation at work as well. Any further advice would be great. Thanks.

Lura