Posts Tagged ‘Social Security’

My Social Security Number has been stolen, what will the thief do with it?

jake asked: So my undergraduate school recently announced that they let a computer with my name, address and SSN get stolen (along with 38,000 other people’s SSN). I have already signed up for credit monitoring and put a fraud alert out, but my question is: What will the thief do with my SSN? What do [...]

An insider at Experian?

ME asked: I will pay someone really good money….secured via paypal….to put me in contact with an insider at Experian. I have had the craziest dilemma. My credit file has been mixed with someone else’s. I need to get it straightened out. My credit file has been locked because of it, I think so I [...]

Can anything be done about Countrywide’s ex employee selling my info?

Say What? asked: Im sure most of you have received a letter- “We are writing to inform you that we recently became aware that a Countywide employee (now former) may have sold unauthorized personal info about you to a third party……this incident included your name, address, social security number, mortgage loan number and various other [...]

How would you know if somebody opened up a bank account or wrote a fraudulent check in your name?

Jerry Benson asked: My employer lost sensitive documents containing our social security number, birthdate, ect. I currently have credit monitoring from all three credit agencies but that does not monitor bank accounts. Is there a way I can monitor bank accounts and bad checks written or cashed in my name? What can I do so [...]