I lost my social security cards, what should I do to protect myself against Idenity Theft?
Posted by Wolf on March 10, 2010 under idenity theft
Jessy аѕkеd:
I lost mу entire wallet along wіth mу οwn social security card аnd mу 6 yr οld sons social security card , mу drivers license, аnd credit cards, I already cancelled аll οf mу credit cards, bυt whаt ѕhουld I dο now thаt mу social security cards аnd mу drivers license аrе іn someone’s possesion??? Hеlр please! Thanks.
I lost mу entire wallet along wіth mу οwn social security card аnd mу 6 yr οld sons social security card , mу drivers license, аnd credit cards, I already cancelled аll οf mу credit cards, bυt whаt ѕhουld I dο now thаt mу social security cards аnd mу drivers license аrе іn someone’s possesion??? Hеlр please! Thanks.
March 12th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
then you must get new cards and etc. next time be more careful
March 14th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
I have never been asked to show my soc. security card and do not think it is necessary to carry it around in your wallet. Keep it in a safe place at home next time.
March 18th, 2010 at 3:01 am
Go to the Social Security Office and report them stolen….IMMEDIATELY.
One other thing – go to the Experian site, etc (one of the 3 credit reporting agencies). If it’s allowed in our state, put what’s called a “freeze” on yourself (I think it’s done by SSN). They have to get clearance from you every time your SSN is used to apply for credit. Do this for your son’s SSN, too. It’ll save a lot of heartache. Make sure you report it to the police – they have to know for sure that you are a victim of ID theft. Otherwise you could get blamed for crimes you didn’t commit. Ask them about any other actions they advise you take. Your particular state may have victim assistance for it. Take every precaution you can possibly take for BOTH SS cards before you have some serious problems that will **** to go through.
March 18th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
A classic example of credit-dependent financial crime (bank fraud) occurs when a criminal obtains a loan from a financial institution by impersonating someone else. The criminal pretends to be the victim by presenting an accurate name, address, birth date, or other information that the lender requires as a means of establishing identity. Even if this information is checked against the data at a national consumer reporting agency, the lender will encounter no concerns, as all of the victim’s information matches the records. The lender has no easy way to discover that the person is pretending to be the victim, especially if an original, government-issued id can’t be verified (as is the case in online, mail, telephone, and fax-based transactions). This kind of crime is considered non-self-revealing, although authorities may be able to track down the criminal if the funds for the loan were mailed to them. The criminal keeps the money from the loan, the financial institution is never repaid, and the victim is wrongly blamed for defaulting on a loan s/he never authorized.
March 20th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Check out the Social Security hotline on Fraud below: