Can you get scammed by giving out your address?
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Can you get scammed by giving out your address?
With a name and address, a thief can change your address via U.S. Postal Service and redirect mail to their address of choice, Velasquez says. With access to your financial mail, the thief may intercept bank statements and credit card offers or bills, then order new checks and credit cards.
What do you do if someone is using your name and address?
If someone steals your identity, you have the right to:
- create an FTC Identity Theft Report.
- place a one-year fraud alert on your credit report.
- place a seven-year extended fraud alert on your credit report.
- get free copies of your credit report.
- get fraudulent information removed (or “blocked”) from your credit report.
How do I find out if someone is using my address for credit?
You can also contact the 4 credit bureaus: Crediva, Experian, Equifax & Transunion and let them know that you are the only occupant of this property and that someone is using your address without your permission
Is having 2 Social Security numbers illegal?
California law limits the public display of Social Security numbers. A California law bars organizations from publicly displaying SSNs 2. The law prohibits: Printing SSNs on ID cards or badges.
How do I know if someone opened an account in my name?
The best way to find out if someone has opened an account in your name is pulling your own credit reports to check. Note that you’ll need to pull your credit reports from all three bureaus — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion — to check for fraud since each report may have different information and reporting
What happens to your Social Security number after you die?
The Social Security Administration (www.ssa.gov) does not reappoint a Social Security number to someone else after the original owner’s death. The SSA estimates that there are enough new number combinations to last well into the next SEVERAL generations
Can someone have the same last 4 digits of SSN?
As it turns out, even though there are some weird restrictions in place on SSNs and not all numbers are valid, the last four digits, called the serial number, have no such restrictions and can be any number from 0001 to 9999. The probability of two people sharing the last four digits is only 1/9999
Why do police ask for SSN?
If the officer in question found a warrant issued under your name and DOB the next step would be to ask your SSN. Most arrest warrants would have this information and the officer is trying to make sure he doesn’t take the wrong person to jail.
