Archive for October, 2008
Children and Identity theft, Protect Your Family
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008When it comes to identity theft, a child is never too young to be protected.
A new child identity theft study, conducted by Javelin research and sponsored by Debix, analyzed cases of child identity theft and the effect it is having on children.
Report findings indicate a child’s social security number and identity is possibly more vulnerable [...]
Restitution for Victims
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Just recently on September 26, 2008 President Bush signed into law a bill that ensures that victims can recover the value of the time lost attempting to repair damage inflicted by identity theft, criminalizing additional acts of identity thieves, and expanding the definition of aggravated identity theft. The proposed legislation seeks to ensure that victims [...]
You can get a credit card without a Social Security number!!
Monday, October 27th, 2008You are NOT REQUIRED to disclose your SS# to get a credit card, open a bank account, etc.
Most of these financial entities want you to beleive so, but under the Social Security Privacy law, a bank can not deny you privileges and rights because you refuse to disclose a number, which only identifies a government [...]