After you have replaced your lost social security card, and looked at ways to prevent identity theft, you will probably want to do a check on your children’s social security numbers.
Why?
Because last year alone, there were almost 250,000 complaints made to the Federal Trade Commission concerning the identity theft of children.
Thieves are targeting children, because they know their crimes can go undetected for many years. Often parents do not find out about the crime until their teenager tries to get into college or get a job.
Read more about this growing phenomenon Here. And please remember to protect your kids’ identities by being just as vigilant about their security as your own.
All the best
Su
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Thursday, 13 September 2007
After Replacing A Lost Social Security Card
Once you have replaced your lost Social Security Card by following the advice on this blog, you need to protect yourself from losing it again, as your Social Security number is the number one way a crook can steal your identity.
• Never give out your full social security number over the phone. Most companies will only ever request the last four digits, and if they don’t, ask them why.
• Never carry your social security card in your wallet. You don’t need to.
• Shred any old documents that contain your social security number, and have documents that are in use, in a locked filing cabinet or drawer. Even put them in a safe if you have one.
All the Best
Su
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• Never give out your full social security number over the phone. Most companies will only ever request the last four digits, and if they don’t, ask them why.
• Never carry your social security card in your wallet. You don’t need to.
• Shred any old documents that contain your social security number, and have documents that are in use, in a locked filing cabinet or drawer. Even put them in a safe if you have one.
All the Best
Su
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Saturday, 1 September 2007
Replacing A Lost Social Security Card
As stated earlier you need to get the official form available at no cost. For full details on replacing a lost Social Security Card, see my previous post Here.
When I lost my Social Security Card over two years ago, I had no idea what to do. I also had no idea how vulnerable I was to identity theft, until it was too late. Make sure you educate yourself by reading up on Identity Theft.
You may well save yourself thousands of dollars, as well as a lot of heartache for many months.
Even now I’m finding it very difficult to start trusting people again. I’ve found that education is the best therapy though. Since I got everything sorted out and back to normal, six months ago, I’ve found out lots of information, and I’m a lot more prepared for preventing becoming a victim of identity theft again.
One of the most valuable things you can do to protect yourself, is to get inside the mind of an identity thief. Once you find out what it is they want most, you are best armed to protect yourself. If I had known a fraction of what Henry Tom has written in this Report, I would never have become a victim myself two years ago.
Make sure you read it, then act on all the advice given as soon as possible. Please don’t end up regretting that you didn’t educate yourself sooner. Because Identity Fraud may educate you soon enough.
Take care
Su
When I lost my Social Security Card over two years ago, I had no idea what to do. I also had no idea how vulnerable I was to identity theft, until it was too late. Make sure you educate yourself by reading up on Identity Theft.
You may well save yourself thousands of dollars, as well as a lot of heartache for many months.
Even now I’m finding it very difficult to start trusting people again. I’ve found that education is the best therapy though. Since I got everything sorted out and back to normal, six months ago, I’ve found out lots of information, and I’m a lot more prepared for preventing becoming a victim of identity theft again.
One of the most valuable things you can do to protect yourself, is to get inside the mind of an identity thief. Once you find out what it is they want most, you are best armed to protect yourself. If I had known a fraction of what Henry Tom has written in this Report, I would never have become a victim myself two years ago.
Make sure you read it, then act on all the advice given as soon as possible. Please don’t end up regretting that you didn’t educate yourself sooner. Because Identity Fraud may educate you soon enough.
Take care
Su
Monday, 27 August 2007
Lost Social Security Card: Identity Theft Facts 4
It isn’t just your Lost Social Security Card that you have to worry about, but the Lost Social Security Card of your child. Increasingly, children’s identities are being stolen, and parents all over the country are not finding out until they try to find employment.
Read one story Here and note that the three main credit bureaus each treat children’s social security details differently.
Make sure you are doing everything you can to ensure your identity and the identity of your kids is protected.
All the Best
Su
Read one story Here and note that the three main credit bureaus each treat children’s social security details differently.
Make sure you are doing everything you can to ensure your identity and the identity of your kids is protected.
All the Best
Su
Sunday, 26 August 2007
How To Replace A Lost Social Security Card
Make sure you scroll down to the post entitled Replacing Your Lost Social Security Card. Or click Here to view the post on its own. There you will find all the steps you need to acquiring your new Social Security Card.
There is a link to the form you need to fill in. It won’t cost you anything at all. Some people are charging just to let you have the form. (Some are also, more importantly, getting people to divulge their Social Seurity numbers, and they are nothing to do with the Social Seucrity Administration, so they are not entitled to it).
Once you have printed out the form, please digg this site or stumble it so that as many people as possible can get this information, thanks. And be sure to bookmark it too, so you can stay up to date on preventing identity theft; an unfortunate consequence of losing a social security card.
Take care
Su
There is a link to the form you need to fill in. It won’t cost you anything at all. Some people are charging just to let you have the form. (Some are also, more importantly, getting people to divulge their Social Seurity numbers, and they are nothing to do with the Social Seucrity Administration, so they are not entitled to it).
Once you have printed out the form, please digg this site or stumble it so that as many people as possible can get this information, thanks. And be sure to bookmark it too, so you can stay up to date on preventing identity theft; an unfortunate consequence of losing a social security card.
Take care
Su
Friday, 24 August 2007
Lost Social Security Card: Identity Theft Facts 3
After replacing your lost Social Security Card, you might find this report interesting
Experts say that Facebook users are naively putting themselves at risk of identity theft by giving away so much personal information too easily.
Two in five people using social networking sites revealed personal information to a stranger, according to a recent survey carried out by technology company, Sophos.
A senior technology consultant Graham Cluley of Sophos revealed: "What is worrying is how easy it was for Freddi (the fictional username created with the logo of a frog, to carry out the test) to go about his business.” “He now has enough information to create phishing emails or malware specifically targeted at individual users or businesses, to guess the users' passwords, impersonate them or even stalk them."
To see the whole article go Here.
Experts say that Facebook users are naively putting themselves at risk of identity theft by giving away so much personal information too easily.
Two in five people using social networking sites revealed personal information to a stranger, according to a recent survey carried out by technology company, Sophos.
A senior technology consultant Graham Cluley of Sophos revealed: "What is worrying is how easy it was for Freddi (the fictional username created with the logo of a frog, to carry out the test) to go about his business.” “He now has enough information to create phishing emails or malware specifically targeted at individual users or businesses, to guess the users' passwords, impersonate them or even stalk them."
To see the whole article go Here.
Lost Social Security Card: Identity Theft Facts 2
Whether or not you have lost your social security card, everyone needs to become more aware of the way thieves can obtain information about you. Here is a news item that highlights a lot of the problems people face today.
Even arming yourself with just a basic knowledge of these tactics, could just save you from becoming a victim of identity theft.
Don’t get caught out due to ignorance. Go Here and read this information now, and you’ll be ready next time any of these examples happen to you.
And here’s an extra one that isn’t on that webpage:
Never type your email address into any webpage. Whether it be your own website, a forum you have visited, or any other site where the email will be dispalyed.
You can disguise it so that the @ is AT or you can put spaces in, because everyone knows emails don’t have spaces in. The reason for diguising emails is, spammers and scammers have automated software that ‘spider’ websites mining email addresses. They can’t understand amended emails.
If you are filling in a box, you need to keep the email as it is, but it is unlikely that your email will be on display in that case.
Even arming yourself with just a basic knowledge of these tactics, could just save you from becoming a victim of identity theft.
Don’t get caught out due to ignorance. Go Here and read this information now, and you’ll be ready next time any of these examples happen to you.
And here’s an extra one that isn’t on that webpage:
Never type your email address into any webpage. Whether it be your own website, a forum you have visited, or any other site where the email will be dispalyed.
You can disguise it so that the @ is AT or you can put spaces in, because everyone knows emails don’t have spaces in. The reason for diguising emails is, spammers and scammers have automated software that ‘spider’ websites mining email addresses. They can’t understand amended emails.
If you are filling in a box, you need to keep the email as it is, but it is unlikely that your email will be on display in that case.
Thursday, 23 August 2007
Lost Social Security Card: Identity Theft Facts 1
Only TEN years after her lost social security card was stolen, did a woman find out she had become a victim of identity theft. Imagine if that happened to you.
When IRS agents informed a Texas woman that someone else was using her Social Security Number to gain employment in Wisconsin, she remembered back to a trip she took to Mexico more than a decade ago, when she was still a child.
The Texas woman explained to Mayville Police Department Detective Dennis Hockers that her Social Security Card and birth registration cards were both stolen from her family's vehicle as they re-entered the United States. And now, ten years later the identification cards have re-surfaced in Dodge County, and criminal charges have been brought. Read more Here.
Make sure this doesn't happen to you. A friend of mine has written an excellent Report in which he highlights how an identity thief's mind works. Once you have this information, and act on the advice, it would be extremely difficult for someone to be able to steal your identity.
I would highly recommend this information. I wish I had known half of this advice before my identity was stolen two years ago. It would have saved me an 18 month nightmare and $7,500. Prevent your identity from being Stolen.
Take care
Su
When IRS agents informed a Texas woman that someone else was using her Social Security Number to gain employment in Wisconsin, she remembered back to a trip she took to Mexico more than a decade ago, when she was still a child.
The Texas woman explained to Mayville Police Department Detective Dennis Hockers that her Social Security Card and birth registration cards were both stolen from her family's vehicle as they re-entered the United States. And now, ten years later the identification cards have re-surfaced in Dodge County, and criminal charges have been brought. Read more Here.
Make sure this doesn't happen to you. A friend of mine has written an excellent Report in which he highlights how an identity thief's mind works. Once you have this information, and act on the advice, it would be extremely difficult for someone to be able to steal your identity.
I would highly recommend this information. I wish I had known half of this advice before my identity was stolen two years ago. It would have saved me an 18 month nightmare and $7,500. Prevent your identity from being Stolen.
Take care
Su
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Replacing Your Lost Social Security Card
You need to replace your Lost Social Security Card as soon as possible. You can have three cards per year, and ten socoal security cards in a lifetime. This is not including name changes and other amendments. As long as you have not reached your limit, you need to fill out the application form on the official Social Security website. Go Here.
The ink you use needs to be blue or black, and the form must be printed onto 8.5” x 11” paper or A4 paper.
The identification documents you will need in order to replace a lost Social Security Card are:
a U.S. Driver’s License
a State-issued Non-Driver Identity Card or a U.S. passport.
Go to your local Social Security Card Center and submit your application. If you do not know where your nearest Social Security Card Center is, click Here.
After you receive your replacement Social Security card, NEVER carry it around in your purse or wallet - there is no need to do so on a daily basis. Keep it in a safe place in your home. By safe, I of course mean; where a burglar would never find them.
Best of Luck!
Su
The ink you use needs to be blue or black, and the form must be printed onto 8.5” x 11” paper or A4 paper.
The identification documents you will need in order to replace a lost Social Security Card are:
a U.S. Driver’s License
a State-issued Non-Driver Identity Card or a U.S. passport.
Go to your local Social Security Card Center and submit your application. If you do not know where your nearest Social Security Card Center is, click Here.
After you receive your replacement Social Security card, NEVER carry it around in your purse or wallet - there is no need to do so on a daily basis. Keep it in a safe place in your home. By safe, I of course mean; where a burglar would never find them.
Best of Luck!
Su
Tuesday, 21 August 2007
Lost Social Security Card - An Introduction
Replacing your lost social security card could be the least of your worries if you end up having your identity stolen, like I did.
I have become an expert on the subject over the past two years, and once you have found out about it, it takes 15 months on average, to totally recover from identity theft.
However, it can often take over a year for a victim to even realise it has happened.
The thieves will not necessarily use your existing credit cards and account, but they will apply for new accounts and credit cards in your name. Then you have to stop the problem from escalating further, as well as having the delightful task of trying to clear your name.
I always thought this sort of thing happened to someone else, but it happened to me. It was a huge nightmare for me and I am determined to educate people about this.
I have become an expert on the subject over the past two years, and once you have found out about it, it takes 15 months on average, to totally recover from identity theft.
However, it can often take over a year for a victim to even realise it has happened.
The thieves will not necessarily use your existing credit cards and account, but they will apply for new accounts and credit cards in your name. Then you have to stop the problem from escalating further, as well as having the delightful task of trying to clear your name.
I always thought this sort of thing happened to someone else, but it happened to me. It was a huge nightmare for me and I am determined to educate people about this.
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