I read a story about somebody in the midwest who applied for SS benefits when they hit 65. It went through ok, but a few months later there was some glitch
because the SS Admin got a quarterly report from some company in So Cal reporting additional earnings on the same SSN.
Turns out that the SSN had been used by the thief for many years and that there had been many quarterly reports of income in both the midwest and in So Cal.
So, my point is why did it take so long for this "victim" to figure out that something was wrong? Their SSN earnings were wrong for years and they didn't know it? Do people not even look at the statement the SS Admin sends out every year? If that statement lists earnings that are more than you earned, would you not wonder why?
Give me a break!
And to the poster who said it's the bank's problem if they issue a credit card to an identity thief. It's a MAJOR problem to the victim's whose credit record has been fouled up. It can take years and a lot of money to get that mess straightened out.
Turns out that the SSN had been used by the thief for many years and that there had been many quarterly reports of income in both the midwest and in So Cal.
So, my point is why did it take so long for this "victim" to figure out that something was wrong? Their SSN earnings were wrong for years and they didn't know it? Do people not even look at the statement the SS Admin sends out every year? If that statement lists earnings that are more than you earned, would you not wonder why?
Give me a break!
And to the poster who said it's the bank's problem if they issue a credit card to an identity thief. It's a MAJOR problem to the victim's whose credit record has been fouled up. It can take years and a lot of money to get that mess straightened out.
