I was checking my credit and found that someone used my SSN.?
362751
If you are the victim of identity theft you need to follow several procedures.\n\nYou need to check your credit reports (yes, you can have one, even at 13)...and place an identity theft flag on your account so nobody else can use it.\n\nRead the link below, it goes into details of what you need to do.\n\nIt's very important you start right away to minimize the damage.\n\nDon't worry about the charges or your liability, any half-way intelligent creditor will see what's going on.
200616
that is an ID theft scam..report it to yahoo so they can close that persons acct
910435
Check all your credit cards and your accounts.  Check your credit rating.  Advise your bank about what is happening.  Respond to all these offers by letting them know that there is no such person at this address and that someone is using your address without your permission.
451513
OMG! I heard on the news that your identity can be used and there is somekind of shadow record for the person using your identity. Apparently it's nearly impossible for a consumer to find out who and how their identity has been used. Only credit companies, I think, and the gov. have access to ALL the files associated with a certain social security number. I think that they said that it would be an invasion of privacy for you to see the other person's records EVEN if it is on your social security number. CRAZY Huh?! it's true too! (*_*)
249123
Do NOT give your card # and exp. date to ANYONE but the credit card company!  Call the bank first thing in the morning, verify who you are and they should be able to clear this up.. if card is lost and stolen, report it immediately to keep from having any MORE charges on your account... that's how identity theft can ruin your credit.. good luck!
552786
Seeing as you have that much info about the person already, I would assume you have their address. I am curious about how you obtained their SS#. Be careful of legal issues with other people's personal info.
979863
get another one and hope no one shady finds the old one.\n\nhttp://www.ssa.gov/ssnumber
128230
I always thought that you needed to supply your SSN before a credit report is released. Possibly someone got ahold of your SSN, thats financial fraud. Never give anyone your SSN. Check with the local bank or the Dist. Atty. in your area. Hope things turn out good for you.
643722
cancell the card like now...and check if they billed you. If they did report as fraud. Get a new credit card
1174589
If it's on your credit report, the only (repeat: ONLY) way it got there was by an identification identifier that's acceptable. For credit, that identifier is your social security number. \n\nSo, you may not have given them your SSN, but they got it somewhere. \n\nThat said, you now have a charge off on your credit, and it will be a long time before anyone will extend you credit again. Even if you paid that card off, the chargeoff will stay. \n\nI'd select the people I chose to do financial business with (or share a credit card with) more carefully in the future.
1015115
maybe they where a victim of identity theft.  SSI will issue a new # but your always connected to the old one also.
394971
Yes because they go by your social security number..K
391354
You can get alot of information from this site, enter their ip address, and you can see their whois, lookup, and dns header information.\n\nIt is pretty likely though, that the person who used your card fraudently used an anonymous ip address, by using something like TOR (The Onion Router) which encrypts, and forwards, their  internet traffic through several internet addresses, and then it comes back the same way.  There is NO way to track this, (that I know of).\n\nGood luck, fraud sucks.
992189
The same SSN should not be used for two people.  So, either one of them is a criminal, or the government messed up.  You know the people, is it on purpose or accident?  If accident, tell them to report it to your local SS Office, if illegal, you should give a call to your local police station.
274646
Report the fraud to the FTC.\n\nYou can contact the Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft Hotline toll free 1-877-438-4338.
42882
mindy,\n\nI think anyone who would offer those types of information for sale are offering information for sale illegally.\n\nThose things you mentioned, especially the Social Security numbers of individuals, are protected by federal law.  You cannot possess that information without the consent of the person the SSN belongs to, and the consent needs to specify to which extent you are going to utilize the numbers, be it to run a credit check, background check, etc.  \n\nPlease be very wary of anyone who offers such information for sale to just anyone who wants it.  Would YOU want your personal information be available to anyone who has enough money?
441217
Credit reports are not as accurate as you seem to think they are.  You can't conclude that the other person you found with that mortgage actually reported the same SSN as yours.  Or, if he or she did, they just chose your number because they needed one.  That's something you would need to take care of, and have corrected: identity theft!  Not easy to correct.\n\nBut the government does not assign the same number to multiple people.  As they explain on their website, they will not even reassign someone's number after they die.