Girlfriend just lost her wallet

[Auryg]

She's cancelling the check card right now, but does anyone have any advice for what to do about the fact that there's a decent chance her social security number has been stolen? I'm assuming one of those credit monitoring places would be the best bet? I really have no idea - I don't know why you'd ever carry your SS card.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[deadlyapp]

just put a credit flag out, requires you to go through extra hoops in order to get a credit card.

Also one of those fraud monitoring programs for at least a couple months.

 

[AgentUnknown]

Wow, she carries her SS# card with her? That's the problem right there. It would be too easy to steal her identity.

 

[ElFenix]

people actually carry their SS card?

 

[Casawi]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
people actually carry their SS card?

I am wondering the same thing.

 

[RossMAN]

http://moneycentral.msn.com/co...editrating/P130403.asp

http://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/YLR/FreezeLaw.asp

 

[Throckmorton]

You aren't supposed to carry your SS card in your wallet. Why did she think that was a good idea?

 

[Auryg]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
You aren't supposed to carry your SS card in your wallet. Why did she think that was a good idea?

She's a 20 year old girl?

Don't ask me. She's done the fraud alert thing. Sounds like that should prevent 99% of bad things possible.

In the future I'm sure she won't. I know she needed it in the beginning of the year and probably forgot to take it out..or..*shrug*

 

[0roo0roo]

your gf alter ego soon working at a chicken factory

 

[LikeLinus]

Let's see how many idiots from this point on point out that she shouldn't keep her SS in her wallet....

ATOT never reads the actual thead..they just post like idiots

 

[0roo0roo]

well she shouldn't have.
i doubt many people actually do, i really doubt its a common thing to have in ur wallet. its not like other countries where people gotta carry their national id with them.