From Duncan Frissell:
: Protection of "victims" won't work if the new number is : reported to the Big Three credit reporting bureaus. ................................................... I just went to the bank I do business with this week to open a new account. They wanted my social security number, (which they actually already have on record), and during a search on her handy database, the Customer Assistance clerk informed me that there was another person in Florida using the same number. I don't presently have a credit card, so I'm not worried about losing any cash at this time. The clerk gave me a form to send to ChexSystems for a consumer report and advice to notify the Social Security dept about it. I don't really want to discuss it with them. Think it would be to my benefit to just leave it alone? <g> Probbly not. .. Blanc