Child Identity Threat

[SuzySunshine]

I know Peggy's kid's ended up being a clerical error but given our conversation recently I thought this article was interesting.

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2011/04/rep...-the-rise.html

[diggitydot]

I'd be surprised if most cases weren't perpetrated by family members. I had a friend in high school who was livid when she discovered her mom had opened credit accounts in her name, ran up giant bills, and then didn't pay.

[peggyfromwastate]

Scary stuff. I never thought that they would use random numbers-- just to be able to get a job and provide a ss#. I did run through my kids on annualcredit.com and they did not have anything for the kids' social security #s yet...

[Cinderella]

Nevermind.

[SuzySunshine]

Here is a follow-up to this article that we talked about last month. This one gives more concrete recommendations on what you can and should do for your kids reports.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/429976...day-parenting/