Fred's Story: Mistaken Identity in Hit-and-Run
Someone with the same name and birthdate as Fred was involved in a hit-and-run case in northern California. The Department of Motor Vehicles sent notification of the case to his employer. Read More
Someone with the same name and birthdate as Fred was involved in a hit-and-run case in northern California. The Department of Motor Vehicles sent notification of the case to his employer. Read More
Brad is a sales agent and makes sales calls from his home. His company uses their employees' Social Security numbers as their company ID numbers. It's on their business cards. When the employees take a new order, their Social Security number appears on their customer's paperwork.
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Sally's home was badly damaged in an earthquake. She had to vacate it so that repairs could be made. The phone company was unable to find her new address in order to mail the final bill and eventually sent her bill to their collection department.
Read MoreRex retired from the Army in 1999. In July of last year, someone was able to get a military ID from Fort Bragg with his name and Social Security number. Using that ID and Rex's good credit history, that person was able to buy cars, motorcycles and open credit card and checking accounts. Read More
On January 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect giving all Californians new privacy rights. This highly-anticipated state law provides residents with the right to
Read MoreWhether individuals are hired, promoted, retained or allowed to volunteer often depends on information revealed in a background check. Companies conduct background checks on prospective employees and volunteers for many reasons including
Read MoreA Social Security number (SSN) is a nine digit identification number that has become a universal identifier for both the government and the private sector in the U.S.
Read MoreA specialty consumer report (compiled by a specialty consumer reporting agency) may include
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