So I needed some documents (SSN card and Birth Certificate) which Ma had been holding onto for me. She's got a safe and I was moving pretty regular like for awhile so it made sense back then. Probably should have gotten said documents before heading down here but in the midst of all that chaos it is easy for little stuff to slip. In any case said documents were headed to me Express. Said documents did not arrive anywhere near on time. No biggie I figured they just got jammed up after the whole Memorial Day holiday. Ma inquired about the status of said documents a couple days ago but no biggie. Typical government efficiency.
I got a message from a Special Agent with the Postal Service today. Called him back and he told me the envelope was found opened in the postal sorting center (don't recall the proper name) and the contents were missing. He will try to do something BLAH BLAH BLAH.
I got home and took a couple steps to make sure nothing happens to my ID.
1. Put a fraud notice on my credit report
2. Got Life Lock
3. Put alerts on my bank accounts and credit card.
4. Check my credit report.
Nothing new had happened on the credit report so HOPEFULLY I have not been ID jacked. The 'Special Agent' said what most likely happened is that some asshat opened the envelope looking for cash and tossed the contents.
Aside from replacing said documents which I will get on early next week is there anything I am forgetting to do?
May write something a bit more on topic later tonight. Do have some stuff for tomorrow though.
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I went through something similar a few years ago. It seems some executive for the company were I worked left his computer in his car unattended and it was stolen - or so he said. On his hard drive were names, addresses, SS numbers of thousands of employees, including mine.
There will be fifty thousand Mexicans with the same name and ssn as you in a weeks time. The good news is, if they pay social security, you should get one hell of a check when you retire. Of course, there won't be any social security then........
Sorry that happened to you. It's a problem you didn't need.
MD, Ouch. Hopefully it is just a pain to get new stuff and the whole thing blows over in a few weeks time.
Hermit, What are you talking about? Social security is a sacred promise we have made to take care of our elders. The government wisely invested the money they took from peoples paychecks and it is waiting for them. Our government would never do anything to harm our futures.
Thanks. That is true. On the bright side right now I have time to take care of some stuff during the day. Can't wait to go stand in line at the local social security office. Bet it is almost as nice as the employment center which has 4 ARMED GUARDS.
Great move to get LifeLock. It really works. It is a bit of a pain if you apply for credit, but it's not that big of a deal.
If something gets opened in your name/ssn while you're on their system, they will spend up to a million bucks to set things right.
I'm very impressed with the service.
TOM, You mentioning Lifelock went a long way towards me seriously thinking about the service. This wonderful show of government efficiency just sorta spurred me in getting it.
I don't think anyone has done anything yet at least according to my credit report so now I am covered in case something happens. With how much work uses SSN's it is probably a darn good idea for me to have it regardless.
Ryan...You have the ability now to FREEZE your credit file(s).
Check it out!
Stephen, That is true. Might be a way to go.
Yikes, not cool. Hope you get everything sorted out soon. One thing you may not know, LifeLocks' fraud alert service was ruled illegal last week. Details here: http://digg.com/d1sIyU An alternative is a service by Kroll and Pre-Paid Legal called the Identity Theft Shield which proactively restores your identity in the event that it is compromised. Definitely worth having and it's about the same price as what you'd pay for LifeLock.
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