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From: sher@rochester.UUCP (David Sher)
Newsgroups: net.legal
Subject: Re: Nasty things to do with someone else's SSN
Message-ID: <9594@rochester.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-May-85 08:24:02 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 13 08:24:02 1985
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Reply-To: sher@rochester.UUCP (David Sher)
Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept.
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I know someone who got into no end of credit problems due to revealing
(accidently) his SSN.  One of his students read his SSN and used it and
his name to apply for credit cards all across the country.  He found out
about it from a bank and called and sent letters to every company that
the student applied to.  Most of the calls were met with derision and the
letters ignored.  The student was issued several credit cards.  He was
caught when he lost a credit card and reapplied.  The moral of this story
is: Don't unnecessarily reveal your SSN!  The names have been left out 
to protect the innocent and guilty alike.
-David Sher