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Do you know what if feels like to have someone use your name and social security to taint your name? Well, unless it happens to you; you'll never know how it feels. Some time back in 2001, some bank notified me that someone was trying to open a credit card in my name and they rejected the application. A few months later, that same bank sends me a bill for one thousand dollars worth of merchandise that was purchased from Eddie Bauer. You don't know how horrified I was?
I went to the police station and filed a report; but the cops said they could not do anything about it. I called the Social Security Office to find out how I could get my number changed. That was Of no use. I called Eddie Bauer and asked them where they shipped the merchandise too? They told me that they sent it to my name at a different address. I asked them to remove my name from their databases because someone was using my name and identity. I wrote the bank and told them that I wasn't paying them a dime because recently they told me they suspected the fraudulent activity in the works. The bank asked me to submit a police report which I did and only then was I was relinquished of those charges.
My troubles had just begun. I applied for numerous jobs and although, I had the necessary qualifications no body ever called. One day, I called one of the many companies I had applied to for employment to find out the status of my application. The person in charge told me that the criminal background check reported that my social security number as stolen. I was asked to bring in my social security card and was hired.
