South Dakota Letter Notifying Social Security Administration of Identity Theft of Minor
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Check your bank, investment, and credit card accounts for unfamiliar transactions. Flag anything and follow up with either the vendor or your bank or credit card company. Don't ignore small transactions. Identity thieves may make small purchases to test if a card or account number works before moving on to larger ones.
You may be a victim of identity theft if: bills do not arrive. statements show transactions you did not make. creditors ask you about an account or card you have not applied for.
You can contact the OIG's fraud hotline at 1-800-269-0271 or submit a report online at oig.ssa.gov. Our investigations are most successful when you provide as much information as possible about the alleged suspect(s) and victim(s) involved.
Sometimes more than one person uses the same Social Security number, either on purpose or by accident. If you suspect someone is using your number for work purposes, you should contact us to report the problem.
Consumers can report identity theft at IdentityTheft.gov, the federal government's one-stop resource to help people report and recover from identity theft. The site provides step-by-step advice and helpful resources like easy-to-print checklists and sample letters.
Start by checking to see if your child has a credit report. If they do, that may be a red flag indicating possible identity theft. If a credit report is found, inform the credit bureau it may be fraudulent. You may need to provide documents to credit bureaus to verify your child's identity and your own.
Look out for notifications that a tax return has been filed under your name. Additionally, if you receive a W-2, 1099, or any other tax form from a company you've never worked for, it might mean that someone obtained your Social Security number and is using it for employment purposes.
Warning signs of identity theft Debt collection calls for accounts you did not open. Information on your credit report for accounts you did not open. Denials of loan applications. Mail stops coming to, or is missing from, your mailbox.
