There's some thing that you can do to make it so that if you are notified anytime anyone uses your SSN. I don't remember what it's called, but you would get a phone call, if say, you buy a car or apply for an apt. You should definitely look into that.
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Originally Posted by DynamiteRave
Yes.. I am.
I received a bogus email from paypal saying my account had been compromised and then like an idiot, even though I did notice there was not https:// on my browser (Only http:// and paypal uses https on their entire site), I just threw all my information in there. Firefox decided not to tell me this was a risky site until AFTER I had sent all my information.
Right after I did that (As well as some crying) I put a lifelock on my account (Check it out: Identity Theft Prevention – Identity Theft Protection – Stop Identity Theft) called my bank and got a new checking account number and a new card number.
Anything else I should do? I just don't want to be royally screwed since they have my SSN as well. |