I read that 1/3 of all credit files have errors. I've been tracking my credit report since the early 90's, and have found errors every time I get a report. Fortunately, they are always not my accounts, and the accounts were current. Over a 30% error rate, and we base the stability of our country's economy on it. Amazing. George Toft, CISSP David Munson wrote: > If you do your free yearly pull of credit reports from all three > bureaus, anything opened using your social security number will show > up. If you don't see any surprises there, you're fine. If you do, you > should track down the company that the account is through. If it's not > something you opened, contact them, give no info other than who you > are, and find out what it is and when it was opened and where. If > necessary, report the fraud to... I think the FBI, other than the > group the account is with and whatnot. Since you're you, you should be > able to close the account, or at least report fraud and they should > freeze it. A simple google of what to do in the even of identity theft > will tell you all you need to know. > > On 9/2/07, Michael Havens wrote: > >>hmmmmmm..... I didn't see that. must be that I wasn't looking for it. >> >>On Sunday 02 September 2007 9:01 pm, Mike Garfias wrote: >> >>>the credit report shows all open accounts on your SSN >>> >>>On Sep 2, 2007, at 8:52 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>>I know about credit reports but I want to know what accounts are >>>>out there. >>>>Like if someone bought a house or a car and is making the payments >>>>so I >>>>wouldn't know about it. Or perhaps they opened a credit card >>>>account or >>>>something like that. >>>> >>>>On Sunday 02 September 2007 8:48 pm, Dan Lund wrote: >>>> >>>>>A simple credit check through all three credit beurau will take >>>>>care of >>>>>that. Should do that once a year to make sure your not being shafted >>>>>somehow. You can get a complimentary credit check once a year from >>>>>all >>>>>three. >>>>> >>>>>Theres a website dedicated to that but I'm mobile right now or I'd >>>>>look it >>>>>up. Something like annualcreditreport.com. >>>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: "Michael Havens" >>>>>To: "Main PLUG discussion list" >>>>discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >>>>>Sent: 09/02/07 08:41 PM >>>>>Subject: OT~ Credit accounts.... >>>>> >>>>>YOu guys are wise so after my web search turned up nada I now turn to >>>>>you...... >>>>> >>>>>Is there a way to see credit accounts opened by you or in your >>>>>name? I ask >>>>>because I am scared someone is using my credit. >>>>>--------------------------------------------------- >>>>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>>--------------------------------------------------- >>>>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>>--------------------------------------------------- >>>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>>!DSPAM:14,46db850a38421270812090! >>> >>>--------------------------------------------------- >>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >>--------------------------------------------------- >>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss