Comments on: SSN Story Time http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/ Camo Pants with a Lavender Fringe Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:14:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 Michael Tue, 23 May 2006 17:20:51 +0000 http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/#comment-1156 Also, as Deadblog says, a credit report is a real eye-opener. I had never looked at mine until I got ready to start shopping for my first house. Man, there is some interesting information on there (some accurate, some definitely wildly inaccurate). It's worth doing at least once a year. Also, as Deadblog says, a credit report is a real eye-opener. I had never looked at mine until I got ready to start shopping for my first house. Man, there is some interesting information on there (some accurate, some definitely wildly inaccurate). It’s worth doing at least once a year.

]]> By: Michael http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 Michael Mon, 22 May 2006 23:47:10 +0000 http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/#comment-1150 Dave: That's what they told me, anyway. For all I know it was even sloppier than that, but I've nothing to go on other than what they told me, so that's what I go on. Aaron: I thought the hush money was enough. Don't tell me the Brazilian exchange rate was so unfavorable you blew it all in That Particular Weekend. Just remember, the Sisters of Good Faith will always have my back after Rio. You just remember <i>that</i>. Dave: That’s what they told me, anyway. For all I know it was even sloppier than that, but I’ve nothing to go on other than what they told me, so that’s what I go on.

Aaron: I thought the hush money was enough. Don’t tell me the Brazilian exchange rate was so unfavorable you blew it all in That Particular Weekend. Just remember, the Sisters of Good Faith will always have my back after Rio. You just remember that.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Aaron Mon, 22 May 2006 17:37:28 +0000 http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/#comment-1148 I call bullshit. I was there for those arrests. I still have nightmares when I see a nun habit. I call bullshit. I was there for those arrests. I still have nightmares when I see a nun habit.

]]> By: dave heasman http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 dave heasman Mon, 22 May 2006 11:27:05 +0000 http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/#comment-1133 Mistyped your SSN? That should be impossible. There should be check digits and stuff. Otherwise the whole caboodle is utterly insecure, and genuine errors will flood even the crimes. Mistyped your SSN? That should be impossible. There should be check digits and stuff. Otherwise the whole caboodle is utterly insecure, and genuine errors will flood even the crimes.

]]> By: DeadBlob http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 DeadBlob Fri, 19 May 2006 18:52:05 +0000 http://www.robustmcmanlypants.org/blog/2006/05/19/ssn-story-time/#comment-1093 Just to add to the paranoia factor, sometime use one/two/three of the big credit reporting places to get their one-time free credit report online. No, really, try this at home. Now, if you're like me (and others I know) there's some really interesting stuff that comes up on there. Most notably is that there'll be things <i>very</i> close to accurate or things that will look very much like someone made an error on someone else's book keeping somewhere. Both typically mean someone screwed up, linking you to someone else mistakenly (DeadBlob of 123 Blob Rd. [you] got typoed to DeadBlob of 132 Rd. [Someone else, tax evader]) or someone linked someone else to you mistakenly (DeadBlob SN #123456 [not you, mother/father-raper] to DeadBlob SN 123465 [you, saintly]). If you're like me, these haven't made a difference and you've been able to do things like purchase cars, houses, etc. but it may behoove you to - like me - have all the inaccuracies removed if possible. Just to add to the paranoia factor, sometime use one/two/three of the big credit reporting places to get their one-time free credit report online.

No, really, try this at home. Now, if you’re like me (and others I know) there’s some really interesting stuff that comes up on there. Most notably is that there’ll be things very close to accurate or things that will look very much like someone made an error on someone else’s book keeping somewhere. Both typically mean someone screwed up, linking you to someone else mistakenly (DeadBlob of 123 Blob Rd. [you] got typoed to DeadBlob of 132 Rd. [Someone else, tax evader]) or someone linked someone else to you mistakenly (DeadBlob SN #123456 [not you, mother/father-raper] to DeadBlob SN 123465 [you, saintly]).

If you’re like me, these haven’t made a difference and you’ve been able to do things like purchase cars, houses, etc. but it may behoove you to – like me – have all the inaccuracies removed if possible.

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