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Kids and Identity Theft
4.24.06 WS - Kids and Identity Theft
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You've heard the horror stories: thousands of dollars charged to a credit card, flights booked in your name, someone posing as you to get a job. But did you know: Of the 9 million victims each year, a growing percentage are kids, even babies? And when it happens to them, it's often more serious. Here's why:
¿¿¿ It can go undetected for years (since your baby won't apply for credit anytime soon).
¿¿¿ It will affect your child's credit and employment history, when the thieves obtain credit cards, and even get jobs.
¿¿¿ If the thieves are arrested for another crime, that crime will go on your child's record.
baby's fake ID
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