ID theft comes to opening wireless phone accounts
Posted Jun 2nd 2006 2:11PM by Brian White
Filed under: Cellular, DIY
You know ID theft has hit the tech mainstream when the first thing the crook does is start opening wireless phone accounts with a stolen identity. Wireless service is such a ubiquitous thing in this day and age that some folks will have wireless service before many other utilities.
So, what to do if you think your identity may have been
lifted? Start checking your credit reports and cancel credit cards under your name for starters. Secondly, close those ten Sprint Nextel and Cingular accounts you have if you find out you have many accounts under your name (
here's your sign).
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1. i can not get on your sight to report id theft accout #0103993931 used my ss# i need to make a report
Posted at 2:48PM on Jul 5th 2006 by geralyn niwranski