Then check his/her credit on annualcreditreports*.
Scamsters are using the SSN’s of minors now.
Oh, and check yours, too. Most reports have errors.
not free*creditreports.
What’s a kid doing with a nuclear submarine?
But, more seriously, I got my SSN when I was twelve – umpty decades ago – because it helped my parents fill out their taxes.
True, and almost every kid in America over the age of 1 has a SocSec Number.
Still, you need to check.
Just wait until you find out they’re registered to vote.
Yea, I was pretty sure the nurse would physically accost me if I tried to leave the hospital without filling out the SSN form. There can’t be that many kids out there without one.
What kid needs a nuclear powered attack submarine?
I got my SSN when I opened a new bank account to deposit my Bar Mitzvah money.
I wonder how many of those scammers using the SSNs of minors are their parents. Everyone should have the option to change their SSN in their adult life to protect themselves from parents who might commit identity theft.
Everyone does.
A minor victim of identity theft would then have to press charges against their own parents to establish that they are a victim of identity theft and when it’s family, there’s sometimes a reluctance to take said steps. I was thinking more of a one time shot that didn’t require very specific and established reasons for the change.
Or get called for jury duty.