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Originally Posted by evilcougar
Maybe i'm a paranoid person who has been working for a credit agency for far to long, but, if i were you, i would make a quick call to Equifax and TransUnion and tell them your wallet was stolen and that you need to put an alert on your credit file.
There are many people out there that can do wonders wtih just a name never mind your address on top of that. I've dealt with tons of fraud cases in the last 9 years and i can tell you first hand from having my purse stolen once that it is the very best thing you can do for yourself to put an alert on your file.
It can be a pain b/c everytime you apply for credit you will have to call in to verify it's you thats applying, but, it's worth it.
Plus you should heavily consider obtaining a copy of your credit report at least once every 6 months.
Theres some major ######'s out there, and if they're trying to get you to send them a months rent BEFORE you even see the place, you just never know what else they're capable of....
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Can't people get your address from a phone book anyways? So I don't really understand the big deal. And i'm not trying to be argumentative, just trying to understand what the difference is. I didn't give any banking information. No home phone, the house I'm in isn't in my name. The Cell phone I have is a business phone and it isn't even in my name.....