Why Steal Social Security Numbers, When You Can Get Them For Free?

Posted by zanek on May 26, 2006 1:57 AM EDT
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While Big News Media frets that the NSA may be sifting through cell phone chatter to find terrorists, the VA lets crooks steal Social Security Numbers by the millions. As if that's not bad enough, local officials across the nation have become ID-thief enablers by posting individuals' Social Security Numbers on their websites. Email Battles tells you why locals do it, and what you need to do to protect your own identity from local officials' incompetence.

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Yep, Internet stupidity is way too easy to find. dtfinch 0 1,441 May 26, 2006 10:04 PM

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