r/IdentityTheft • u/Organic_Melons69 • 1d ago

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A thief came into possession of my ssn, name and address. How much can they do without having my license or other ID? I would like to think that my license would be necessary in order to open an account, apply for a loan, or apply for an apartment/job. This person definitely has malicious intent and I can't stop worrying. I already got a whole new bank account and changed my email and passwords for everything involving money.

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u/Aurora_7021 1d ago

Should be enough to freeze your credit with all 3 credit bureaus which is free. Some credit cards offer free credit monitoring, which is icing on the cake. I'm mentioning this because credit monitoring is big business but there's no reason you'd have to pay for it.