Why is it so hard to prove you were a victim of identity theft?

Question

What can a thief do with your social security card? I thought if they got a job with it, all the money they pay for social security would eventually go to you. Aren't employers checking to see if the cards are stolen or belong to someone else?

Answer 1

With a Social Security card, they can find out quite a bit about your history, and use it to gain credit cards and the like...

As for why its so hard to prove, like anything, too many people have used it as an excuse (outright lied about it) to avoid paying legit debt.

Answer 2

no -- but it is just like any other insurance -- you don't want to but it until you need it -- if you can afford it -- could be the best investment u ever made -- some i would not call a scam but maybe close to being shady business practice --- i only had one credit card discover -- works great in the states so i apply for a chase visa card since i am going to France and needed a MasterCard -- receive the card in two weeks credit limit of 25K --so far so good -- used it once to insure everything was OK and paid off balance when received my bill -- yesterday i get this letter from chase with a advertisement and a check -- now the check looks really great nothing unusual till you read the very find print at the top of the check "sign and cash this check to purchase the chase payment protector plan" not a scan and would be a legal contract if i use the check -- than you read the contract and if i would use my chase card like i use my discover it would cost about 23.00 a month for the protection!!!.

Answer 3

Well, the first challenge to proving you were the victim of identity theft is figuring out how to prove whether you were the victim or the imposter.