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Gave Out My SSN - Heart Attack Y/N?

MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain?ChicagoRegistered User regular
edited July 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
So I've been job hunting, and sent my resume via Dice to a consulting company looking for a mid-level position.

The posting said you could call too, so I called and talked to a woman about the position. After some back and forth, they called me back and did a a short interview, then asked for my SSN and birth date. I gave it to them. No actual job offer has been made yet.

So should I throw all the flags I can on my credit, etc., or not be worried?

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited July 2009
    They could be using your SSN to run a background check.

    Wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on your credit, though.

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  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Uhh.

    Usually the SSN is given on an application which is a legal contract between you and the employer, that has some rules about SSN usage.


    You just gave it away for free.



    So.

    Maybe not a heart attack.

    But stupid.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    MichaelLC wrote: »
    So I've been job hunting, and sent my resume via Dice to a consulting company looking for a mid-level position.

    The posting said you could call too, so I called and talked to a woman about the position. After some back and forth, they called me back and did a a short interview, then asked for my SSN and birth date. I gave it to them. No actual job offer has been made yet.

    So should I throw all the flags I can on my credit, etc., or not be worried?
    How reputable was the place you gave the information to? Was it a company name you recognized?

    You may want to search for whatever information you can on the company before you panic. If you can't find any information or only find shady information, then yeah get a credit report to see if anything's been done to you.

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    see317 wrote: »
    MichaelLC wrote: »
    So I've been job hunting, and sent my resume via Dice to a consulting company looking for a mid-level position.

    The posting said you could call too, so I called and talked to a woman about the position. After some back and forth, they called me back and did a a short interview, then asked for my SSN and birth date. I gave it to them. No actual job offer has been made yet.

    So should I throw all the flags I can on my credit, etc., or not be worried?
    How reputable was the place you gave the information to? Was it a company name you recognized?

    You may want to search for whatever information you can on the company before you panic. If you can't find any information or only find shady information, then yeah get a credit report to see if anything's been done to you.

    I know it was stupid, it could be a great scam - get people who are desperate to be employed.

    Hadn't heard of the company before, but it is a real company, or at least they're going to great lengths to appear real; Websites, other job postings, people on LinkedIn.

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  • AiouaAioua Ora Occidens Ora OptimaRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    you can always put a fraud alert on your credit reports. This'll require lenders to call you at a specific number before doing a loan on your SSN.
    https://www.experian.com/consumer/cac/InvalidateSession.do?code=SECURITYALERT

    If you do it on experian they'll tell transunion and equifax.

    I did then when I had my CC number stolen, even though it was probably overkill. It's not like it hurts you any.

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  • PheezerPheezer Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited July 2009
    Put put the fraud alert. It'll just make getting new credit require you to answer an extra half dozen questions over the phone. Probably won't be necessary but doesn't hirt either.

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Pheezer wrote: »
    Put put the fraud alert. It'll just make getting new credit require you to answer an extra half dozen questions over the phone. Probably won't be necessary but doesn't hurt either.

    Took advice of Pheezer and others. Probably fine, but this would be the last thing I'd need.

    Not likely to be opening any new lines of credit soon, I was just concerned it would throw off any legitimate background checks.

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