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Identity Theft Wrecked My Credit. Then I Found Out It Had Also Tampered With My Social Security Record
Social Security

Identity Theft Wrecked My Credit. Then I Found Out It Had Also Tampered With My Social Security Record

She was comparing prices on a box of cereal when I first noticed the look…

April 1, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
Someone Filed Under Her Social Security Number for Years — At 67, Bernice Jennings Is Still Paying the Price
Retirement

Someone Filed Under Her Social Security Number for Years — At 67, Bernice Jennings Is Still Paying the Price

The folding table at the Montbello Community Center in northeast Denver was covered in manila…

April 1, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
At 29, Franklin Whitfield Found a Stranger’s Job on His Social Security Record — Identity Theft Put It There
Social Security

At 29, Franklin Whitfield Found a Stranger’s Job on His Social Security Record — Identity Theft Put It There

The call came in during a Tuesday afternoon segment on WRIC’s community radio hour about…

March 31, 2026 • Sloane Avery Wren
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