Service Members Face New Threat: Identity Theft
So the story goes…
I have to tell you… … when I served in the U.S. Armed Forces, I remember carrying my military-issued green duffel bag through the airports, stuffed. Making my social security number stenciled on the side of it - stand out. My dog tags, social security number, on all of them. Raised up that this number was an identifying number, not knowing the ‘original’ purpose of them, I was putting my SSN on/in everything… just in case it was stolen/lost someone could get it back to me… so I thought.
Our soldiers, sailors, airman and marines at home and abroad still use their SSNs in many settings, like filling out health forms and checking out basketballs at the gym. I remember using it to sign out tools at the on-base automotive shop where we could drive our personal cars into a bay and work on them.
Read more about Veterans Identity Theft concerns at the link Identity Theft Threatens the Military found under “In the News” at this better IDentity Theft Solutions site
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