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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 5:26 am
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Originally Posted by ArizonaGuy
Someone recently posted a link to an article that pertained to creditors and how they don't need your SSN. Between the reams of data including your name, DOB, current and previous addresses plus other random bits of info it's a simple task to find a person. The point was that you aren't off the hook from a bill collector just because they don't have your magic 9 digit number.
This seems hard to believe. A primary cardholder, then, could just list anybody's name and address w/o even the other person aware of being added as an "authorized" user.
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