The government has nothing to do with credit reports.

Shawn Badger wrote:
> JMHO, but it sounds like the a good error rate for the government!
> :)
>
> On 9/3/07, *George Toft* <george@georgetoft.com
> <mailto:george@georgetoft.com>> wrote:
>
>     I read that 1/3 of all credit files have errors.  I've been
>     tracking my
>     credit report since the early 90's, and have found errors every time I
>     get a report.  Fortunately, they are always not my accounts, and the
>     accounts were current.
>
>     Over a 30% error rate, and we base the stability of our country's
>     economy on it.  Amazing.
>
>     George Toft, CISSP
>
>
>
>
>     David Munson wrote:
>     > If you do your free yearly pull of credit reports from all three
>     > bureaus, anything opened using your social security number will
>     show
>     > up. If you don't see any surprises there, you're fine. If you
>     do, you
>     > should track down the company that the account is through. If
>     it's not
>     > something you opened, contact them, give no info other than who you
>     > are, and find out what it is and when it was opened and where. If
>     > necessary, report the fraud to... I think the FBI, other than the
>     > group the account is with and whatnot. Since you're you, you
>     should be
>     > able to close the account, or at least report fraud and they should
>     > freeze it. A simple google of what to do in the even of identity
>     theft
>     > will tell you all you need to know.
>     >
>     > On 9/2/07, Michael Havens < bmike101@cox.net
>     <mailto:bmike101@cox.net>> wrote:
>     >
>     >>hmmmmmm..... I didn't see that. must be that I wasn't looking
>     for it.
>     >>
>     >>On Sunday 02 September 2007 9:01 pm, Mike Garfias wrote:
>     >>
>     >>>the credit report shows all open accounts on your SSN
>     >>>
>     >>>On Sep 2, 2007, at 8:52 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>     >>>
>     >>>>I know about credit reports but I want to know what accounts are
>     >>>>out there.
>     >>>>Like if someone bought a house or a car and is making the payments
>     >>>>so I
>     >>>>wouldn't know about it. Or perhaps they opened a credit card
>     >>>>account or
>     >>>>something like that.
>     >>>>
>     >>>>On Sunday 02 September 2007 8:48 pm, Dan Lund wrote:
>     >>>>
>     >>>>>A simple credit check through all three credit beurau will take
>     >>>>>care of
>     >>>>>that. Should do that once a year to make sure your not being
>     shafted
>     >>>>>somehow. You can get a complimentary credit check once a year
>     from
>     >>>>>all
>     >>>>>three.
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>Theres a website dedicated to that but I'm mobile right now
>     or I'd
>     >>>>>look it
>     >>>>>up.  Something like annualcreditreport.com
>     <http://annualcreditreport.com>.
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>-----Original Message-----
>     >>>>>From: "Michael Havens" < bmike101@cox.net
>     <mailto:bmike101@cox.net>>
>     >>>>>To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-
>     >>>>>discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>     <mailto:discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>>
>     >>>>>Sent: 09/02/07 08:41 PM
>     >>>>>Subject: OT~ Credit accounts....
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>YOu guys are wise so after my web search turned up nada I now
>     turn to
>     >>>>>you......
>     >>>>>
>     >>>>>Is there a way to see credit accounts opened by you or in your
>     >>>>>name?  I ask
>     >>>>>because I am scared someone is using my credit.
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