Identity thieves have broadened their reach by harvesting children's dormant Social Insurance Security numbers (SINs) and using them to illegally obtain jobs, credit accounts, mortgages or car loans and much worse.
We've all been warned about the need to protect our personal information from identity theft, but in a disturbing new trend, children have increasingly become targets. Identity thieves now harvest children's dormant Social Security numbers and using them for illegal acts that can ruin a child's credit before he or she even turns 18. In this Practical Money Matters piece, Ms. Cassar shares some of the warning signs your child's personal information may have been compromised and what you can do to halt the activity.
