Open envelope?!?!?

Question

I jsut recieved my SAT score report from the mail and when I received it, the envolope was open from the flap.

There were no signs of forced entry from the envelope, it was like the SAT people didnt bother to seal it properly. And the worst thing was, it had my SSN in the envelope!

Now im freaking out because maybe someone stolen my SSN, what should i do?

Answer 1

There is nothing you can do, you can't be certain anything has been done at all. If anything happens you will have to deal with it when that time comes.

Answer 2

who got the mail.

maybe a sibling is playing a prank on you?

If you got it go down to the post office and complain, its a breech of privacy and stealing.

Call the school and tell them this

Answer 3

report it write away to credit bureau and the bank and the police and ssn and NSA and FBI cuz' imagine if bin laden got it then who is safe??

now I am freaking out..

Answer 4

make sure that a family member didnt open it first

Answer 5

TRY CREDIT MONITORING @ FREECREDITREPORT .COM sheesh haven't u heard the annoying gingle

Answer 6

You should quit worrying about it and sign up for credit monitoring that way if anything at all happens to your credit you can be notified right away and you wont be liable. If not, then get over it, mail gets damaged there is nothing you can do otherwise.

Answer 7

I don't know sorry

Answer 8

diddly squat

Answer 9

Lots of times I get mail where the envelope flap just didn't get sealed.  The chances are pretty slim that anyone took the time to open up your envelope and look inside.  However, there are companies that offer to protect your identity (for a price).

Answer 10

If the stolen information includes your Social Security number, call the toll-free fraud number of any one of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies and place an initial fraud alert on your credit reports. This alert can help stop someone from opening new credit accounts in your name.

Equifax: 1-800-525-6285; www.equifax.com; P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

Experian: 1-888-EXPERIAN (397-3742); www.experian.com; P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX 75013

TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289; www.transunion.com; Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92834-6790

An initial fraud alert stays on your credit report for 90 days. When you place this alert on your credit report with one nationwide consumer reporting company, you'll get information about ordering one free credit report from each of the companies. It's prudent to wait about a month after your information was stolen before you order your report. That's because suspicious activity may not show up right away. Once you get your reports, review them for suspicious activity, like inquiries from companies you didn't contact, accounts you didn't open, and debts on your accounts that you can't explain. Check that information — like your SSN, address(es), name or initials, and employers — is correct.

Hope this answers your question.

Answer 11

oh c**p im really sorry i dont know what to do

Answer 12

Oh man that sucks!!!!!!!

The best think you can do is check your credit scores a month or so from now and do it again a couple of months after to make sure no body applied for a credit card with your ssn.

You can also write a letter to the sender explaining what happened so that will not happen again.