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0 pointsculll_kuprey5mo ago0 comments

> Your residence history and your presences on the distributed Internet is the HARDES to fake.

When I was 18 with little to no credit trying to do things. Financial institutions would often hit me with security questions like this.

But, I was incredibly confused because many of the questions had no valid answer. Somehow these institutions got the idea that I was my stepmother or something and started asking me about address and vehicles she owned before I ever knew her.

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quirkot5mo ago

Not to be rude, but... uh... did your step mom steal your identity and use it for stuff? Minors are huge targets for that sort of stuff because generally no one is checking a 10 year old's credit

bluGill5mo ago

10 year olds cannot legally do a lot of things. Other things they can do, but the law gets weird. Not that you are wrong - kids are a target, but there are a lot of protections.

Though if step mom shares your name (not unlikely if OP is a girl with a common name) it isn't a surprise that they will mix you up.

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