New Study Finds Roughly 1 In 15 Adults Lie About SSNs, DOBs On Credit Applications

Source: Bob Sullivan / MSNBC Roughly 1 in 15 U.S. adults are intentionally committing fraud by lying about their Social Security number, date of birth, or other personal information on credit applications, claims a study released today by consulting firm ID Analytics. Eight million people are using two or more Social Security numbers, 16 million have used multiple dates of birth, and another 10 million have intentionally co-mingled their personal information with a spouse's information, the report says. Fraudsters range [...]