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Got alerts on new name, address, etc - valid but VERY old

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figster
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Got alerts on new name, address, etc - valid but VERY old

I just got three alerts from myFICO monitoring saying they had detected a new name, address and phone number.  The date of the alert was today.  All three pieces of information were valid, but were very old.  The address was from a place I lived in the 80s, my phone was from a old workplace and my name was valid.  Is this something for concern?  Can theives use old information to open a new account?  My credit is frozen across all three agencies, so ...... 

 

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AverageJoesCredit
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Re: Got alerts on new name, address, etc - valid but VERY old

Freezes and fraud alerts on your bureaus is about the best you can do.
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Anonymous
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Re: Got alerts on new name, address, etc - valid but VERY old

Kinda weird
I'd keep em frozen.
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figster
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Re: Got alerts on new name, address, etc - valid but VERY old

Yep ... I froze them a couple years ago and they are staying that way.  I never apply for new credit ... so its not much of a pain.

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