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YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

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Rebuilding69
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YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

So I called EX earlier to request some incorrect personal info(addresses,name) be corrected. I got an email later on which I checked out, and it listed 3 items deleted. It said:

 

Name - Outcome: Deleted

Residence - Outcome: Deleted

Social Security Number - Deleted

 

I dont see my SSN(nor my Birthdate) anywhere on the updated report, so I can only assume they really did delete it for some messed up reason?

 

I cant call back until Monday when they reopen I guess? What is this going to do to my score & relation to my current creditors? I only have positive accounts on EX, no negatives.

 

I'm not sure how I went from requesting a few mistakes corrected to having my SSN deleted without my approval??

 

Any ideas on what to do & expect until this gets resolved? Ironically I was required to enter my SSN on the EX site to view the updated report that stated my SSN had been deleted.



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Rebuilding69
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Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

Forgot to say, the name & addresses deleted were copies of incorrectly spelled ones. I still have my name & current address listed.



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Anonymous
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Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

Yikes is right. That's kinda crazy. Did you dispute your SSN by accident?

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Anonymous
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Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

I had a similar experience with EQ.  They had some employment wrong and I was trying to correct it and they just changed my ss#.  Lmk if you can fix it.  I tried.

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Anonymous
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Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?


@Anonymous wrote:

I had a similar experience with EQ.  They had some employment wrong and I was trying to correct it and they just changed my ss#.  Lmk if you can fix it.  I tried.


Really? They still haven't corrected your SSN?

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Rebuilding69
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Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?


@Anonymous wrote:

Yikes is right. That's kinda crazy. Did you dispute your SSN by accident?


Nope, I just called on the phone & said I was trying to get a couple of old addresses corrected due to misspellings & a couple duplicate entries as well as a misspelled name. Should have been pretty straightforward I would think. They actually wound up deleting the old addresses & that name which is fine with me since they aren't tied to any accounts, but I wouldn't have any reason to dispute my SSN since it was correct.

 

I'm hoping I can just call & maybie fax or scan to pdf my documents or something along those lines. I applied for a Federal job recently & don't want them asking why my SSN & birthdate are missing lol.



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UncleB
Credit Mentor

Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

Just when I think I've heard it all, something like this comes up!  Smiley Surprised

 

I agree completely that I would be proactive in trying to get the correct number reestablished. 

 

Here's something to consider:  since the SS# is originally reported (and associated with our names) by our creditors, if no action is taken I wonder if it would correct itself the next time a creditor updates with Experian?  I'm a bit too "OCD" to simply rely on this (and it's just a 'hunch', anyway) but it does seem sensible.

 

OP, if (when) you're sucessful in getting it corrected, let us know how you did it!  Smiley Happy

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mitchblue
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Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

I guess I won't try getting an old address straightened out. Crazy indeed..

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Rebuilding69
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Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

I'm calling them Monday to try & sort this out. Will update then.



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RonM21
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Re: YIKES! Did Experian really just delete my SSN?

Interested in this update. I have a report with incorrect names and addresses that I want cleaned up, and I think it's also Experian.


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