Theft robs man of credit
■ Oregon man urges
lawmakers to prevent
identity theft after Social
Security number fraud
By John Hughes
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Ore
gon man who “can’t obtain credit
anywhere” after a dozen people
used his Social Security number
urged a House committee to crack
down on identity theft.
Shon Boulden of Hillsboro, said
he learned of his problem eight
months ago when he tried to switch
his bank account from one bank to
another.
He learned that 12 people had
used his Social Security number to
get car loans, open bank accounts
and establish credit at stores such as
Home Depot, Wards and Dayton
Hudson.
“I have been denied a car loan,”
Boulden, 23, told the House Bank
ing Committee, “and have been de
nied a personal loan. I am very lucky
that I didn’t have to have a credit
check done to get my apartment or I
might not have a place to live.”
The committee held a hearing on
a bill by Reps. Darlene Hooley, D
Ore., and Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio,
that allows consumers to require
verification before their credit is ex
tended.
Hooley said she is hopeful the bill
could be passed before Congress ad
journs for the year this fall.
Boulden said his problem still
hasn’t been worked out even though
he has spent several days on the tele
phone with creditors and credit bu
reaus.
“I fear every day that I won’t be
able to get this fixed and that I’ll have
bad credit my whole life,” Boulden
added.
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