My Identity Was Stolen…

George Kamel is a personal finance expert and co-host of The Ramsey Show. Following Ramsey’s proven money plan, George went from negative net worth to a millionaire in under 10 years. His goal is to help people spend less, save more, and avoid money traps so they can live a life with more margin, options and freedom.

This channel will simplify complex money topics, bust money myths with actual facts, and debunk the stupid financial advice you're seeing in your social media feed. All with a healthy dose of pop culture, humor, and snark.

[cathywojcik]

I went to a new doctor and filled out the required information forms and was naive enough to put my SS number down on the form because it was requested. The next day I received a call from a phone company store verifying that I was the person requesting to purchase a new phone and she read my SS number back to me! It was local and I knew the only place I had given out my SS number was the doctor's office, ended up filing a police report. Now on any doctor's form, I leave the SS number off.

[kmphillips]

If you had ID Theft Protection with Zander Insurance when this happened in 2013, why didn’t they alert you about those accounts being opened?

[righteousbyfaithinChrist]

Im going through a situation now due to id theft...this, even though I was paying Experian to protect my identity.
Their big failure created quite the mess that some jackasses still try to use to accuse me, the victim.
As far as I am concerned, I notified the authorities...after that, its on them.
Im not accepting any responsibility for the actions of pretenders or lenders using stolen id...its on them.
All the best in your battle.
Lock credit file and have id protection...its better than nothing.

[MillionaireHouseholdFinance]

Freezing your credit is a great option. My husband and I froze our credit years ago, and we "unfreeze" whenever we know a credit check is coming (like when we moved to a new rental place). And set it to automatically re-freeze our credit after a set amount of time (i.e. one month)

[dean]

ive never had my identity stolen. people have tried many times. but im to smart to let that happen lol. i can see a scammer a mile away lol

[justincaldero]

I had a buddy that shopped at buckle. I would just laugh at the prices when i went in there with him

[hamakaze]

Heading through something similar rn. I had an employer fish out my ssn and then aura procced. I also recomend placing a freeze on chex as this bad actor is/was? Trying to set up checking because not all banks will check your credit.

Tha kfully I knew I medded up before they did so I locked down everything

[nitamosquitastaros]

It’s all about cyber attacks now a days. At hospitals, medical offices, Equifax breaches and then some!
No matter how careful you are it’s happening because of maddening attacks like this sort of thing. 😫

[dgats]

I was gonna be real disappointed if you didn't have the Jim and Dwight clip lol😂

[metkelbeiene]

Ironic that FanDuel has an ad before your video. YouTube algorithm clearly doesn’t know what you preach to your viewers.

[dylanparrish-subda]

“Guess the rest and get a dollar”
- I think whoever guesses the rest can get more than a dollar. 😅

[bengunn]

While I understand that the ramsey team doesn't like credit cards I don't understand why they never talk about theft. Credit cards are safer if that info gets stolen. You can almost guarantee that you won't be on the hook for that money. It could be way worse if someone got your debit info. I'd rather have money that isnt mine stolen than personal money from my bank account. A regular debit just doesn't offer the same protections like credit cards.

[paolovalente]

To whomever adds the graphics and memes to George's video 🫵🤘❤❤❤❤

[josephcarriveau]

Hey, if your ID was stolen you might finally have some credit!

[AshleySpeaksU]

I do NOTHING online. I had someone use my identity to fraudulantly obtain Medicaid. The workers didn't believe I never worked in California. 😂 I told them, "You are the government-look at ALL of my addresses for the last 20 years!" 20 years of moving, never leaving Washington, going back to 1998. Oh-yeah-not me! 😂

[milanlockett]

What should I do if I virtually provided my social security number and mother's maiden name via an employment offer form and W4 Form? I got an offer to work from home for a company as a Graphic Designer? I emailed them the employment offer form and W4 Form. They have that form on file already with my social security number. What should I do?

[kasession]

Love your content, but...
What's with the shade thrown at 'The Big Bang Theory'. 😳and
What's 'Buckle'. 🤣

[tooeasy]

Att had a breach and they got my SS#. Good thing i locked my credit. Got an email saying someone tried opening up a cc under my name.

[PHILLIPSTEFFON-rveo]

U got caught i got all the paper work 😂😂😂girl u desperate🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🤔🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥

[angievol]

not 'hide your kids, hide your wi-fi' too funny