Are renters at risk of ID theft?

[ironman]

When a person applies for an apartment/house the background check usually involves providing SSN, driver license, paystubs, etc.
In some cases that info is provided to appt/house owner in other case some broker or rental company. In any way people that are not supposed to have access to personal info.

I would like to hear people opinions on :

1. What info is enough for rental background check (owner got to run it I agree) without exposing the renter to scams?

2. With the info provided above is ID theft possible?

Thanks
Ironman

[Coronita]

ironman, it isn’t just renters. When you sell a home, usually your SSN in on the docs that is available to the buyer (don’t remember if it’s the other way around too).

Nevertheless, the best way to protect yourself if to get a credit freeze and/or subscribe to credit monitoring.

Trust me, your SSN is mishandled much more than you are aware of it, making this one particular situation minute compared to everything else. I’ve had cases which background check agencies were emailing my ssn in the subject field between me at my yahoo account,etc.

[Coronita]

ironman, it isn’t just renters. When you sell a home, usually your SSN in on the docs that is available to the buyer (don’t remember if it’s the other way around too).

Nevertheless, the best way to protect yourself if to get a credit freeze and/or subscribe to credit monitoring.

Trust me, your SSN is mishandled much more than you are aware of it, making this one particular situation minute compared to everything else. I’ve had cases which background check agencies were emailing my ssn in the subject field between me at my yahoo account,etc.

[Coronita]

ironman, it isn’t just renters. When you sell a home, usually your SSN in on the docs that is available to the buyer (don’t remember if it’s the other way around too).

Nevertheless, the best way to protect yourself if to get a credit freeze and/or subscribe to credit monitoring.

Trust me, your SSN is mishandled much more than you are aware of it, making this one particular situation minute compared to everything else. I’ve had cases which background check agencies were emailing my ssn in the subject field between me at my yahoo account,etc.

[Coronita]

ironman, it isn’t just renters. When you sell a home, usually your SSN in on the docs that is available to the buyer (don’t remember if it’s the other way around too).

Nevertheless, the best way to protect yourself if to get a credit freeze and/or subscribe to credit monitoring.

Trust me, your SSN is mishandled much more than you are aware of it, making this one particular situation minute compared to everything else. I’ve had cases which background check agencies were emailing my ssn in the subject field between me at my yahoo account,etc.

[Coronita]

ironman, it isn’t just renters. When you sell a home, usually your SSN in on the docs that is available to the buyer (don’t remember if it’s the other way around too).

Nevertheless, the best way to protect yourself if to get a credit freeze and/or subscribe to credit monitoring.

Trust me, your SSN is mishandled much more than you are aware of it, making this one particular situation minute compared to everything else. I’ve had cases which background check agencies were emailing my ssn in the subject field between me at my yahoo account,etc.

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