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How identity theft creates complete financial paralysis

My Social Security number got stolen and used fraudulently, and now I can't open any financial accounts until the mess gets sorted out, which could take months.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The security measures designed to protect financial identity can become instruments of total economic exclusion.

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