I applied for section 8 housing in Colorado Springs. This number from Boston called. Asian sounding man asked for my Ss#. He then told me that since i was not a domestic violence victim i would not get housing in 5 years.

They have all my information why do they need it again?

make sure you register with identity protection notify the credit agencies as well as your banks!!

http://www.secretservice.gov/fraud_creditcard.shtml
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credit reports:  Experian, Equifax, TransUnion
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0155-free-credit-reports
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http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/How-Do-You-Rep ... aud-Activity%3F
go to the IRS.gov site and fill out the forms on this page that pertain to them, most likely form 14039