https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:17:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699998 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 09:04:04 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2699998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a side note, I hate how tax documents are very obviously tax documents. But I guess that so the right owner doesn't miss them. But I can see how it could be an honest mistake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699986 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 07:51:09 +0000 catgirl 2699986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can definitely see it being an honest mistake. This year DH had some work changes and we were anxious to see how it played out - I opened the W2s as soon as I saw them, I'm not sure I even double checked the name first. </p> <p>That said I would still keep a very close eye on my credit to be safe if that happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699974 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 01:32:51 +0000 SLR 2699974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My guess is that they were just nosy. People tend to get like that when it comes to money. I doubt they will do anything malicious with the information. Rather, I'll bet curiosity just got the best of them and they playing the on accident card. I'd just be extra viligant on my credit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699925 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 20:59:32 +0000 Littlebit7 2699925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can call the credit reporting agencies and they can put a hold on your account. Basically no one will be able to open a new line of credit without considerable legwork. When I had to do several years ago, it was free. Just make sure you aren't planning to lease a car, get a mortgage in the near future. But it pretty much prevents anyone opening anything new without you knowing. Mine was applied for a year at my request. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699776 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 12:43:20 +0000 skipra 2699776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be really dumb to steal her SSN and do anything with it and then let someone know about it! I'm sure since she is a tenant your dad has all HER info, right?<br /> My credit card gives us free credit monitoring. Capital One but I think a lot of them are doing it now for free. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699764 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 10:50:39 +0000 peachykeen 2699764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely assume honest mistake unless I just didn't have a good feeling about the tenants in general. I've moved several times over the past 10 years and the fact that they've even saved all your sister's mail and made the effort to get it to her seems overly generous to me. I totally get the concern, but I think it would be a very risky/dumb choice since they are your dad's tenants and he likely has all THEIR information if anything happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699762 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 10:47:16 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2699762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsLilybugg: I don't have any advice but just wanted to say that I could see it being a mistake especially since you know where they live! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699761 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 10:46:47 +0000 MrsLilybugg 2699761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone!! @SweetiePie: good advice ok life lock. I think the husband always raised a flag for her when they met? She said he seemed shady. Sigh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699736 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:10:29 +0000 psw27 2699736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It probably was a mistake but I get the concern. My W2 never showed up last year because my hr person is inept and sent it to my old house. I was paranoid that it is just floating out there but I monitor my credit regularly so I am hoping for the best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699734 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:04:47 +0000 SweetiePie 2699734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It could have been an honest mistake, since it's that time of year she may have been eager to open her own and just did it without thinking. Agree that if they were trying to be shady they prob wouldn't have given it back at all. But, I guess I'm not an identity thief so not sure what they'd do :silly: </p> <p>Other than this, what are the feelings on this tenant? Is there a reason to think they could be shady?</p> <p>But if she's really worried, we use Life Lock.<br /> I do the basic $9.99 per month just monitors credit.<br /> My husband does the biggest one (I think around $30) because he's had more fraud instances than me and also more to lose. We've both been happy with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699722 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 07:47:42 +0000 Eko 2699722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can see it being a honest mistake. I sometimes don't pay attention to the name and stuff on the envelope. Plus, I think if they did have bad intentions they would've opened up other mail. </p> <p>No insights into security things she can keep an eye out for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699714 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 06:46:26 +0000 Tanjowen 2699714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsLilybugg: Mine and my coworkers information was stolen at work last year thanks to HR ineptitude. They paid for a year of identity guard for us which is $20 per month - it alerts you to any suspicious activity on any accounts you ask it to guard. Worth checking into maybe to be safe if she is worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699704 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 00:33:05 +0000 MrsLilybugg 2699704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: that is so scary! Ok good to know their advice - thank you ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699702 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 00:26:39 +0000 MamaG 2699702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Social security won't provide a new number until there is proven identity theft. I had my card stolen and they wouldn't do anything. I was told to monitor my credit closely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tenants-opened-my-sisters-w2#post-2699699 Sun, 19 Feb 2017 00:03:14 +0000 MrsLilybugg 2699699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So my sister used to live in my dads two-family house in one of his units. She moved, changed her address with post office etc. today my dad and I visit her and he hands her a stack of mail that had still come to her old apartment. Everything is unopened except her W-2. He says that the new tenant thought it was hers and opened it. BUt it had my sisters name on it, and her place of employment on the return address. And she wondered why of all the mail that was was sent there, only the one with her social security number would be opened.</p> <p>Honest mistake? </p> <p>She's concerned about identity theft, selling of her information etc. (and yes, why give my dad the opened w2 at all and not just sell the info and play dumb, if identity theft was the plan)</p> <p>Anyway what do you think? Any way to be proactive? I told her to just keep an eye on credit report. But have no idea if there's anything else she can do in case they are selling her social security number . </p>