Saw a news story on the today show last month about how your kids credit can be at risk later if you don't check now. Well I went to allclearid which was the company that was on the today show and said they will do a free credit check for your child. The story was how a 12 year old girl social security number was found on a mortgage loan.
I contacted the link on the today and submitted the information. Got a follow up call finally, and there has been some activity on little ones social security number. I have to send certain documents in (yes this company is completely legit).
This email (partial) followed the phone call
Dear Parent or Guardian of _____________________
We are emailing you today regarding the call made to you by one of our investigators. AllClear ID ChildScan looks for evidence of misuse of your child’s Social Security number by examining thousands of public databases and records, including all three national credit bureaus, criminal and bankruptcy records, utility service records and more.
Per the voicemail we left for you, we have completed our initial scan and found activity at one or more sources for the Social Security number belonging to your child.