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Originally Posted by amanda6035
Parents getting credit cards on behalf of their child, with or without his/her consent is identity theft.
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This happened to a former co-worker's husband. He was John Jr and his dad was John Sr. A credit card company sent an application for Jr to Sr's house by mistake. The mom and dad filled out the application and got a credit card in their son's name and then maxed out the credit card buying new furniture and going on a lavish vacation. When the son found out, he didn't want to press charges against his parents and he ended up paying off the charges over the next several months (because his parents couldn't afford to pay it). My co-worker was not happy about her husband having to pay for what his parents had done. She referred to his parents as the outlaws instead the in-laws. She also said if she has kids, she would not name her kid John III because it makes it identity theft by family even easier.
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