BabyGaga

  • Criminals have been targeting children’s clean credit records for illegal activities. 1 / 5

  • Since a child has no previous credit history, there are no “hits” to their record, and a clean record can easily be taken advantage of. 2 / 5

  • As long as they have the social insurance number, they can register accounts under a different name, date of birth, and address. 3 / 5

  • Parents would need to create a credit file for their children to protect them from identity theft. 4 / 5

  • With that, parents can legally freeze their child’s account so in case anyone else has their social insurance number, the account won’t be valid. 5 / 5