 TITLE: How to Protect Your Child From Identity Theft CONTENT: Warning Signs of Child Identity Theft\n-------------------------------------\nDetecting child identity theft can be difficult, but there are some signs to watch for:\n*   Offers for credit cards, auto insurance or other age-inappropriate \"junk mail\" addressed to your child.\n*   Unexpected bills addressed to your child.\n*   Collection notices that arrive by mail or phone, targeting your child.\n*   Denial of government benefits for your child on the basis that they've already been paid to someone using your child's Social Security number.\n*   A letter from the IRS saying your child owes taxes. (Phone calls purporting to be from the IRS are almost always scams; the IRS communicates with taxpayers only by mail.) END