Background Checks Are a Strange Beast

Today, I learned someone else’s name came up on a background check under my social security number (as well as my name). Curious, I looked up my credit report from other sources, and discovered only the original background check linked my SSN to this mysterious person. But there is no suspicious activity. My credit is just fine. And the other credit checks only see my name attached to the number. So in conclusion, I learned background checks can turn up pretty wild and crazy results… That, or I am missing something really important.