<p>I do not know that resource off hand, but isn’t it just good for one-off searches? In any event, I don’t know why a criminal would bother to exploit it because there are too many other viable ways to acquire “live” IDs at low risk, low cost, etc. - I am sure some probably have, but, I cannot see how it would be someone’s first choice…</p>
<p>Every year H and I receive a statement from SS listing our annual wages for every year we have worked and paid FICA. It also states what we would receive monthly/annually if we retired now and requested SS benefits. If someone else was using our SSN for employment I think it would show on this SS letter.</p>
<p>Years ago my sister had a problem with TRW (I think one of the original reporting agencies). They had merged my sister’s credit with another woman who had the exact same name including middle. My sister’s married last name is fairly common. After much research it was determined that they had merged the two credit histories after they determined that they were both for the same woman. It ended up other woman had a SSN that was just a few digits different then my sister. Even after admitting they had merged the two records they would not unmerge them. The burden was on my sister to prove that those items were not hers. It took over a year to sort out all the mess. Still to this day whenever she gets any kind of credit or applies for a new job she has to once again explain and show proof that her credit is actually good.</p>
<p>^^ That is my whole point mom60. The issue is that ID theft is just simply too easy, too low risk, too high profit for law enforcement (in the aggregate) to appreciably stop. The CRAs need to be held accountable for keeping records accurate, and, at the moment there is no way to force them to do so. Sure you can order the free credit report once a year, and try to clean up any mistakes. Sure you can also buy all of these what I consider “opportunistic” products on the market to try to protect credit, identity, etc. But the only thing that is going to be of any real help here is to get legislation passed that actually does something to help the law abiding, bill paying consumer. </p>
<p>Even the option to credit freeze is more burdensome on the consumer than it is a help, it seems to me. </p>
<p>Tututaxi - the UI’s would have to all match in order for anything else to show up on your report…</p>
<p>mom60, I have relatives whose credit records have been merged because they have the same name. They’ve never been able to untangle it. </p>
<p>To the OP, I knew of someone years ago whose parent used their ss#. They shared the same name and the parent didn’t want to stop. Anyway, what the person did was eventually to call the parent’s <em>employer,</em> fax them their ID and threaten to report them to some state office that deals with businesses. They also contacted the social security office and got a new number. Social security had them go through the records and check off wherever they had been employed.</p>
<p>SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER STATE CODES </p>
<p>001-003 New Hampshire (NH)
004-007 Maine (ME)
008-009 Vermont (VT)
010-034 Massachusetts (MA)
035-039 Rhode Island (RI)
040-049 Connecticut (CT)
050-134 New York (NY)
135-148 New Jersey (NJ)
159-211 Pennsylvania ¶
212-220 Maryland (MD)
223-231 Virginia (VA) </p>
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<p>I wonder what happened to 149-158?</p>
<p>Missypie- I don’t know how easy it is to do but if you could just get your son a new number it might be easiest. He has no credit history at this point to preserve. It would save him years of headaches.
It was my sister who discovered that the other woman’s SSN was similar to her. Back in those days it was simpler. She called all the places listed on the report. In my sister’s case the other woman did not even have a clue her history was showing up under some other woman’s number. The other woman had done nothing wrong except not pay her bills. Sadly even with proof it was a nightmare. The whole problem was created not by fraud but by some idiot working at the credit reporting agency.</p>
<p>Website is this:
[Social</a> Security Death Index Interactive Search](<a href=“http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/]Social”>http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/)</p>
<p>I know of a several cases where the IRS connected SSN w/ W-2s and 1099s. A nurse friend failed to report private-duty income she received. The employing agencies filed the required 1099s. Although, she filed her tax return using a different address than the one used w/ the agencies and on the 1099s, the IRS was able to connect her w/ the unreported income. </p>
<p>A physician friend made the mistake of giving his SSN along w/ his TIN to 3rd party insurance companies. Some of these insurances filed 1099s using his SSN. Although, the income was included on his business schedule C he had to pay $$ to an accountant to explain that the income reported w/ his SSN was not additional income. </p>
<p>My point is that the IRS must somehow connect all reported income to a single SSN or TIN. I dont know how 2 different employed people using the same SSN would go unnoticed by the IRS.</p>
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<p>It’s wrong. NJ is through 158.</p>
<p>Source: [Employer</a> Filing Instructions & Information - Social Security Number Allocations](<a href=“http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/stateweb.htm]Employer”>http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/stateweb.htm)</p>
<p>I find it interesting that they have skipped over 666. :)</p>
<p>TutuTaxi, thanks to BSA, new technology and a few other things, the IRS is getting better at this. The issue is that law abiding citizens like Missypie’s son get their stuff fixed (hopefully) and move on, or, they find a way to co-exist, and move on. The criminals are another story though - it will take the IRS some time to connect the dots, and, when they do, the ID thief just moves on to the next available SS number, fake ID, etc.</p>
<p>I would consult with a private detective on this one. If you know some good attorneys, they can often recommend some that work with them. You might want to consult with an attorney as well.</p>
<p>I needed to get a SSN for my MIL. She had no idea what her exhusband’s # was and he was was the kind to roadblock any of her requests. She needed it so she could get her benefits. Since he was not in the soc security system while they were married (physician from long ago). we were not sure how this was going to go. A private detective got us the number in less than 30 minutes for $50 and gave us some good info as well. One of the best $50 I ever spent!</p>
<p>Missypie, are you supposed to wait for SS admin before you notify local law
enforcement in Van Nuys and Orland Park?</p>
<p>OK, my 19 year old S just applied for about a dozen summer jobs, and had to put his SS# on all the applications. Now I’m thinking that from now on I will advise him to leave the SS# blank or write “will provide after hire.” </p>
<p>I used to work for a mutual fund company, and it was my understanding that the law recently changed and NO ONE can REQUIRE you to provide your SS# unless they need it for tax purposes or legitimate GOVERNMENT business. I don’t know why SAT is still asking for it. In fact, at the mutual fund we had to change all of our account numbers because they had the SS# imbedded in them and it’s illegal to mail anything with a complete SS# in it unless you are the US government.</p>
<p>Lafalum84- I have my kids write “will provide upon hiring”</p>
<p>When we hire a person, they have access to our money (incoming and checking acount). We therefore require a background check (criminal, credit, driving) and require them to sign a form provided by the company that does our security check. We dont ask for this (which requires their DOB, SSN and drivers license number) unless we are strongly considering them as a potential hire. But, if they want to be considered, they have to provide this. Every now and then we find out that thir identity has been stolen and/or someone messsed with their credit and they didn’t know until then that they had been victimized.</p>
<p>Is there an update on what is going on with the OP?</p>
<p>With the difficulties in finding jobs in today’s economy, I imagine that prospective employers would hesitate to hire someone who doesn’t want to provide their SS#. If I was hiring and received 20 applications, 5 of which didn’t want to tell me their social security number, I would probably skip those five. I guess it depends on how badly the applicant wants that job.</p>
<p>3bm103 I wouldn’t be offended at all if someone wrote “will provide when hired.” In today’s world, everyone knows that a SS# is not something to be given out unless absolutely necessary. It doesn’t mean the applicant doesn’t want to give it - just that they’re protecting it UNTIL it’s required.</p>