<p>OP here. The appalling thing is that there is very little to do. I’ve done what can be easliy done…but when you report to the SS folks you get an automated email that says they can never tell you how it turned out. We are traveling almost nonstop lately. When there is time I will start down all the rabbit trails…calling my congressman, working with a friend in the federal prosecutor’s office. Thanks for your concern.</p>
<p>So glad that you’ve all shared your knowledge and experience here. DS just started his first post-graduation “real world” job on Tuesday. After handing in all the usual forms, he was called to HR and told that someone is already enrolled in the health insurance plan under his SSN. She claims that she will get it sorted out, but now I know that he can’t be complacent and should pursue all the measures listed on this thread. VERY CONCERNED NOW :(</p>
<p>Missypie, how is this going? Did Social Security give your son and husband new ss numbers?</p>
<p>P.S. Forgot to add that over the summer he had registered with the credit reporting agencies for a free annual report just as a precautionary measure after his younger brother’s university notified us that their database had been compromised. Info in reports was correct.</p>
<p>WW^. My S’s college did the same thing! Really, really annoying, though I appreciate that they’re taking it seriously.</p>
<p>My SSN was stolen and used in another state by an illegal immigrant. I understand your frustration! Its awful, and issues from the identity theft keep cropping up. In addition to the good advice in this thread, Id suggest the following:</p>
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<li>Do file police reports in Orland Park and Van Nuys. The police were very helpful to us in our case. They went to the thiefs house to try to find her. Though the police were unable to find her (family members said she had moved. . . ) it likely scared her.</li>
<li>We spoke with the employer of the person who stole my SSN, and he fired her. He discovered she was an illegal immigrant. She not only had a fake SSN (mine), she also had a fake green card.</li>
<li>File reports with the FBI offices that cover Orland Park and Van Nuys. This will establish a record. They may find some of the people of interest.</li>
<li>I would change your sons SSN. Otherwise, he may be following this issue forever. Its possible his current number is on the market so to speak, and may be used by someone else in the future. Luckily hes young, so changing his SSN (after clearing up the issues) wont be as hard as if hed accumulated many years of work records, etc.</li>
<li>I think its a great idea to work with someone in the federal prosecutors office, your congressman, a detective, a lawyer, etc. Anything you can do will help. </li>
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<p>And, as latetoschool (bless her soul) advised, we need to push our legislators to enact strict legislation to protect the public.</p>