Do you have a security freeze or fraud alert on your credit report?
If you have a security freeze, fraud alert, or both on your credit report, you can still open a personal my Social Security account by temporarily lifting it. To do this, you must:
Contact our Identity Services Provider and request that they temporarily lift your security freeze or fraud alert.
Create a a personal my Social Security account online after lifting the security freeze or fraud alert.
Reinstate the security freeze or fraud alert with the Identity Services Provider if needed. When you request a temporary lift of your credit freeze or fraud alert, the Identity Services Provider may automatically reinstate it after your temporary lift expires.
If you don’t want to temporarily lift your security freeze or fraud alert, you can contact your local Social Security office for assistance. For more information on security freezes and fraud alerts, read the Federal Trade Commission’s Credit Freeze FAQs.
https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/create.html
I have a freeze on my credit report due to someone drawing unemployment with my information (got a 1099-G)
I just signed up. No problems.
Thanks for the link. I knew it was one of the reporting agencies, Experian in this case. I thought it was Experian or Equifax, but couldn’t remember. I created new logons with both and was able to put a brief thaw on my credit. I was able to get mostly through my online account signup, but have to wait up to 20 days to receive an activation number via snail mail. The Equifax thaw went into effect immediately, while the Experian thaw doesn’t go into effect until 12 AM tonight. That probably explains the 20 day snail mail letter.
I’ll try logging on tomorrow and see if I can complete the process.