The only way for that to happen is for the illegal to have a Social Security card/number and for that to happen, they are using some one's number.
For that to happen is that they must be using stolen ID of a citizen.
For that to happen is for them to purchase stolen IDs or they've stolen them themselves!
I did have two people using mine and found it out and complained to Social Security. The fact that they were unconcerned, I found interesting. I guess the IRS and Social Security don't mind getting money from two sources, but I made it a point for the other person paying into my SS account to be cut off.
The IRS provides ITIN’s for illegal aliens without Social Security numbers.
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
Most illegals probably work under the table.
Seems like if someone else was paying in to your Social Security fund, your monthly benefits at retirement would be a few dollars higher.
I wonder why it never seems to work out that way.
Does this mean that the person using a stolen SS# is also able to collect retirement benefits? So, IOW, one SS# results in more than one retirement account?
Or are the SSA employees somehow siphoning off the excess money paid in, and pocketing it? All it would take is computer know-how.