Posted on 08/12/2010 1:41:34 PM PDT by jamese777
That may seem like a ridiculous question, but a recent study found more than 20 million Americans have multiple Social Security numbers associated with their name in commercial records.
The research was conducted by ID Analytics, a San Diego-based company that provides services to both detect identity fraud and to assess consumer identity risk and creditworthiness.
The study found that rather than serving as a unique identifier, more than 40 million SSNs were associated with multiple people.
"Our research shows that Social Security numbers, contrary to popular perception, do not uniquely identify an individual," said Stephen Coggeshall, chief technology officer at ID Analytics.
Many of the duplicate numbers were the result of data entry errors as opposed to deliberate falsification, but the fact that these multiple numbers exist shows that it may be difficult for an organization to rely solely on the SSN to verify an individual's identity.
Using the SSN as the sole means of identification and verification is a risky proposition," Oscherwitz said.
The study also found: More than 100,000 Americans have five or more SSNs associated with their name. More than 15 percent of SSNs are associated with two or more people. More than 140,000 SSNs are associated with five or more people. More than 27,000 SSNs are associated with 10 or more people.
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Lifelock probably is moderately successful. Maybe more than most. That is precisely why the Feds sued them. The Feds don’t want identity theft to stop because it serves their New Voter Generation goal....
Democrat Congress doesn’t want you to get a potential new voter into trouble. I can’t even say what I’m thinking with respect to Congress and DC, period. It would end up with me in jail.
....NBC sprinkles info to lessen inquires why Odumbo has 6.
Maybe people wanna know.......
It has been the law for 20 years.
I’ll take the fifth your honor.
...gonna be crowded there and I'd beat ya
Does this mean he gets 20 checks come retirement time?
How much do you think, one for CB-KMA (Central-Banker-Kiss-My-A$$) code run?
I couldn’t afford it most likely.
I would probably end up buying the Park Ranger or something.
9 numbers in mine. Plus two dashes.
guess how many people use 000-00-0000?
Q20: Are Social Security numbers reused after a person dies?
A: No. We do not reassign a Social Security number (SSN) after the number holder's death. Even though we have issued over 415 million SSNs so far, and we assign about 5 and one-half million new numbers a year, the current numbering system will provide us with enough new numbers for several generations into the future with no changes in the numbering system.
So, there is no reason for this except fraud or some nitwit not reciting the number correctly from memory when giving it out.
Just more proof the Feds can't no anything right...
look at the obot who posted it...
Yep.
Only they will be delivered to members of the “community” he “organized” for all those years. Even then, some of that money will be sent to Mexico via Western Union.
guess how many people use 000-00-0000?
The multi-billion dollar document forgery and identity theft industries in this country are due to the failure of the Federal government to enforce existing border and workplace laws related to Mexican illegal aliens.
These duplicate SSN’s exist because “Juan Garcia” needed a number, fake or not didn’t matter, to pass the occasional rigorous wink wink workplace rules that aren’t enforced anyway.
63,000,000 - 63 million are associated with two or more people.
I actually have “two” SS numbers!
I never knew that I had these two until I signed up for the annual SS report that they send out each year.
I still am not sure Why I have two .. All I do know is that they were both given to me at the same time .. Way Back when I was in grade school.
What gets me mad is the cholos downtown charge me more than ‘their own’ when I need a new one. What a rip off !
BTW: That was over 50 years ago!
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