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.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
Yes I can understand why John Smith has more than one number, Barack Hussein Obama, not so much..
I thought Obama enjoys the Globe? Maybe cnbc doesn’t enjoy the Globe.
I seem to recall there is an agreement in place with Mexico, wherein we give the proceeds collected from Mexican nationals back to Mexico. "To fund their retirement system..."
“Obama Defense Mode”
You must have seen the latest issue of the Globe too. We’ve known this was coming for a long time. The Globe is actually doing some of the heavy lifting that lazy-ass drunken sluts like Katie Couric (IMO) couldn’t be bothered to do because they were more concerned with their own social calendar than with the well-being of the country in which they live.
I wonder if the mainstream media will be as anxious to say, “Ooooh weeeee! Look at me! Look at me!!! I’m at a White House Parteeee!” When his azz gets hauled off to jail for fraud. Hmmmm, things to contemplate over a long, hot, recovery summer.
The Globe is doing the work that our so-called **CONSERVATIVE** media should and should be doing! They are despicable weenies.
Gee! I **knew** the mainstream Marxist media were snakes. I didn't expect to be bitten by the conservative media and yappers.
if i had my original number... then got 19 others... and gave them to illegals who would get jobs using them...
couldn’t i collect the social security benefits using those numbers later? so i would end up with 20 social security checks
this could have been barry’s plan before he shot to political leader. if he stayed quiet, no one would have ever known.
Not to worry - local hair salons all across America are about to tip the scales in our favor. I would imagine that each issue of the Globe is probably read at least twenty times(not counting the number of times it is read in the check-out line).
if i had my original number... then got 19 others... and gave them to illegals who would get jobs using them...
couldnt i collect the social security benefits using those numbers later? so i would end up with 20 social security checks
this could have been barrys plan before he shot to political leader. if he stayed quiet, no one would have ever known.
Ill take the fifth your honor.
understood... but i think this plan might have been hatched long before being a political leader was even thought of
it would be interesting to trace each number back to where it was issued and where it was first used.
then see if there are any connections with 0bama
Another lamestream media piece to justify Hussein the Foreign Usurper and millions of illegal aliens having more than one SSN. “Why, that’s normal!” Just like all the pieces about American presidential dalliances after Clinton and the blue-dress girl played hide the cigar.
I have a buddy in construction who when traveling in California gave his ss# to every illegal worker on the job site he could, they get taxes taken out that they can’t claim and he can, what a crook. also met a legal Mexican who’s wife got 120k back from Fed government in same way, they new it wasn’t her that paid in to it, but its in her name, He thought it was her sisters.
understood... but i think this plan might have been hatched long before being a political leader was even thought of
it would be interesting to trace each number back to where it was issued and where it was first used.
then see if there are any connections with 0bama
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.
I also have two SSNs, which I found out about when I started receiving those annual letters from the SS administration. I've no idea why I have the second number.
Both of mine would have been issued in the early 1970s.
Do you have a source for this?
Mine were issued in the 50’s.
I once found an explanation (sort of) on the SS government site.
I have tried to find that explanation, just recently and can’t.
There is so much behind this...
First - I thought the original legislation that created the Social Security Number/Card specifically mandated that it was not to be used as a form of Identification outside of the Social Security Administration...???
Second, as has been posted - Illegals often use fraudulent SS#’s
And lest we forget simple human error - when someone types in a number wrong/writes it poorly/etc. This can also create multiple numbers for individuals.
Just wait until citizens have to get the number tattooed on their hand forehead (or more likely, have it digitally implanted)...
xxx-xx-xxxx - that would be a little less than 1 billion unique numbers possible. Add to that, the SS doesn’t use some particular digits in certain positions. This brings the number down from that.
Current US population is over 300 Million.
So how many have already received a SS # and have passed away + how many current SS #’s?
So how long until either numbers must be recycled, or a digit added?
“Independent Research Teams”...uh, you mean two private investigators doing simple Internet searches.
Oh, they are so reliable.
Have you been to any of the addresses where they claim Barack Obama listed his residence fraudulently? I have. And guess what...the guy in the White House isn’t the only “Barack Obama” in America. Just because there’s another address listed doesn’t mean it’s him faking it.
But it was so much easier for Orly to hire incompentent PIs who totally ignore what the SSA says clearly on its website—and then not field-check any of the data. The filing is ridiculous, and if it weren’t Barack Obama as the target, FReepers would have ridiculed her for the filing.
Prior to 1972, they were issued locally, not nationally. Perhaps that's where the mix-up occurred?
(Note also that the state designation is not reliable at any time of the card's history—even those issued prior to 1972 didn't necessarily match the state of residence.
I am curious as to how you get paid, does your paycheck come from an official agency or are you a lone wolf?
Just how much did it take for you to sell out your country?
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