Stolen Social Security Numbers
How to Investigate Stolen Social Security Numbers
Here are some important tips on How to contact the social security administrator, for shoppers and merchants.
When should I contact the Social Security Administration?
The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General investigates cases that involve the use of your SSN to fraudulently obtain Social Security benefits. They also investigate cases that involve the use of counterfeit SSN cards, the manufacturing or selling of counterfeit SSN cards, the selling of legitimate SSN cards or information, or the misuse of SSNs linked to terrorist groups or activities. Report any of these allegations to the SSA Fraud Hotline. Call: 1-800- 269-0271; fax: 410-597-0118; write: SSA Fraud Hotline, P.O. Box 17768, Baltimore, MD 21235; or e-mail: [email protected].You also can call SSA at 1-800-772-1213 to verify the accuracy of the earnings reported on your SSN, and to request a copy of your Social Security Statement or to get a replacement SSN card if yours is lost or stolen. Follow up in writing.
For more information: http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm
SSA publications:
- SSA Fraud
Hotline for Reporting Fraud -
www.ssa.gov/oig/guidelin.htm - Social
Security: Your Number and Card (SSA Pub. No. 05-10002) -
www.ssa.gov/pubs/10002.html - When Someone
Misuses Your Number (SSA Pub. No. 05-10064) -
www.ssa.gov/pubs/10064.html