This book explores the use of Social Security Numbers (SSN) and Identity Theft. The SSN was created in 1936 for the purpose of tracking workers' earnings for benefits purposes.
Author: Felipe D. Sorrells
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 1607416042
Category: Political Science
Page: 133
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Identity Theft And Your Social Security Number www.socialsecurity.gov Igen dentity theft is one of the fastest -growing crimes in America . A dishonest person who has your Social Security number can use it to get other personal ...
Author: U.S. Social Security Administration
Publisher: GPO FCIC
ISBN: 161221049X
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the Identity Theft Task Force created by President George Bush identified the Social Security number as the most valuable commodity for an identity thief . Months or even years later , victims first learn about the crime often after ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security
Publisher:
ISBN: UCR:31210020565014
Category: Fraud
Page: 80
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Some are picked up by law enforcement by crimes committed by the ID theft using their name . ... Congress needs to get to work on identity theft and limiting access to Social Security numbers is an excellent place to start .
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security
Publisher:
ISBN: UCSD:31822038355574
Category: Fraud
Page: 84
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Safeguards to protect Social Security Numbers and prevent identity theft must be put in place now . As a first step , I , along with several of my Committee on Ways and Means colleagues , including Mark Foley , introduced bipartisan ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security
Publisher:
ISBN: PSU:000049647570
Category: Electronic books
Page: 66
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They also found that in some cases , the display of SSNs in public records and easily accessible websites provided an opportunity for identity thieves . The SSA Inspector General testified that the most important step in preventing SSN ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher:
ISBN: MINN:31951D023636063
Category: Identity theft
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Regulation of the sale and purchase of the social security account number in the private sector . ec . 202. ... security account numbers is a significant factor in a growing range of illegal activities , including fraud , identity theft ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means
Publisher:
ISBN: PURD:32754071806172
Category: False personation
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In closing , I want to emphasize that identity theft is a multi - faceted problem for which there is no simple solution . The challenge of determining how best to keep SSNs out of the hands of wrongdoers illustrates how difficult this ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security
Publisher:
ISBN: PSU:000058934241
Category: Electronic government information
Page: 90
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I. The Problem of Identity Theft is Far Reaching Identity theft accounts for over 80 percent of Social Security number misuses reported to the Social Security Administration.3 The cost of identity theft is expected to reach eight ...
Author: United States
Publisher:
ISBN: UOM:39015090405393
Category: False personation
Page: 117
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