You are not helpless. If they won't tell you anything, don't tell them anything and tell them why. If they insist, tell them to fuck off and find another sucker

You are not helpless. If they won't tell you anything, don't tell them anything and tell them why. If they insist, tell them to fuck off and find another sucker. You gotta have a little pride here, no matter your situation. It's not likely that they are going to steal your identity. By "no good use" I mean that they want your SSN for their databases, perhaps running preemptive background and credit checks, matching up your past employment history, etc, etc. It's done, now. Can't get the water coloring back out of the pool. If you are worried about theft you can do a fraud alert / hold with the three credit agencies: TRW, Experian, and the other one I always forget. Just don't do that again. :)