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Someone fraudulently used my social security number. It is such a sick and terrible feeling knowing that your number is "out there" and can be used by anyone fo

by __z 11y ago

Someone fraudulently used my social security number. It is such a sick and terrible feeling knowing that your number is "out there" and can be used by anyone for a whole host of things. It feels horrible and really, really violating.

scrollaway 11y ago
I'm really sorry to hear that. Being a victim of an ill-designed system you're forced to be a part of is not a great feeling. :/
- __z 11y ago
  Thank you for the empathy. The problem is it wasn't a designed system, it just came about by itself slowly over time. Social security numbers were never designed to be used in any way outside of social security.
seanp2k2 11y ago
And worse, there's no way to rotate it that I know of, so it's like having your password leak and being unable to change it. It's out there forever.
- scrollaway 11y ago
  Your master password leak. Using the same for everything!
- __z 11y ago
  You technically can get a new social security number under special circumstances but I think that is really an exception. https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can-I-change-my-Social-Security-number https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can...
- ryan-c 11y ago
  https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can-I-change-my-Social-Security-number https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can... "We can assign a different number only if: * Sequential numbers assigned to members of the same family are causing problems; * More than one person is assigned or using the same number; * A victim of identity theft continues to be disadvantaged by using the original number; * There is a situation of harassment, abuse or life endangerment; or * An individual has religious or cultural objections to certain numbers or digits in the original number. (We require written documentation in support of the objection from a religious group with which the number holder has an established relationship.)"

by __z 11y ago

scrollaway 11y ago

I'm really sorry to hear that. Being a victim of an ill-designed system you're forced to be a part of is not a great feeling. :/

__z 11y ago
Thank you for the empathy. The problem is it wasn't a designed system, it just came about by itself slowly over time. Social security numbers were never designed to be used in any way outside of social security.

seanp2k2 11y ago

And worse, there's no way to rotate it that I know of, so it's like having your password leak and being unable to change it. It's out there forever.

scrollaway 11y ago
Your master password leak. Using the same for everything!
__z 11y ago
You technically can get a new social security number under special circumstances but I think that is really an exception. https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can-I-change-my-Social-Security-number https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can...
ryan-c 11y ago
https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can-I-change-my-Social-Security-number https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/Article/3789/Can... "We can assign a different number only if: * Sequential numbers assigned to members of the same family are causing problems; * More than one person is assigned or using the same number; * A victim of identity theft continues to be disadvantaged by using the original number; * There is a situation of harassment, abuse or life endangerment; or * An individual has religious or cultural objections to certain numbers or digits in the original number. (We require written documentation in support of the objection from a religious group with which the number holder has an established relationship.)"