Sale that could harm previous owner

[PeteZ8]

This is where it gets insane that we take knowledge of a SSN as anything close to proof of identity. The state of issue is absolutely indicated by the first 3 digits. The second two are a block, which will indicate the range of years of issuance (and maybe a local SS office location). That's all publicly available. Nothing there tells the age of issuance, though sometime in the '70s it became common to do so at birth.

It should never have been used for anything other than an accounting number.

Take a look through the SS act sometime. I wasn't supposed to be used for anything else!!!

 

[Sirius Glass]

Take a look through the SS act sometime. I wasn't supposed to be used for anything else!!!

Yes, and the Social Security money was never to be used for anything else either! LBJ screwed that up.

Steve