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ID Analytics analyzed 290 million Social Security numbers, and found that 1 in 7 are associated with more than one name. Anywhere from 3-4 million names are directly used to commit fraud.
MSNBC reported the same study showed 140,000 SSNs are connected to 5 or more people and 27,000 SSNs are connected to 10 or more people.
Some of these secondary SSNs are the result of typos where an administrator may incorrectly enter a digit and then that secondary SSN is now connected to a person’s credit going forward.
In other cases it is deliberate fraud. When the same person is shown using multiple Social Security numbers on purpose then a flag is raised.
Consumers often find out their SSN is compromised as a result of being denied credit or when bill collectors call them for non payment.
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