Tweaking Social Security to Combat Fraud

Tweaking Social Security to Combat Fraud
Tim Mullen, 2008-02-13

Americans lost over 45 billion dollars in identity-related fraud in 2007. Reports are so commonplace that we've actually become de-sensitized to them. "200,000 victims reported..." "500,000 victims reported..." Even figures into the millions don't seem to faze us anymore. And that is a Bad Thing.

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Scott

wrong - just go back to the original intent 2008-02-21
Anonymous

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Tweaking Social Security to Combat Fraud 2008-03-03
Tampa Dude

According to your idea, when an SSN changes the old on eis voided. What about the hundreds of systems surrounding the customer that bases their accounting on the SSN of the customer. For example, electric bills, water, credit cards, mortgages, health information, insurance, etc... are comprised of seperate companies that would all need to get updated with the change.

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