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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
Can't you just get a new SS number?
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yes and no -- yes you can get a new social security number if you pleaded your case hard enough...
The problem is, your entire life is tied to that number, taxes you've paid, credit history, perhaps military history. If you got a new number, it'd be like you are starting from scratch.
One of the evening news shows did a story on why you can, but you really can't recently, and it's pretty frightening and frustrating for people who have had their identities stolen.