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Identity theft is becoming a big problem in the United States. A woman from Chicago applied for a job last year at a local department store, and was denied. Why? The reason is she already worked there, or rather, her Social Security Number already worked there. An investigation later revealed that her Social Security Number was used in 37 other places by immigrants trying to satisfy government requirements to get a job. It’s a frightening thing that USA doesn’t have a law that would require the Social Security Administration to notify American citizens when it is detected that other people are using their Social Security Number. Just during 2002, 9 million people paid taxes with mismatched names and Social Security Numbers and between 50 and 80 percent are illegal aliens using a stolen or manufactured Social Security number. That means millions of Americans had their cards used by illegal aliens.
People need to wake up to this problem because they are destroying people’s credit, Social Security benefits, and everything else. None of the agencies involved are trying to tackle the problem because they all benefit from it, as does corporate America. The IRS and Social Security collect extra taxes, lenders sell more loans and employers get inexpensive workers. Fixing the problem and telling all the victimized consumers would upset the delicate apple cart that is America’s immigration policy. The government is forcing people to share identities because they want to provide cheap labor to corporate America.
Often the imposter manages to use the victims Social Security Number for years before it is discovered. He/she can obtain dozens of credit cards, buy a car and even a house using the stolen number and his own name. All the while, that imposter pays taxes, pays into Social Security, and takes out loans using the stolen Social Security Number and although the agencies have a record of the abused Social Security Number none of them bother to tell the victim.
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