14 November 2008

Does your Social Security number start with "200" ??

The Dallas Independent School District has been making up fake Social Security numbers for foreign hires for years, even after being told in 2004 by the state's education board to stop because it's illegal. The numbers were meant to "expedite" the hiring process and get the employees on payroll, but they found their way onto Department of Homeland Security and IRS forms (which are kept in-district but shared with feds upon request), were used for criminal background checks, and in at least 26 cases were numbers in use by real people.

The Dallas Morning News doesn't mention whether or not the DISD will be contacting the people who have had their SSNs appropriated, but they did offer this detail: The DISD-issued Social Security numbers began with "200..."
More details at the link.

2 comments:

  1. You actually are not allowed to get any information about a second person using your social number... for privacy reasons!

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