| There are now compelling reasons why individuals | | | | administration system and the record of social |
| and businesses need to find out information, | | | | security numbers for each employee can get |
| especially by doing a social security number | | | | jumbled or perhaps you only have the SSN's and |
| search! | | | | no name to go with it then you will have a bit of |
| These reasons can be for personal or for | | | | a problem! |
| business purposes. | | | | For reasons of confidentiality and very |
| Possibly there is a need to do a background | | | | importantly the prevention of identity fraud online |
| check on a potential employee, especially if you | | | | databases won't be able to provide you with |
| have suspicions as to their work record. Perhaps | | | | reverse search records capability. The main option |
| it's a potential new tenant for either a commercial | | | | that is open to you is the use of a private |
| or residential property which you are looking at | | | | investigator or utilising an online private |
| renting. The benefit of doing a social security | | | | investigation service. Such online providers include |
| number check is that it is very hard to "create" a | | | | and civilrecords.org - it must be remembered that |
| history out of thin air and would require a | | | | you are now entering into the realm of 'paid |
| reasonable amount of investment to do so. It's | | | | searches'! |
| highly unlikely that most people would even | | | | There is also the option of using a private |
| attempt to do so! | | | | investigative paid membership site such as The |
| The reasons are quite simple! When Social | | | | time frame for results varies from 1 day to 3 |
| Security numbers were first issued in 1936, usage | | | | days depending whether you are a member or |
| of the numbers was limited to Social Security | | | | not. The benefit of using a paid membership site |
| programs. Today, however, the Social Security | | | | is that if the agency doesn't come up with a |
| number (SSN) is the most frequently used record | | | | positive result you get a full refund. However |
| keeping number in the United States. SSNs are | | | | these agencies require that you do some |
| used for employee files, medical records, health | | | | information gathering but nothing too arduous. |
| insurance accounts, credit and banking accounts, | | | | These searches range from $27 to $49. |
| university ID cards, and many other purposes. So | | | | Unfortunately in today's world it is also sometimes |
| a social security number check is one of the most | | | | important to check whether some SSNs are |
| important preliminary checks used for identity | | | | current. If you're additionally suspicious about a |
| clarification purposes! | | | | social security number and are wondering if its |
| OK - so if you're an employer or a landlord and | | | | 'current' there is a free website where you can |
| you want to find details about a potential tenant | | | | additionally search the registration of SSNs of |
| or employee via their SSN then the first search is | | | | deceased persons. The reasoning here is quite |
| relatively easy and is also free! You can do this by | | | | simply - identity fraud can also be carried out by |
| logging on to the United States social Security | | | | assuming the identity of a deceased person! In |
| website on ssa.gov/employer/ssnv.htm. This will | | | | case you're wondering the site address is |
| allow the verification of up to 10 social security | | | | Well that covers most of the free social security |
| numbers per day! | | | | number search sites and a sample of some of |
| Right, that's the easy part. If you are like many | | | | the paid sites. |
| people sometimes there's a 'breakdown' in the | | | | |