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Hey, it's how Obama got his Social Security number.

Mar 11, 2015 1:24PM PDT
A scam that's been going on for decades. I wonder if one of these foreigners will be a future president?


"The agency is supposed to keep track of death records in its "Death Master File," which is used by both the government and private sector to catch identity fraud. However, it apparently has no way to record death information for people "who exceed maximum reasonable life expectancies," so it just keeps them immortal.

The problem with not recording the deceased, other than just obvious incompetence, is that fraudsters can easily use the numbers with the very low risk of getting caught.

Though it's unclear how many Social Security benefits were cashed on behalf of the deceased, auditors estimate it could be in the hundreds of thousands.

Separately, the auditors suggest that these numbers are being used by undocumented workers to apply for jobs."

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How can I get hold of this list of numbers?
Mar 12, 2015 5:51AM PDT

I could use more money in Social Security. I could go for several and really retire.

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(NT) a Liberal dream?
Mar 12, 2015 7:04AM PDT
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(NT) A poor person's dream
Mar 12, 2015 8:03AM PDT
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RE; it's how Obama got his Social Security number.
Mar 12, 2015 6:38AM PDT

THEN

I wonder

First it is...then it might be (in your mind)

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I don't see that is where Obama got his.
Mar 12, 2015 8:07AM PDT

Wouldn't he have to change his name to the one associated with the old ssn? Not to mention he would have to modify his birthdate. I haven't heard of him filing income taxes under a different name or birthday.

I assume the numbers stolen were not to file income taxes, just to work "legally".