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secoccular t1_izg61qn wrote

Reply to comment by Rock_Strongo in I was the victim of an identity theft nightmare - and it could happen to you. AMA by losangelestimes

>Not like you can request a new one.

Are you certain about that? It's literally one of the reasons you can get a new number.

https://faq.ssa.gov/en-us/Topic/article/KA-02220

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losangelestimes OP t1_izga4qc wrote

The bar is very, very high to get assigned a new Social Security number. Knowing yours is compromised from a data breach is not enough. Even being a victim of identity theft is not enough, unless you continue to experience issues after taking a number of steps to fight it.

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