ok i just found out i lost/misplaced my social security card....

[desiplaya4life]

and im worried.. i dont know where the heck it went but i cant find it anywhere... what can i do to protect myself???? am i screwed now if/when someone else gets their hands on my card or what??

 

[imported_LoKe]

Pft. SSN/SIN's aren't hard to get ahold of anymore.

 

[desiplaya4life]

i dont know about all this stuff man.. all i know is i hear horror stories once someone has their social security card...

i mean it has my name on it/and s.s.n. ... what could they do with it? what CAN I DO protect it? Can i get it renewed or something?

 

[FoBoT]

i know your ss#, it is some thing between 111-11-1111 and 999-99-9999

just get a new card

 

[Caesar]

Get a replacement card and I think its the law to file a police complaint in case SSC is lost.

 

[desiplaya4life]

yea i can do all that. but otherwise should i have a reason to worry? i mean so one will use my SSN to ruin my credit/ applying for credit card etc etc...

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: desiplaya4life
yea i can do all that. but otherwise should i have a reason to worry? i mean so one will use my SSN to ruin my credit/ applying for credit card etc etc...

If you file a complaint like Caesar said, you shouldn't be liable. And again, a lot of peopel have my SSN/SIN number. I mean, you give it out to employers for one. How safe do you think that information is with them?

File the complaint, get a replacement, and let that be the end of it.

 

[Britboy]

Did you carry it around with you or lose it in the house somewhere? You certainly shouldnt be carrying it, that's just asking for trouble, especially if you lose it along with other identifying information, such as your DL and CC's. I lost mine recently but know it's somewhere in the house, I applied for a new one at the local SS office and it arrived in the mail in a few days.

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Britboy
Did you carry it around with you or lose it in the house somewhere? You certainly shouldnt be carrying it, that's just asking for trouble, especially if you lose it along with other identifying information, such as your DL and CC's. I lost mine recently but know it's somewhere in the house, I applied for a new one at the local SS office and it arrived in the mail in a few days.

I carry mine with me everywhere because I haven't attempted to memorize the number yet. That, and I have a habbit of not losing things.

 

[Jadow]

111-11-1111 and 999-99-9999

not true. A lot of ssn's start wiht zeroes, ie 002-43-2131 or 034-21-4444

and they don't got abve 762-xx-xxx

 

[The Stigenator]

dude, how hard is it to memorize it..

i know my SSN by heart as well as my mom's and my brothers and my dad's.

Anyway the thing is that dont carry teh SSC with you, put it in a safe place.. like i do.

 

[desiplaya4life]

Originally posted by: Britboy
Did you carry it around with you or lose it in the house somewhere? You certainly shouldnt be carrying it, that's just asking for trouble, especially if you lose it along with other identifying information, such as your DL and CC's. I lost mine recently but know it's somewhere in the house, I applied for a new one at the local SS office and it arrived in the mail in a few days.

well no i was carrying for my new job llast time i remember otherwise i dont carry it around with me. and no i just lost that not my DL or anything else.
ok i'll try to get a new one again.


hmmm so i have to file a complaint w/ the police so i wont be liable anymore or just contact SSN?

 

[BCYL]

Might be good to run a free credit report to ensure there are no suspicious activities on your record

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Jadow
111-11-1111 and 999-99-9999

not true. A lot of ssn's start wiht zeroes, ie 002-43-2131 or 034-21-4444

and they don't got abve 762-xx-xxx

sorry

000-00-0000 to 999-99-9999

w0w

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: desiplaya4life
yea i can do all that. but otherwise should i have a reason to worry? i mean so one will use my SSN to ruin my credit/ applying for credit card etc etc...

If you file a complaint like Caesar said, you shouldn't be liable. And again, a lot of peopel have my SSN/SIN number. I mean, you give it out to employers for one. How safe do you think that information is with them?

File the complaint, get a replacement, and let that be the end of it.

how do you have both an SSN and SIN?

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: desiplaya4life
yea i can do all that. but otherwise should i have a reason to worry? i mean so one will use my SSN to ruin my credit/ applying for credit card etc etc...

If you file a complaint like Caesar said, you shouldn't be liable. And again, a lot of peopel have my SSN/SIN number. I mean, you give it out to employers for one. How safe do you think that information is with them?

File the complaint, get a replacement, and let that be the end of it.

how do you have both an SSN and SIN?

Canadian Social Insurance Number = SIN

I have both as well, US SSN & Canadian SIN

 

[imported_LoKe]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: LoKe

Originally posted by: desiplaya4life
yea i can do all that. but otherwise should i have a reason to worry? i mean so one will use my SSN to ruin my credit/ applying for credit card etc etc...

If you file a complaint like Caesar said, you shouldn't be liable. And again, a lot of peopel have my SSN/SIN number. I mean, you give it out to employers for one. How safe do you think that information is with them?

File the complaint, get a replacement, and let that be the end of it.

how do you have both an SSN and SIN?

I'm Canadian, I have a SIN card. To avoid confusion for the OP, I said SSN/SIN.

 

[zylander]

I dont even know where mine is.....

 

[Pepsi90919]

Canadian Social Insurance Number = SIN

thanks for the update.

i was asking him how he had both a SSN and SIN.

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Canadian Social Insurance Number = SIN

thanks for the update.

i was asking him how he had both a SSN and SIN.

It's not uncommon... I am a Canadian citizen, I work in the US (thus I need a SSN since I pay US taxes), therefore I have both...

 

[bnads]

tattoo the number on yourself yay~