Social Security Nr - how to check I'm given the correct/real one?

Question

I've just opened up a company - how/where to check if the person I want to employ has the right to work in the USA and is giving me their real SS#?

Answer 1

Call your Local SSA Office....The service is FREE if you are a business.

No need to pay anything or anyone.

Answer 2

You need to check that piece of information with the SSA(Social Security Administration) that issues SSNs.You can also check the first 3 digits of the SSN which indicates the state of issuance,the middle 2 digits tells u the month & year of issuance & the last 4 digits shows the county & the street or avenue etc wherever it is issued with the help of SSA. Thereafter, u can verify the same with ur employee by asking questions like their city & state of birth,date of birth,address at the time of birth etc.Once both the info matches i.e, information provided by the SSA & the employee matches, then u should know the SSN given to u id true & correct.

Answer 3

You'd need to contact Social Security on that. They'll tell you what to physically look for on the card. Most folks use a fake card and there are ways of identifying the fake from it's appearrance. Another method is to ask the person what state they were living in when they received their Social Security number. The first 3 digits of the card number tells which state that is...

http://www.csgnetwork.com/ssnmbrcalc.html/

This website will explain, for instance:
267=Florida
454=Texas
039=Rhode Island
076=New York

Try your own 1st 3 numbers...you know where your card was issued.

Answer 4

Take the company employee list with names and social security numbers to the local SS Admin office and tell them the following. I have just opened a small business and have reason to believe one of my employees has given me a false SSN. I therefore request that you check the list of names and numbers to see if they match. If one is wrong they will tell you that name and number such and such do not match then you can notify the police of Identity fraud and press charges.this will help discourage the illegals doing this again.

Answer 5

There are many professional services that will check job applicants for you. The cost is usually about $75 each. You can google a whole list of these application checking companies.

Answer 6

I'd suggest calling the social security administration, not yahoo.

Answer 7

Choicepoint is what most employers use. Although their methods of securing data is questionable.

Answer 8

http://www.smartbusinesspractices.com/legal_basicpilot.php