| As a result of the increased number of threats to | | | | This is a site run by the Social Security Authority |
| personal security, social security number searches | | | | which is designed to help you verify a social |
| and other methods of identifying and confirming | | | | security number (i.e. check that it is not fake). |
| the identity of a person have become very | | | | This site is for employers, and allows you to |
| popular. | | | | make a limited number of searches per day (at |
| These increased threats include everything from | | | | the moment it's 10). |
| identity theft, fraud, and even online fishing | | | | If you want to find out the social security number |
| attacks. All of these actions are criminal, and all of | | | | for a deceased person, you will need to check in |
| them are harmful to their intended victims, | | | | the social security death index, which is provided |
| causing financial damage or even putting personal | | | | at It is free to use this site, but it does not |
| safety at risk. | | | | provide information about living people. |
| These services can help you in lots of different | | | | Another option is to contract private investigation |
| ways. For instance, if you are hiring someone, you | | | | agencies to work for you. These companies (or |
| can use a social security search to confirm the | | | | individuals) can be found both online and offline. A |
| identity. | | | | benefit is that these companies often specialize in |
| Another popular use for these services is to find | | | | doing this type of search, and are very |
| out more about a person's history. Details such as | | | | experienced in this field. |
| their residential history (locations and addresses | | | | The down side is that is expensive, and you can |
| where they have lived in the past) are recorded. | | | | often find yourself waiting for a long time for |
| This can really help you when you are trying to | | | | results as they are dealing with several different |
| track a person's movements over time, and can | | | | cases at the same time. |
| help to build a better idea of where they may be | | | | In the past, there was no other real option. |
| now. | | | | Luckily, the internet has made it possible for us to |
| This kind of information really shines when it is | | | | get our hands on the information we want |
| used to track down people who you have lost | | | | without having to go to detectives to do it for |
| touch with, such as friends or family members. It | | | | you, and you can save a lot of time and money if |
| can also be used to find missing people, and | | | | you don't mind learning a few simple skills |
| debtors who have run off owing you money. | | | | The best option for most people who want to do |
| We all have people we want to stay in touch with. | | | | a social security number search is to use a |
| A social security number search can help you to | | | | specialized membership based website that pulls |
| do this. | | | | the information from multiple databases. These |
| As you can see, there are quite a lot of different | | | | services use multiple different public record |
| reasons why people may want to do a social | | | | sources to provide you with a complete set of |
| security number search, and for every example I | | | | information concerning any person. The prices of |
| have given I am sure you can think of many of | | | | these sites is fairly cheap, too, costing only |
| your own. There are several resources on the | | | | $30-$60 for a membership and unlimited free |
| Internet which can help you to do this. | | | | searches. |
| One is to go to the government's SSA website. | | | | |