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by Izkata 1850 days ago
> It’s that simple if you’re the Social Security Administration and its a table of Social Security Accounts, not people.

Nah, they keep track of duplicate usage: https://www.nbcnews.com/technolog/odds-someone-else-has-your...

> The IRS often knows when this happens, when the imposter pays taxes. The Social Security Administration knows, too, for the same reason. And the nation's credit bureaus usually know, because the imposter often ends up applying for some form of credit. Plenty of financial institutions also have access to this information.