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Social Security Number Misuse

Instances of stolen or fraudulently used Social Security numbers by undocumented workers and schemes that exploit system weaknesses.

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Feb 3, 2026

Did congress pay back treasury bonds that it borrowed from social security fund?

did not “steal” and stash cash taken from Social Security; by law surplus Social Security receipts were exchanged for special-issue securities and the general fund spent the cash, creating an IOU that...

Jan 29, 2026

What share of Social Security payroll taxes comes from workers using false or borrowed SSNs versus ITIN filers?

Available public reporting shows that workers using have paid billions in payroll-related taxes, but the sources provided do not offer a reliable, up-to-date percentage of total Social Security payrol...