How To Find A Social Security Number

The first question you may ask yourself when you are on the hunt to find a social security number is whether or not it is legal. The answer is yes, as long as you are using it for specific purposes that are deemed legally permissible.

Most of the cases where it is considered legally permissible involve work-related reasons or legal investigative purposes. A social security number may be searched for official government work, identity theft investigations, an identity fraud investigation, a civil or criminal investigation or if it is requested by a competent court. These situations are usually for recovery of debt collection, judgment recovery, child support claims and cases of wage garnishment. Occasionally, a social security number is also legally required in order to file a 1099 or other IRS tax form.

If the reason for a social security search is for approved purposes, then it is perfectly legal. However, it is highly illegal to request someone’s social security number information for fraudulent, illegal purposes or general snooping and curiosity.

Unfortunately, the most common cases of illegal use of a person’s social security number are for situations involving identity theft, stalking and other invasions of privacy.

Provided that you are searching for a person’s SSN # for a legal reason, acquiring the number is often as simple as finding a reputable online company that provides investigation resources. A legal investigative business will take the privacy and protection of a person’s personal information quite seriously, so you will need to provide specific information and be able to offer proof of your purpose before you will be given any information.

One trusted company is Docusearch.com. Docusearch often requires you to talk to them over the phone and/or provide specific information to help verify that you are doing a legal search. It will verify the legitimacy of your request partially by requiring that you provide a land based telephone number where you may be reached.

Do not, under any circumstance, try to acquire a person’s social security number for illegal purposes. If your request is determined to be for illegal purposes, you will most likely be reported to authorities and possibly prosecuted under the law.

By: Zeus

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