Re: [privacy] Social Security Card to be National ID?

["Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>]

On 5/23/07, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 May 2007 11:00:00 CDT, Brian Loe said:
>
> > Yeah, wait until he buys a car with your SSN and drives it back to
> > Mexico before paying it off. I'd rather explain things to the IRS than
> > a debt collector any day...seriously.
>
> I wasn't aware that "illegal aliens" were a major player in the "identity
> theft" arena.  Got any reputable statistics to back that up?

I don't know what "identity theft" is (I do, but the term is stupid),
but using someone else's SSN is certainly fraud and unless you've been
living in a bunker for the last several years you know that many/most
illegals are using someone else's SSN for work and the like.
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