Are social security numbers are being recycled?
We went to the Social Security Administration with your question, and it says social security numbers are not recycled after the number holder’s death. Even though the SSA has issued more than 400 million social security numbers and assigns about five and a half million new numbers a year, there are enough new numbers for several future generations to come without having to change the numbering system. If you have a customer saying this, I would encourage you to contact your Corporate Security or the BSA/AML Department to investigate and determine if they are trying to use a false identity.
We went to the Social Security Administration with your question, and it says social security numbers are not recycled after the number holder’s death. Even though the SSA has issued more than 400 million social security numbers and assigns about five and a half million new numbers a year, there are enough new numbers for several future generations to come without having to change the numbering system. If you have a customer saying this, I would encourage you to contact your Corporate Security or the BSA/AML Department to investigate and determine if they are trying to use a false identity.
