The information that follows may be usefully applied to establish a new Credit File. Readers are
advised to follow all laws and regulations to the letter.
The Social Security Act (P.L. 74-271) was originated in 1935. It imposes taxes to finance a program of
retirement and survivor benefits.
However, one of the laws provision is not so well known or publicized. According to the department of
Health Education and Welfare's publication, "Records, Computers and the Rights of Citizens," the
regulation provided that: "Any employee may have his/her account number changed at any time by
applying to the Social Security Board and showing good reason for a change." With that exception,
only one account number will be assigned to an employee.
The following is an example of one individual who used the above method to change his Social
Security number. This individual, armed with the above information, requested that a new Social
Security number be assigned. The manager at the SSN office had never heard of someone being
assigned a new number; a new name, yes - but a new number, no. The individual explained that under
the law one could have a SSN change if a good reason could be supplied. The good reason this person
supplied was as follows:
Because data banks are currently using SSNs as universal identifiers and because the SSN had been
recorded by the police on the occasion of an arrest, the individual felt that the arrest record would end
up in all those data files, causing embarrassment and economic hardship.
Another plausible reason for requesting a new SSN would be reasonable suspicion that someone else
had appropriated your name and number and is causing you embarrassment and economic hardship.
You can come up with other plausible reasons. This method is available to you but it could take you up
to 90 days to get your new Social Security number. Don't be afraid of the officer at the Social Security
Office. All they can say is no. But if you are insistent, you may get a new Social Security Number.
Then you can follow the steps to set up your NEW Credit File.