(800) 772-1213

Social security lock? I read this on Equifax.com regarding “locking” a social security number, after someone claimed this was the best way to recover from identity theft: —————————————- First, you can contact the Social Security Administration by phone at 800-772-1213 and request to block electronic access to your Social Security information. This process prevents anyone — including you — from changing or accessing your Social Security record. You can remove this block down the road as long as you provide proof of identity as required by the Social Security Administration. First, you can contact the Social Security Administration by phone at 800-772-1213 and request to block electronic access to your Social Security information. This process prevents anyone — including you — from changing or accessing your Social Security record. You can remove this block down the road as long as you provide proof of identity as required by the Social Security Administration. —————————————- Is this really an option to block all social security number fraud after your identity has been stolen? I feel I must be misunderstanding something because even my fraud protection service did not offer something as simple as this. When it says “changing or accessing your social security record,” could that be referring to social security in an employment sense and not for all the other fraud situations that can arise from a compromised SSN? I’m wondering if this is the same as locking E-verify? Thanks so much to this sub for all the guidance.