"(ii) The same audit report revealed that the SSA does not investigate or attempt to resolve reports of earnings received by individuals age 100 or older if the SSA has not recorded death information for such individuals, even when the reported wage-earner does not match the name or other personally identifiable information in SSA records, which may indicate identity theft, illegal work, tax evasion, or other unlawful activity. The Commissioner of Social Security shall refer promptly to the Inspector General of the SSA all earnings reports for persons age 100 or older when the purported wage-earner’s name does not match SSA’s files. The Inspector General of the SSA shall investigate such matters as appropriate and refer matters to the Department of Justice, other executive departments and agencies, or local prosecutors as warranted."
Are there many illegal aliens collecting SS? Even if you are not retirement age, you may receive Social Security Disability payments.
Checking the over-100s with suspicious information would be a good idea for all mismatched records, but that would be a lot of checking. There should not be lots 100+ recipients, so this should be quick work. If I had to go to a SSA office to verify my identity in the interests of keeping the system afloat, I would have no problem with this.
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