<prompt> Human: Hello all,This is something Im kind of antsy about. I started a new job recently and theyre asking for my fathers social security number. Theyve claimed that its for verifying the previous health insurance I was under his plan while I was unemployed but Ive worked jobs with health insurance as a benefit and never had to give that information. This is also something of a smaller outfit and Im not convinced of their credibility.Is this legitimate? I really dont want to risk his finances by doing something stupid. p.s. in U.S.  <response>: Id politely decline to provide it. Say its not mine to give and my father is very nervous about identify theft. 