article_snippet: Only 13 of the people are still getting the Social Security Administration benefits, a report by the agency's inspector general said.
article_snippet: But for others, others the Social Security Administration numbers are still active, so a number could be used to report wages, open bank accounts, obtain credit cards or claim fraudulent tax refunds.
article_snippet: the Social Security Administration helps public agencies and private companies know when the Social Security Administration numbers are no longer valid for use. '
article_snippet: Social Security numbers absence from DMF could result in erroneous payments made by federal benefit-paying agencies that rely on DMF to verify recipient eligibility,' said Patrick P. O'Carroll Jr., the the Social Security Administration inspector general. '
article_snippet: Patrick P. O'Carroll Jr., the Social Security inspector general could also hinder state and local government and private industry – banks, insurance companies, and others – from identifying identity theft and other types of fraud.' the Social Security Administration also makes mistakes by adding the names of people who are alive to the death list.
article_snippet: Without a the Social Security Administration number, you can do nothing in the United States,' Rivers said. '