necessary to prevent future fraud and waste of hard-earned dollars. (9) In 2015, the OIG identified approximately 6.5 million numberholders age 112 or older who did not have death information on the Numident. (10) Of the 6.5 million cases OIG identified, based on initial review, SSA believed approximately 1.5 million of these individuals were deceased. After further in-depth analysis, SSA posted death information to records for only those cases that passed complex identity matching protocols, and where the most current information indicated the individuals are in fact deceased. (11) For the remaining 5 million cases, the SSA reports that it does not have sufficient or reliable evidence that these individuals are deceased. However, the SSA also notes that the individuals have never received payments from the SSA