Illegal Immigrants Steal Children’s Social Security Numbers

The State of Utah has a huge data security problem. They’ve somehow allowed the social security numbers of up to 20,000 children to be stolen by illegal immigrants who use them to get jobs in the United States and obtain credit cards. Kirk Torgensen, the Utah Attorney General’s Office Chief Investigator, seems to be at a loss on how to stop the practice.

Torgensen said the high number of illegal immigrants coming into Utah helped create a lucrative underground counterfeiting business where crooks can sell a fake Social Security card for $150 each.

“It’s hard to catch them, they move around a lot, as soon as you get some information on they move,” Torgensen said. “There are more of them than you probably think.”

Of course you know that the Social Security number was never intended to be a personal identifier, but we’re well down the road on that issue. Most of these kids won’t know they’re screwed until they are 18, and try to get a loan or a job. Parents should consider keeping an eye on their child’s accounts by going to the Social Security Administration web page at www.ssa.gov.