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 Social Security Numbers 

An SSN is useful if you are going to use a paid professional, but isn't much help if you are trying to track down someone for free, because public databases do not list SSNs.

How to find Social Security Numbers and Dates of Birth:

If the person is deceased, you might be able to locate their Social Security number and/or exact date of birth in the following places:

• Personal papers
• Death certificate
• Funeral home records
• Records held by financial institutions
• Voter registration rolls at county courthouse
• Former employers of the individual
  
  If you have the date of birth and those sources don't produce the Social Security Number, you may request a "records search" with the Social Security Administration. To request this service you must send $27 and provide the following information: full name, state of birth, and date of birth to:

Freedom of Information Officer
4-H-8 Annex Building
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21235

Providing names of parents are also helpful, especially with common surnames. Be sure also to provide proof of death, as the records of living individuals are not publicly available.

If the person is living, the only legal sources that are permitted to provide a person's SSN, other than searching documentation you may have possession of or access to, are local, state and federal agencies, courts and attorneys.

There are, however, companies that can be found on the Internet that can provide a person's Social Security Number for a fee...

To verify names/SSNs ( up to 5 for free) - Just call the ENUMERATION VERIFICATION SERVICE toll-free number for employers only - 800-772-6270 weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (They'll ask for your EIN number)

Or use this free verification tool:

Enter SSN:       E-mail address to send results:

 

If you have lost your Social Security number - contact the authorities. This is the best page I have found on the SSA site - there doesn't appear to be an online FAQ regarding this.

Professional Services

• Best People Search - a variety of SSN services, including free verification
• US Info Search - free online verification of a SSN
• USA Trace - $37.99 gets you a lot of information on the person
• Intelius Background Checks - includes criminal background check, property value, judgments, bankruptcy and more...
• Search Bug - invalid or Impossible numbers
• DOB / SSN Helper - shareware software, returns approximate age or year born, plus state of issuance of social security number
• Social Security Death Index - very up to date, find the details on anyone who has passed away, with pre-filled application forms for obtaining records.

• According to the dead Law Guru site :

"Eight states — North Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia and Alaska — use Social Security numbers as driver's license numbers, according to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Fourteen other states give motorists that option."

• History of the SSN
• FreeERISA - free database of Employer Identification Numbers
• Need any help? Ask Social Security Online
• Social Security Numbers at Wikipedia