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6.5 Million New Reasons to Worry About Your Social Security
Worldwide, there are estimated to be somewhere between 300 and 450 supercentenarians — people at or above age 110 — alive today. Unfortunately, a recent report from Social Security’s inspector general reveals that Social Security’s records indicate that about 6.5 million Americans above the age of 112 haven’t yet passed away. While Social Security isn’t paying out benefits on those 6.5 million — only about 13 supercentenarians are actually receiving benefits — their Social Security numbers are still active and can be used. That can be a problem. A real person with an active Social Security number has a reason to be on the lookout for identity theft — and report and clear it up when it happens. A person who has passed away, on the other hand, is much less likely to have someone vigilantly looking out for them when it comes to identity theft. Read more…