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Sample runs from the SSNwatch Validation Server

Below are some sample runs from the SSNwatch Validation Server on January 16, 2004. Click here to examine ways these results might be used to help combat Social Security number (SSN) misuse and identity theft.


Results for SSN 078 - 05 -

 Comments   No valid number ends with '0000' as the last 4 digits.
 The results below are based only on the non-blank,
 non-zero parts of the Social Security number
 you provided. 

 Geography   New York 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued before 1993  
 Year of Birth 
 (5-digit prefix) 
 64% born 1889 to 1910
 98% born 1879 to 1921 
 [cf. 3249] 

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 078 - -

 Comments   No valid number has '00' as the 4th and 5th digits.
 No valid number ends with '0000' as the last 4 digits.
 The results below are based only on the non-blank,
 non-zero parts of the Social Security number
 you provided. 

 Geography   New York 
 Date of issuance   Estimating the date in which the number was issued
 requires you to provide valid values for the first
 5 or 6 digits. 
 Year of Birth   Estimating the year of birth of a recipient
 requires you to provide valid values for the first
 5 or 6 digits. 

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 221 - 98 -

 Comments   No valid number ends with '0000' as the last 4 digits.
 The results below are based only on the non-blank,
 non-zero parts of the Social Security number
 you provided. 

 Geography   Delaware 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued between December 2002 and today  

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 221 - 02 -

 Comments   No valid number ends with '0000' as the last 4 digits.
 The results below are based only on the non-blank,
 non-zero parts of the Social Security number
 you provided. 

 Geography   Delaware 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Not issued. Not a valid SSN!  

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 078 - 05 - 1120

 Geography   New York 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued before 1993  
 Year of Birth 
 (6-digit prefix) 
 66% born 1891 to 1909
 98% born 1881 to 1919 
 100% born 1877 to 1919 
 [cf. 380] 
 Status  Retired number (due to death or termination)


Results for SSN 615 - 23 -

 Comments   No valid number ends with '0000' as the last 4 digits.
 The results below are based only on the non-blank,
 non-zero parts of the Social Security number
 you provided. 

 Geography   California 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued February 2001  

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 609 - 01 -

 Comments   No valid number ends with '0000' as the last 4 digits.
 The results below are based only on the non-blank,
 non-zero parts of the Social Security number
 you provided. 

 Geography   California 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued before 1993  
 Year of Birth 
 (5-digit prefix) 
 71% born 1914 to 1961
 90% born 1909 to 1985 
 [cf. 21] 

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 620 - 11 -

 Comments   No valid number ends with '0000' as the last 4 digits.
 The results below are based only on the non-blank,
 non-zero parts of the Social Security number
 you provided. 

 Geography   California 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued April 1999  
 Year of Birth 
 (5-digit prefix) 
 100% born 1926 to 1998
 100% born 1926 to 1998 
 [cf. 2] 

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 219 - 50 - 1

 Geography   Maryland 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued before 1993  
 Year of Birth 
 (6-digit prefix) 
 84% born 1934 to 1950
 94% born 1924 to 1950 
 100% born 1916 to 1950 
 [cf. 19] 

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 415 - 04 -

 Comments   No valid number ends with '0000' as the last 4 digits.
 The results below are based only on the non-blank,
 non-zero parts of the Social Security number
 you provided. 

 Geography   Tennessee 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued before 1993  
 Year of Birth 
 (5-digit prefix) 
 54% born 1906 to 1954
 100% born 1887 to 1970 
 [cf. 166] 

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


Results for SSN 415 - 04 - 9

 Geography   Tennessee 
 Date of issuance
 (5-digit prefix) 
  Issued before 1993  
 Year of Birth 
 (6-digit prefix) 
 90% born 1941 to 1958
 90% born 1931 to 1958 
 100% born 1923 to 1958 
 [cf. 10] 

That concludes the quick validation. A full validation will additionally check whether a full 9-digit number has been retired from use.


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