Can't read that article at the moment, but is there any mention of the government being proactive and trying to search down these people and clarify any of the mismatches? I'm sure in a lot of cases, they have a name but maybe one number in the SSN's wrong. And I'm sure a name and an SSN isn't the ONLY information they have that could locate or identify a person, especially if the information is submitted by an employer. Do even bother to try and find these people and send them a heads up so they can send the correct information or clarify the mix-up? I know plenty of them could be fakies, but what about the real ones in that shuffle?
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