THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ID REPORT

The SSN Report is a verification and locator tool. This report will verify consumer information and provide new addresses on your applicant. SSN Reports are drawn from comprehensive, industry-leading TransUnion intelligence resources. The ID Report discloses names associated with the SSN and also identifies dates and locations of prior residence.  Clients can use the report as validation of information presented on the employment application.  The ID Report may also identify additional jurisdictions that clients may want searched for criminal convictions.

COMPARE the ID Report to the application for employment. Does the name match? Does the current address and/or employment match the information provided by the applicant? Did the applicant disclose any out of county/state residences within the past seven (7) years? Do the Out of County/State residences that appear on the Social Security Number ID Report for the past seven years match the information provided by the applicant.

TransUnion HAWK Alerts may appear on the applicant’s ID Report. The Hawk Alert is additional information provided on the SSN ID Report in regards to the particular SSN. Some of the more common alerts are explained below. If your applicant’s ID Report returns with an Alert that concerns you, please contact Securitech. Be aware, however that:

*** TO DISPUTE OR PURGE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE TRANSUNION ID REPORT, THE APPLICANT MAY CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-916-8800.*** 

The ID report shows no entries. Typically referred to as a “NO HIT”.  This is not unusual for young applicants, since the report is drawn from credit databases, and many young people have never established credit.  We do not believe a “No Hit” finding is cause for alarm.  Please advise us whenever you discover you have sent us the wrong SSN.  We will run a new ID report.

 “Alert: This SSN has not been issued.”  This IS unusual and it MAY indicate a problem.  When we see such a report, we contact the client to suggest that they verify the number submitted to us agrees with their file documentation.  Whenever a client has reason to believe a SSN supplied by an applicant may not be valid, we suggest clients ask the applicant to obtain a certificate of authenticity from the Social Security Administration (SSA). You may also call the SSA (1-800-772-6270) to verify the SSN, if you have cause for concern.  Be prepared to provide the SSA with your employer ID number (EIN).

The ID report shows the applicant’s name, AKAs, and erroneous names.  This is relatively common, and the facts need to be reviewed to make a conclusion.  The most frequent such occurrences are maiden/married names.  Clerical errors in the credit databases occasionally result in other names to appear.  For example, a clerk transposes SSN digits or misspells a name when making an entry to the database about a customer.