# Can you get your SSN changed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-your-ssn-changed/271929>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 29, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-your-ssn-changed/271929 "2004-10-29T21:57:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hadrian0117](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Hadrian0117](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hadrian0117)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-your-ssn-changed/271929/1 "2004-10-29T21:57:42Z")

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Can you get your Social Security Number changed? Like if somebody got ahold of it and used it to commit fraud? How do you go about doing that? I know if you legally change your name you can get a new card but how do you get a new number? 😕

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-your-ssn-changed/271929/2 "2004-10-29T22:15:36Z")

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It’s possible to get a new SSN. See [this page](http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10064.html) for more details.