Re: SSA reports me as being dead

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Unfortunately, I never served in the armed services.
Did the the VA help you fix this error?

On 3/15/05, v wrote:
> Are you a veteran by any chance?
> I have seen my death certificate
> on a computer screen at the V.A.
> Hosp., that's enough to make one
> stop & think!
>
>
> On 3/15/05, Chad wrote:
>> The SSA reported me deceased
> approximately 3 years ago.
>> They've listed my SSN in the
> Death Master Index, and have
>> published my full name & SSN on
> the internet. Up until
>> they reported me dead I had a
> perfect credit rating, and
>> now I have zero credit and I can
> not obtain credit due to
>> my 'deceased' status. Numerous
> attempts to rectify the
>> situation via contact with the
> SSA has proved unfruitful,
>> as they refuse to speak with me
> over the telephone (as
>> they say they can't verify my
> identity). This has caused
>> me a great deal of financial
> distress and I have now been
>> the victim of identity theft due
> to their posting my name
>> & SSN on the Death Master Index
> online. As a tax payer
>> (whose tax payments aren't
> getting credited to my SS
>> account), this is completely
> outrageous. I attempted to
>> call dozens of attorneys
> throughout the Phoenix area, and
>> not one single attorney will
> handle a case of this
>> nature. I'd like to sue the SSA
> for damages - they've
>> ruined my credit rating, they've
> ruined my life - and now
>> I am unable to even travel out
> of the country without fear
>> of being arrested or detained
> (as my 'dead' status is
>> attached to my passport). How
> can they do this to me
>> without even a death certificate
> or proof of some kind?
>> The SSA wanted me to travel over
> 120 mile away to a main
>> office to deal with this
> situation, & that is
>> unacceptable. Even if I do go
> down there, they won't
>> promise that they will issue me
> a new SSN, and my current
>> one has been stolen & otherwise
> compromised.
>>
>