How to Locate People By SSN
Social Security Administration (SSA) records are not public records. Employers may register with the SSA to verify employee and job applicant names and addresses. A Social Security Number (SSN) is particular to one individual. Individuals, employers and governmental agencies may conduct searches to locate people by their SSN. A person's SSN is associated with her name, criminal records, civil court records, property transfers, vehicle ownership, driver's license and tax records. Some of these records are accessible by the public and usually list the current address.
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Things You'll Need
- Social Security Number of person
- Full name of person
- PayPal account or a credit card
Instructions
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Conduct an online search with a Social Security Number by using a pay-per-search site like Searchbyssn.org or Socialsecuritysearchusa.com. A preliminary search will disclose whether the number is active and if other records are available. These searches usually cost less than $40. If no results are found, there is no charge for the service.
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Use the Social Security Number to obtain a criminal background check at your local police department or state police headquarters. Criminal records are available to the general public. Criminal records will include the last known or current address.
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Request a driving history record. If you know the state where a person lives, you may be able to obtain a driving history record with his name and Social Security Number. Driving records contain the current (or last known) address, Social Security Number and date of birth.
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Search public records at your local court house. Mortgage records, property liens, traffic citation records, and real-property transfers may be searchable by Social Security Numbers. These documents contain the Social Security number of the person who owes a mortgage, whose property is subject to a lien and those who have received a traffic ticket. Court records that are entered into a searchable database may be searched by Social Security Number.
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Tips & Warnings
Searches by Social Security Number return the most accurate information available.
People often change their last name when they get married. The last name returned on a search report may be different on records dated earlier than the date of a marriage.
Using personal information like a Social Security Number, address or telephone number to stalk, harass or threaten another person is against the law.
Never publish a Social Security Number on Internet sites.
Never use another person's Social Security Number in place of your own. This is identity theft and it is illegal.
