How do you know if the Social Security Numbers (SSN) in your files are accurate? In many data processing systems (Personnel, Payroll, Pre-employment, Financial, etc.), only a numeric authentication of the SSN is performed. When SSNs are not properly validated, loss of time, embarrassment, posting errors, and serious financial loss can occur. COMSERV pioneered the Social Security Number Validation System (SSNDTECT) to complement the Death Information System (DIS) and specifically address these types of issues by providing a simple and efficient method for SSN validation. SSNDTECT can help companies determine if SSNs provided by potential employees are legitimate, and help eliminate the fraudulent or improper use of SSNs. Click here to see why publicly available, or some other SSN validation resource may be inadequate.

For example, if a new employee is hired and his or her SSN was listed on the employment forms or keyed into a payroll system incorrectly, this erroneous SSN could be reported over several pay periods to various government agencies before being discovered. This error would ultimately involve numerous hours for both the employee and personnel office to work with the various agencies to correct the mistake. Similar problems would result with businesses that access records using the customers SSN.