I likewise went through an attempt to create a "my social security" account which led to listening to some truly grim hold music, and the interesting revelation that when you go to create such an account, it checks with Experian that you are a real human person, and that's where those odd personal questions come from -- the credit bureau's database. Except in my case it was just an error because I haven't used credit long enough that I'm not real anymore. But thankfully I'm not trying to get benefits gated behind such an account, just trying to prevent identity theft. (If I'm not real, can my identity be stolen? Is this a superpower??)
You are most certainly not alone in not having your original social security card. I'd be very surprised if 1 in 5 U.S. adults have it.
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I likewise went through an attempt to create a "my social security" account which led to listening to some truly grim hold music, and the interesting revelation that when you go to create such an account, it checks with Experian that you are a real human person, and that's where those odd personal questions come from -- the credit bureau's database. Except in my case it was just an error because I haven't used credit long enough that I'm not real anymore. But thankfully I'm not trying to get benefits gated behind such an account, just trying to prevent identity theft. (If I'm not real, can my identity be stolen? Is this a superpower??)
You are most certainly not alone in not having your original social security card. I'd be very surprised if 1 in 5 U.S. adults have it.