No. A real contest won’t ask for your Social Security number (SSN) over the phone (you’ll have to give it in writing).

The Social Security Administration will only issue a new Social Security number (SSN) in very specific or extreme situations, so it’s not likely that you’d be able to change yours.

Those rare situations in which they might change your SSN are if 

A Social Security number (SSN) is a nine digit identification number that has become a universal identifier for both the government and the private sector in the U.S.

Even if you owe a debt, you have rights about when and how a debt collector contacts you.

You can contact data brokers like MyLife directly to request that your information be removed, but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.

Sometimes. Currently, no federal law gives you the right to prevent data brokers from collecting, sharing or publishing your personal information. Read More