My uncle is working on his U.S. Citizenship form and stumbles upon he doesn’t get and asks this guy in his restaurant. The guy says he doesn’t have a green card and is here illegally. My uncle walks away and continues on the form. But he then stumbles upon another question he doesn’t get and asks the same guy again. The question was if he lived in a house or an apartment. My uncle owns a house and then the guy says wait, “your really applying to be a citizen?” My uncle says yeah and then the guy says that he was joking about not being here illegally. He tells my uncle he works for homeland security. (By the looks of him, he does look important, wears a military like suit with many medals) My uncle instantly believes him and the guy tells him he can help him with the form. The guy also offers it at a cheaper price than what it would cost but a higher chance of passing the test. The guy says he need my uncles paper work so he can do it. That includes birth certificate and social security number and things like that. I over hear them and start thinking if he’s a fake and get worried because now my family wants to do it. I am more worried because they are going to use my social security number and birth certificate too. Now many family members of mine are doing this. I’ve talked to my parents about it but they tell me not to worry about it and leaves it at that. So yeah I was wondering if anyone could help me. ITS VERY URGENT!

A couple issues here. I worked for a restaurant in Massachusetts for 4-5 months, but am no longer with them, while I was there I noticed some things, and I was wondering if they were reportable/where/who I would report them too.

First of which, one of the other servers, who worked with us was not getting paid in paycheck form. He was receiving food & alcohol in lieu of actual money. Is that illeagal?

I know one of the 16 year old hosts that was working with us, was getting paid under her father’s social security number. I.E. they only received one check a week. Neither of them work there any more, is that reportable?

Lastly the general manager gets paid a decent sized salary to work there. It’s based on a 40 hour week. For 5-6 shifts a week he collects tips as the bartender, and I am 95% sure he hasn’t claimed a penny. As a server I know that no one claims all of their tips, but the rest of us were all making 2.63 an hour. Is his problem more punishable?

Thanks for your help.

Ok.So heres the deal.I want to know if I can start my credit history right now.What I want to do actually is to buy a cellphone online from Verizon.They ask me for my social security number and for a card.I know my social and I have a debit card from Bank of America.Please no dumb answers,I have a steady job at a fast food restaurant,so I will pay or else I wouldnt be asking.Anyway I want to know if this is legally possible.My mom is okay with it because she knows Im responsible and I will pay.Also can this be done with a Mastercard debit card.Or you need a credit card no matter what?Mmm,I forgot what else I was going to ask lol.Well thanks,10 pts to best answer.

Identity theft linked to illegal immigration

Apr. 23, 2008 06:58 PM
McClatchy Newspapers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Nobody likes getting a letter from the IRS. So imagine Amanda Bien’s reaction last Valentine’s Day when the agency wrote to demand $3,300 in back taxes.

For jobs she never worked. Five of them. In multiple states.

A Lenexa, Kan., Taco Bell. A Wendy’s restaurant. Two Target stores, one in California. The Engineered Air manufacturing plant in De Soto, Kan. Someone, somewhere, got Bien’s name and Social Security number and gave it a workout.

A 28-year-old illegal immigrant was later arrested at the De Soto plant and faces ID theft charges.

Though illegal immigrants aren’t the only ones stealing identities, cases like Bien’s illustrate the inability of disparate government agencies to tackle the problem.

While lawmakers in Washington debate ways to crack down on illegal immigration, the market for false documents and stolen Social Security numbers is booming.

Particularly vulnerable, authorities say, are legal residents with Hispanic last names. Or, as in Bien’s case, names that could sound Hispanic.

As politicians know and Bien is finding out, it’s a problem that defies easy solutions.

The IRS may suspect that multiple people are using the same Social Security number, but the agency doesn’t investigate ID theft. Local police and prosecutors cannot deport illegal immigrants they arrest.”I feel like nobody’s listening,” said Bien, 23, of Ottawa, Kan. “If this can happen to me, it can happen to anybody. And if we don’t do something about it now, what’s going to happen in 10 years?”

Federal estimates indicate that nearly 10 million Americans become victims of identity theft each year. Officials can’t say how many of those identities are being used by illegal workers, but prosecutors in Kansas say they see more cases of illegal immigrants using fake credentials every year.

It mirrors an increase in overall cases related to illegal immigration. The Kansas U.S. attorney’s office received 18 such cases in 1997; in 2007, the number was 106.

Experts expect the trend to continue, and they’re finding ID theft in surprising places. Last fall, U.S. prosecutors in Missouri charged five noncitizens with ID theft after they were found working in the Kansas City Federal Building’s cafeteria.”We know there are thousands and thousands of people working here who aren’t even supposed to be here,” said Brent Anderson, assistant U.S. attorney for Kansas. “There is rampant ID theft going on … and I’m afraid that given the situation we’re in right now, this is just the beginning.”
Source: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/04/23/20080423identity-theft0423-ON.html
Do you think your childrens identity is safe?

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