Identity theft has emerged as one of the most common crime these days. Apart from the persons whose identity has been stolen the most affected victims of the crime are the people who deal with criminals committing an identity theft. Usually the most affected victims are the employers and tenants. They can avoid any such problem with the help of social security searches.

There are various people who get appointed on a job by using the false identification of a person. This can be hazardous for an organization in the long run. The employers can avoid it by running the social security searches. They can see if the person is actually who he is claiming to be or not.  It also helps them to find out any previous criminal records in the name of the employee.

For landlords, it is very difficult to make sure that they are renting their house to the right people. The only thing they can do is check the social security number. Therefore any person who has committed an identity theft can fool the landlords. The person in question can be a terrorist hiding in the house or a criminal trying to conceal his identity.