Someone stole my sons social securtiy number and is collecting welfare. What does he do? State will not help him.

I'm not licensed to practice law in Ohio, so I cannot give you any advice specific to Ohio law. I would recommend that your son seek legal help with an attorney licensed in your state. Additionally, I would add that your son may be the victim of identity theft or the victim of a clerical error. Well it is certainly possible that someone has wrongfully used your son's Social Security number to get welfare benefits, it is also possible that someone incorrectly entered your son's Social Security number for this particular recipient of benefits. There are many ways that you can approach this problem. If you know the name and location of this particular person, perhaps you could contact her to see if she'd be willing to help get the situation straightened out. If she refuses, then it may be more likely that the situation is due to fraud rather than an innocent, but careless mistake. Also, the local welfare office where this other person lives may be willing to help. If your son truly is the victim of identity theft, then I would recommend following the steps that the Federal Trade Commission provides in its identity theft publication. I have a link to the FTC website and this publication on my website at www.AttorneyLeech.com. Since your son may be a victim of fraud, it is best to act sooner rather than later. Your son may also want to check his credit reports to see if this person has opened other accounts of his name. He may be entitled to a free copy of his reports because he is the possible victim of fraud and in any event everyone is entitled to one free copy of their credit reports each year. I have information on my website about how to get your free credit report, and you can also visit www.annualcreditreport.com, which is the website the three credit bureaus established at the direction of the FTC for the public to get their free credit reports.

Using someone Social Security number is a federal criminal offense. Work with the appropriate federal law enforecement and prosecution.