In addition to his many other appointments, Mr. Badolato is the former president of both the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Essex County Bar Association. Mr. Badolato earned his law degree from Rutgers University and his undergraduate degree from Fairfield University.
The Fraud Examiner. Social Security Number Randomization. As of June 2011, the Social Security Administration administers Social Security numbers randomly. Prior to this change, Social Security numbers were based, at least partially, on the geographical location of the recipient. The Social Security program began in 1935 as part of the New Deal.
Guessing an SSN. There are one billion potential Social Security numbers -- from 000-00-0000 to 999-99-9999. Once an identity thief knows the last four digits of your number, the universe of potential numbers narrows to 100,000 -- from 000-00-xxxx to 999-99-xxxx.