Name change on my account... Why do they need my SSN?

DMP111

I called to change the name on my account to my married name. Easy enough, right? After one hour and three attempts, I gave up. The rep confirmed my date of birth. Connected to a tech person who asked my date of birth, ssn, and cell phone number. Already unsure about giving out my ssn, I had to repeat it several times. The tech person said that all my info was wrong, and that the rep would have to start over with a new order. So, we did everything all over again. Connected to the same tech, repeated all my info again several times, everything was wrong again! So, we try a third time. Connect with a different tech, repeated my info again including my ssn three times! Again it was wrong. By this time I just got frustrated and hung up. Now my concern is that my ssn is out there, or it's attached to somebody else's account. Should I be worried???

[Deleted User]

Hi DMP11,

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