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To: PMS Witch who wrote (734)	11/19/2000 4:32:24 PM
From: wlcnyc	Respond to of 12669

PMS Witch.... Your story about your "name of record" reminded me of a situation I recently encountered. I received an estimation of my Social Securities Benefits addressed to my "nickname." I went to the SS office to get it corrected since that was not the way I had registered. They informed me that it had been changed - by an unknown source - in 1984. They further told me that I couldn't have it "corrected" without my birth certificate. So, an unknown source was able to change it with no documentation, but I couldn't! On my second visit in an attempt to correct it, I was told that, in fact, it had not been "changed" in 1984 but rather that it was a NEW record created in 1984. When I pointed out that the "new" record contained earnings from 1955, they admitted they really didn't know what had happened. In the end, it was corrected with my driver's license as proof. Like you, my parents had also changed my name. However, my birth certificate WAS corrected - the original name crossed out, and the my current name written in. That is why I was trying to avoid having to produce my birth certificate. Had I taken it to SS I am sure it would only have confused the issue more! :) Good luck. Bill