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Is there a social security number reserved for testing / examples?

Is there an SSN that is roughly equivalent to example.com - is something widely (and officially ) recognized only as an example / test value?

Clarification: according to my comment, I am really asking if there is a canonical “SSN test” that is used by the convention, so everyone understands that this is not a real SSN.

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Feb 22 '10 at 19:55
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To expand your answers to Wikipedia:

The Social Security Administration (SSA) expressly states in this document that the presence of "000" in the first group of numbers "NEVER will be a valid SSN":

I would find this pretty final.

However, that the 2nd or 3rd groups of numbers will not be “00” or “0000”, we can conclude from the frequently asked questions that the SSA publishes, which indicates that the distribution of these groups begins with “01” or “ 0001 ",

But this is just a FAQ, and he never said that “00” or “0000” would never be used.

In another FAQ, they provide ( http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/randomizationfaqs.html#a0=6 ) that "00" or "0000" will never be used.

I can’t find the link to the reserved SSN advertisements on the SSA website, but it seems that numbers starting with a 3-digit number above 772 (according to the document mentioned above) have not been assigned yet, but I could not find that these numbers are reserved. The Wikipedia link is a book that I do not have access to. Information on Wikipedia about reserved advertisement numbers is mentioned on the Internet, but many of them are clearly copied from Wikipedia. I think it would be nice to have a quote from the SSA, although I suspect that now that Wikipedia has become popular, this figure should now be reserved for advertising, even if they were not originally.

The SSA has a page with several stories about SSNs that they had to resign because they were used in advertisements / samples (perhaps the SSA should post a link to any of its current policies about this):

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Feb 22 2018-10-22
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There are several groups of numbers and some specific numbers that will never be allocated:

Consider using one of these (a clearly invalid 000-00-0000 would be a good IMO).

(The answer has been updated to provide background information outside of Wikipedia and to remove information that is no more accurate after the SSA changed its randomization in mid-2011.)

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Feb 22 '10 at 19:58
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Numbers 987-65-4320 to 987-65-4329 are reserved for use in advertisements.

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Feb 22 '10 at 20:00
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Look at this document

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/employer/randomization.html

SSA introduces a new policy in which all previously unused sequences will be available for use.

Enters into force on June 25, 2011.

Adapted from the new FAQ:

What changes will result from randomization?

The SSA will eliminate the geographical meaning of the first three digits of the SSN, currently referred to as the area number, no longer allocating area numbers for assignment to individuals in certain states. The significance of the highest group number (fourth and fifth digits of SSN) for validation purposes will be removed. Randomization also introduces previously unassigned area numbers for assignment, with the exception of numbers 000, 666, and 900-999. Top

Will randomization of SSN assign group number (fourth and fifth digits of SSN) 00 or serial number (last four digits of SSN) 0000?

Randomization SSN will not assign group number 00 or serial number 0000. SSNs containing group number 00 or serial number 0000 will remain invalid.

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Feb 04 2018-11-21T00:
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I used this 457-55-5462 as an SSN test and it worked for me. I used it in my paypal sandbox account. Hope this helps someone.

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Nov 27 '13 at 15:08
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all zeros would probably be the most obvious since it was not a real SSN.

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Feb 22 2018-10-22
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