When a Reddit user discovered that he shared a Social Security number with someone else who had the exact same name, birthday and place of birth, he thought the nightmare would end once the Social Security Administration issued him a new SSN. But instead of solving the problem, it opened a new chapter of chaos that would stretch over years. Credit History Wiped, Legal Trouble Mounts In a recent post on Reddit’s r/personalfinance forum, the person explained that after being given a new SSN in 2018, his f ...