| The Social Security Administration cannot provide you | | | | Nothing of value should be enclosed. To try to locate |
| with an address of someone without his or her | | | | an address in SSA records, the Social Security |
| permission. However, SSA has a letter forwarding | | | | Administration needs the missing person's Social |
| service that can be used to attempt to contact a | | | | Security number or identifying information to help find |
| missing person. The Social Security Administration can | | | | the number. The identifying information needed is the |
| attempt to forward a letter to a missing person under | | | | person's date and place of birth, the father's name, and |
| circumstances involving a matter of great importance, | | | | the mother's full birth name. |
| such as a death or serious illness in the missing | | | | If you would like the Social Security Administration to |
| person's immediate family, or a sizable amount of | | | | attempt to forward a letter, you must send the SSA a |
| money that is due the missing person. Also, the | | | | written request. Be sure to include the following: the |
| circumstances must concern a matter about which the | | | | missing person's name and the identifying information |
| missing person is unaware and would undoubtedly | | | | discussed above; your reason for wanting to contact |
| want to be informed. | | | | the missing person; the last time the person was seen; |
| Because this service is not related in any way to a | | | | and information about other attempts you have made |
| Social Security program, its use must be limited so that | | | | to contact the person. Enclose the letter to be |
| it does not interfere with regular Internal Revenue | | | | forwarded in a plain, unstamped, unsealed envelope. |
| Service program activities. There is no charge for | | | | Mail your request to: |
| forwarding letters that have a humanitarian purpose. | | | | Social Security Administration Letter Forwarding |
| However, there is a $25 fee to cover our costs when | | | | P.O. Box 33022 |
| the letter is to inform the missing person of money or | | | | Baltimore, MD 21290-3022 |
| property due him or her. This fee is not refundable. | | | | There are no assurances that a letter will be delivered |
| The fee should be paid by a check that is made | | | | or that a reply will be received, nor can The Social |
| payable to the Social Security Administration. | | | | Security Administration advise you of the results of |
| The Social Security Administration must read each | | | | Internal Revenue Service search. Also, The Social |
| letter forwarded to ensure that it contains nothing that | | | | Security Administration cannot make a second |
| could prove embarrassing to the missing person if read | | | | attempt to locate the missing person. If you have any |
| by a third party. The Social Security Administration | | | | questions about Internal Revenue Service letter |
| does not believe that it would be proper to open a | | | | forwarding service, you may call a toll-free number, |
| sealed letter; therefore, a letter that is sent for | | | | 1-800-772-1213. People who are deaf or hard of |
| forwarding should be in a plain, unstamped, unsealed | | | | hearing may call a "TTY" number, 1-800-325-0778, |
| envelope showing only the missing person's name. | | | | between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on business days. |