Is putting a fake ssn on paypal illegal?

so I was on my messing around on a paypal account that I had intention on using but I never did. So it already had my name, email, phone #, and address on it. and since I was messing around on it when it asked me to insert more information for security reasons I just started putting in random things. And when it came to the ssn i made a ssn edit with random numbers on it. I wasn’t thinking that PayPal would actually accept it but it did. And now paypal is reviewing the info I sent in. I’m worried sick that what I was originally just doing as a joke is illegal and is going to get the police on. Could someone tell me the extent of the consequences.

David 142018-05-25T13:42:02Z

Actually yes it is according to the USA Patriot Act.

Anonymous2018-05-25T06:43:06Z

Of course it's illegal - why wouldn't it be. If you never used it and they contact you just say you entered the wrong number by mistake. If you used it however you could be charged if they decide to contact the authorities

?2018-05-25T01:24:16Z

Of course it is. I think you need to learn what a joke is. A joke is something that makes the teller & the receiver of the joke laugh. What you did was stupid and childish.

STEVEN F2018-05-25T01:13:24Z

Using a fake SSN for ANY reason is a crime.

Anonymous2018-05-25T00:19:08Z

Yes it's illegal. You could be charged with fraud, identity theft and any other number of other things.

Will you be? I doubt it. Most likely they will simply reject your data.

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