Giving Someone Their Life Back
 
When you report identity theft, you are attempting to give someone else their life back that was stolen, as so much money and opportunities could be lost out on and of, if this is not done immediately.
 
Everyone Is A Suspect
 
Since you realized this has happened to you, it would seem that your world would be coming to an end. You cannot use your social security number anywhere that you would be getting any form of benefits from. These benefits, mainly financial ones would be gone by the time you either need or take them.

There are syndicates out there that only do identity theft, and your social security number is just a chance for them to use and abuse a system that they have access to. Considering there are syndicates, it would imply that they only exist by having a contact in places where money and opportunities are involved that go via databases that require social security numbers for access to this type of information. Government institutions would be on the top of the list for social security numbers to be stolen. Pension payouts and policy payout numbers could also be attached to this database with your social security number in it.
 
Knowing how to report identity theft is of major concern. Everyone around you could be the next possible suspect in your opinion, as after all it is your social security number that has been stolen. The thought of having to report identity theft just churns your own stomach to the core. Thoughts of you disappearing off the planet would even run through your mind. It's not as if your twin is using your social security number, it is a total stranger that doesn't even know you, probably not even knowing who you really are or what you look like. To report identity theft would probably be one of the most traumatic things you would ever have to do, just to get your life straight again.