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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
LOL,
As weird as this may sound there is actually a pattern to detect when people try to create random numbers, think embezzlers.
3's and 9's tend to show up a lot.
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Social Security numbers do follow a pattern. That's so the government can detect false numbers just by looking at them. I don't remember the entire code but some of the numbers stand for the date the application for a SSN was made and some of the other numbers stand for the office that issued the number. If you have a SSN decoder you can tell a fair amount about the person.
The term for random numbers falling into patterns is Benford's Law.
https://www.businessinsider.com/benfords-law-to-detect-financial-fraud-2014-12