And none of that applies to the TMO, as you know, Judy. If you think they could identify Micky Mouse by his SS #, try a little test. Try giving them a fake one and see what happens--bet nothing will, because they've never put in place the means to detect a fake one, probably because they don't have the brains to. They have no "database" to speak of, which is why they ask for it every time. It's simply intimidation, like I said.
Sal
On Aug 22, 2006, at 5:56 PM, authfriend wrote:
The private sector also uses SSNs extensively as a means to identify
an individual's records in a database and as an authenticator to
confirm the identity of an individual.6 SSNs are often used by
financial service companies to link individuals to their accounts
and, as a result, they are highly valuable to would-be identity
thieves.7
