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Originally Posted by Shipping up to Boston
What’s the old saying....the easiest car to steal or house to rob is the ones with the keys in it!
People....exercise some common sense, don’t unilaterally give up your SS# and personal info to anyone unless you’re 100% and have properly vetted. Do some due diligence!
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Unfortunately your SSN is sometimes required for certain credit purchases. Interesting to hear “ never give out your SSN” from the experts and then have them allow credit granting companies to require it. I’m just glad that we now don’t need to open any new credit. We also froze our credit and it has been years since we’ve had to temporarily unfreeze it Until a several years ago your Medicare # was your SSN. I think your military ID was your SSN (??). It’s a joke. I don’t believe that this government is doing enough to eradicate hacking and identity theft. If a perpetrator wants to steal another’s identity or life savings then perhaps we need to reclassify some of these “non-violent” crimes as capital offenses. (OK, I vented).