Security Purposes?

Ok, how is your mothers maiden name secure? I can think of a scenario right now..

Your behind someone in line. You see they pay with a visa. You say whats your name? They say it. You say oh i think i knew your mom when i was younger whats her name? There you go. Do you guys feel that your mothers maiden name is very secure?

[quotee1070fb625="YourGiftsFree"]Ok, how is your mothers maiden name secure? I can think of a scenario right now..

Your behind someone in line. You see they pay with a visa. You say whats your name? They say it. You say oh i think i knew your mom when i was younger whats her name? There you go. Do you guys feel that your mothers maiden name is very secure?[/quotee1070fb625]

what?

Are these the thoughts that roam thru your head the entire day.

Why are you so worried about mothers maiden name. Its not the end all determinant of who someone is its just an additional security purpose. The most important info you have to yourself is your social sec #. If you can get someones ss # I'm pretty sure you can get their mothers maiden name without even asking for it.

Identity theft is more or less effortless. I've handed my debit card to probably a dozen people this week. Any of them could have probably recorded the number.

When I was a waiter, I handled dozens of CCs a [id93763b604]day[/id93763b604]. I could have probably spend a good 10K online if I recored all the numbers I came in contact with on a single shift.

[quote437453b143="ilanbg"]Identity theft is more or less effortless. I've handed my debit card to probably a dozen people this week. Any of them could have probably recorded the number.

When I was a waiter, I handled dozens of CCs a [i437453b143]day[/i437453b143]. I could have probably spend a good 10K online if I recored all the numbers I came in contact with on a single shift.[/quote437453b143]

ya theyd all trace one of the reciepts back to where you work which may open an investigation. Not a smart move.

[quotedcee4aad9f="good2speed"]ya theyd all trace one of the reciepts back to where you work which may open an investigation. Not a smart move.[/quotedcee4aad9f]

Well obviously. My point is that this kind of information is handed out on a daily basis.

Although if I took only a few cards and spent them over a series of a few months, I'd probably get away with it. In such a small town as mine, people are bound to shop in the same places.

[quote14aa175b06="good2speed"][quote14aa175b06="YourGiftsFree"]Ok, how is your mothers maiden name secure? I can think of a scenario right now..

Your behind someone in line. You see they pay with a visa. You say whats your name? They say it. You say oh i think i knew your mom when i was younger whats her name? There you go. Do you guys feel that your mothers maiden name is very secure?[/quote14aa175b06]

what?

Are these the thoughts that roam thru your head the entire day.

Why are you so worried about mothers maiden name. Its not the end all determinant of who someone is its just an additional security purpose. The most important info you have to yourself is your social sec #. If you can get someones ss # I'm pretty sure you can get their mothers maiden name without even asking for it.[/quote14aa175b06]

No, I was talking with a referral who brought it up. Wonderign what you all thought.

As easy as it is to steal someone's identity, I can't imagine it happening in the situation you described.

But just because I'm paranoid, I've assigned code names for my family members for a while now. I refer to my mother as "Cobra-6" when I'm in public.

i call my mom "Mom"

[quoted48b6b316e="ilanbg"]As easy as it is to steal someone's identity, I can't imagine it happening in the situation you described.

But just because I'm paranoid, I've assigned code names for my family members for a while now. I refer to my mother as "Cobra-6" when I'm in public.[/quoted48b6b316e]

She told me to call her Chantelle. shrug

[quote4453cdc6ce="theysayjump"][quote4453cdc6ce="ilanbg"]As easy as it is to steal someone's identity, I can't imagine it happening in the situation you described.

But just because I'm paranoid, I've assigned code names for my family members for a while now. I refer to my mother as "Cobra-6" when I'm in public.[/quote4453cdc6ce]

She told me to call her Chantelle. shrug[/quote4453cdc6ce]

And she probably gave you a fake phone number too.


...She hates you.

[quote012dcdadb9="ilanbg"][quote012dcdadb9="theysayjump"][quote012dcdadb9="ilanbg"]As easy as it is to steal someone's identity, I can't imagine it happening in the situation you described.

But just because I'm paranoid, I've assigned code names for my family members for a while now. I refer to my mother as "Cobra-6" when I'm in public.[/quote012dcdadb9]

She told me to call her Chantelle. shrug[/quote012dcdadb9]

And she probably gave you a fake phone number too.


...She hates you.[/quote012dcdadb9]

Yeah she won't talk to me anymore. Did she get my card?

[quote6a73a1e220="theysayjump"][quote6a73a1e220="ilanbg"][quote6a73a1e220="theysayjump"][quote6a73a1e220="ilanbg"]As easy as it is to steal someone's identity, I can't imagine it happening in the situation you described.

But just because I'm paranoid, I've assigned code names for my family members for a while now. I refer to my mother as "Cobra-6" when I'm in public.[/quote6a73a1e220]

She told me to call her Chantelle. shrug[/quote6a73a1e220]

And she probably gave you a fake phone number too.


...She hates you.[/quote6a73a1e220]

Yeah she won't talk to me anymore. Did she get my card?[/quote6a73a1e220]

Ye, but she sent back the flowers.

I was allergic to them anyway, so it's just as well.

[quotea8530a3076="ilanbg"][quotea8530a3076="theysayjump"][quotea8530a3076="ilanbg"][quotea8530a3076="theysayjump"][quotea8530a3076="ilanbg"]As easy as it is to steal someone's identity, I can't imagine it happening in the situation you described.

But just because I'm paranoid, I've assigned code names for my family members for a while now. I refer to my mother as "Cobra-6" when I'm in public.[/quotea8530a3076]

She told me to call her Chantelle. shrug[/quotea8530a3076]

And she probably gave you a fake phone number too.


...She hates you.[/quotea8530a3076]

Yeah she won't talk to me anymore. Did she get my card?[/quotea8530a3076]

Ye, but she sent back the flowers.

I was allergic to them anyway, so it's just as well.[/quotea8530a3076]

Those weren't for you they were for your brother (who I know not to be allergic to them).

I don't have a brother.

...As far as I know of.

[quote34ab84ea8c="ilanbg"]I don't have a brother.

...As far as I know of.[/quote34ab84ea8c]

You're Alex Kindelhoff right? ?