Don't Give Out Your Social Security Number
Seems this warning can't be said often enough.
Hardly any reputable agency or business will ever ask for your Social Security Number online via email or on an unsecured Web site. Those that do still require some caution, but you should know if you have logged into a secure account on a site where you conduct business that requires that kind of identification.
If you aren't sure, don't do it.
Here's a recent article posted on the Seattle Times site. Take a look. The people out there trying to succeed at identity theft are coming up with new tricks all of the time.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004146199_ptinbo26.html
Hardly any reputable agency or business will ever ask for your Social Security Number online via email or on an unsecured Web site. Those that do still require some caution, but you should know if you have logged into a secure account on a site where you conduct business that requires that kind of identification.
If you aren't sure, don't do it.
Here's a recent article posted on the Seattle Times site. Take a look. The people out there trying to succeed at identity theft are coming up with new tricks all of the time.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004146199_ptinbo26.html
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