[quote name='louiedog']I think your name is funny for someone who thinks coming up with 4 random numbers is the same as a name, address, and matching last 4 digits of SS#. You'll understand when you move out and open up your first bank account, get a credit card, buy a cell phone, etc. The University I went to, financial institutions I've used, and other places have used those digits to verify my identity. If someone wanted to take over an account of mine, they could do so over the phone with all of the information this company wants me to put in.
It's a very very small risk, and taking it is up to you. It's most likely that nothing will ever happen. Some of us don't care enough about a lighter to bother. Acting like a douche about it? That's all you.[/QUOTE]
You have a chance of getting hit by a car every day you walk out of your front door(even a slight one if you stay home lol), but that is not going to deter me from living my life and carrying on daily activities. The same with this deal.. Is there a risk? sure. Is it substantial? not to your or my knowledge. If someone wants to steal your identity then they will. I am not going to live like a coward because I am so afraid of the boogie man.
Furthermore if your accounts are not secure enough that them having your social and address(because I hate to tell you that is not hard to come by) makes you fear losing everything you have earned then you have much bigger issues to worry about.
And before you go rattling on about what I have(wife, bank accounts, CDs, credit cards, 401k, small cap portfolio, above average salary plus incentives, company vehicle, full dental vision and health, 2600 square foot home, acreage, iphone, 2 fully paid for vehicles, etc. etc. etc.) and have not you may want to realize that just because you may have these items does not put you in some exclusive club that no one else can achieve. So before you ignorantly post, boast, try to look cool or whatever it was you were doing... think, before you hit the submit reply button. I would actually read it over once or twice to make sure you don't sound like a conceited a--hole or ignorant dipsh-t because you actually managed to accomplish both in one fell swoop. Congrats.
What strikes my curiosity the most is, if you were not interested why even bother looking down from your throne?