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Why use SSN in Mobile Storefront? HEEELP!!!

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 6:34 am
by stanislav.ivasyuk
Hi everybody!

Please I need your helpful advice!!!

I have visited lots of storefronts that sell mobile phones, phone plans and accessories. Right before purchase the system requires SSN (http://www.Yahoo.com, http://www.a1wireless.com etc)? Why is that for? To check customer's payment history etc or is that to check the real person the customer is or not? Moreover, what is the mechanism of checking the customer through the SSN? (I mean how is it done etc). Does anybody know?

I would be very grateful for any kind of answer or advice or a link to docs!

Thank you,
Stanislav Ivasyuk

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 6:45 am
by JayBird
For anyone that doesn't know, i think SSN = Social Security Number

Mark

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 6:54 am
by JayBird
you might wanna read this for information on why they require your SSN.

http://www.howardforums.com/archive/topic/194978-1.html

Mark

BUT HOW TO CHECK THE CREDIT STATUS?

Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2003 12:54 pm
by stanislav.ivasyuk
Bech100 wrote:you might wanna read this for information on why they require your SSN.

http://www.howardforums.com/archive/topic/194978-1.html

Mark
OK, fine.

BUT HOW TO CHECK THE CREDIT STATUS?

Is there a service etc that provides access to credit status checking?

Stan

Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 3:35 am
by twigletmac
Probably, have you had a look on Google - you probably have to subscribe to a service from some sort of credit agency. You send them details about the customer, they send back a status code of some sort.

Mac