[ale] OT: am I paranoid?

[Robert Coggins]

Actually I didn't think about the 3 numbers for location.  So  if they are
able to get the 3 numbers for location the 5 number from the website then
they only have 10 numbers to choose from.  SSNs are only 9 numbers...
lll-Fw-wwww  Dang....
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bjorn Dittmer-Roche" <dittmeb at mail.rockefeller.edu>
To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [ale] OT: am I paranoid?


>
>
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 griffisb at bellsouth.net wrote:
>
> > Don't know if these links will work or not - but the first 3 digits of
> > your social security number are based on where you lived when you
> > applied for an ssn. It goes by zip code. Since I received mine when
> > living in Portland, Maine -my first digits are (something something
> > something - so there!).
> >
> > If you have the last 5 digits based on the online game, and then ask a
> > person where they were born and grew up - you can possibly grab another
> > 3 digits. This leaves 2 for messing with.
>
> so 100 possibilities. I think you could do that when applying for a cc
> online.
>
> It all Sounds pretty sketchy to me. I am always suspicious with anything
> regarding SSN. My rule of thumb is: If they use your ssn for anything,
> chances are they don't understand security and whoever designed the system
> has never heard of identity theft.
>
> >
> > References:
> >
http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=KJQZKmVg&p_lva=&p_faqid=87&p_created=955483216&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NjImcF9jYXRfbHZsMT0xNiZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=
> >
> > http://www.ssa.gov/foia/stateweb.html
> >
>
> thanks for those refs, bruce!
>
> bjorn
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