I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed

Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by Domenic_S on Thursday March 31, 2022 @02:31PM (#30870694)

This happens with my doctor's scheduling people all the time. "Hi I'm calling for $YOU, will you please verify the last 4 of your social and full DOB?" uhhhh... no I will not, random person

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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by Isthatablackgsd on Thursday March 31, 2022 @03:57PM (#30871582)

DOB made sense because 10,000 people in the world have the same birth date. DOB (without PII) didn't narrow enough to identity the person. Regarding that last 4 SSN, yea I would never give that out.

My doctor office required me to provide my DOB before I can schedule an appointment or questioning over the phone. My pharmacist required my DOB before I can get my meds from them. If I don't provide my DOB, they will turn me away and assumed that I'm a scammer.

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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by the_svd_doctor on Thursday March 31, 2022 @03:13PM (#30871161)

DOB is often just to make sure they have the right person, and not an alias. But yeah, SSN, I wouldn't give it out like this.

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Re:I'm a scam prevention expert and I got scammed by wanderer_ on Thursday March 31, 2022 @06:33PM (#30872967)

Oooh, good way to abstract out names from stories! Stolen for my own future use.

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