Should I enter a fake, stolen, or other person's social security SS number?...NO NO! - Page 2

GreenBean · 03-05-2008, 03:48 PM

groundhog, you have missed a VALID post by Modee. Never use an SS# that is
not yours. Down the track it will not ever work. Please trust Modee on this.

TotallyDisgusted · 03-30-2008, 09:32 AM

Don't laugh...but can you use a family member's ss, name, etc. for PP verification...even though that person is "no longer with us"? Will pp know that person is deceased or are they just matching-up ss with name?

Also, asked this question in another thread but never received direct answer:
Any reason why I can't use my 15-yr. old son's ss# on PP? Again, will they know his age or just making sure ss# matches w/name?

sycore · 03-30-2008, 10:29 AM

I would urge you not to use your 15 year old sons real SS number. Even if you are only doing legit stuff, you don't want to take even the remote chance of them screwing up his credit for the rest of his life. As for the deceased family member, there is nothing that they can do to them now, so you might as well go for it.

TotallyDisgusted · 03-30-2008, 11:30 AM

In re-thinking my question, you are right about not messing w/son's ss and/or credit...he has plenty of time to do that on his own

The other...the "no longer with us"...so, you don't think they will know that person doesn't exist any longer?

twdell · 03-30-2008, 12:50 PM

the dead person thing may work, and i think it has been discussed before, but you would be in trouble if they ever limited you and asked for a drivers license.

thelizardking · 03-30-2008, 01:57 PM

I guess you could say that they passed away and you were left their ebay/PP when they passed...

TotallyDisgusted · 03-30-2008, 02:06 PM

Think I will give it a shot. Will create a new pp that matches eb w/ss # for pp verification. Will let you know how it goes.

thelizardking · 03-30-2008, 02:10 PM

Yeah let us know...giving the SS# is the biggest hoop

ebayhateluv · 03-30-2008, 03:31 PM

TD; I used my dads last Summer. He passed in early summer, acct stayed up for 3 months.. PP actually took down another acct of mine, and left his up..

Of course - I could id verify,etc, as my mom had all his info..

TotallyDisgusted · 03-30-2008, 04:53 PM

ebayhateluv: the nerve of us

I don't even know why I thought of it this morning...didn't get that maxwell house down yet

I, too can verify all info. so may be worth a shot. Shame on us!!

derrick · 03-30-2008, 10:17 PM

when paypal ask for SSN, and what are their methods of verifying it, meaning, if i get asked by paypal for SSN, what are they gonna check? and how can i get around it?

thelizardking · 03-31-2008, 12:57 AM

As its been discussed before there is no way around it...giving false SS# info is a good way to end up in big trouble..

Jonas · 03-31-2008, 02:36 AM

ebayhateluv, I thought they could check the SS# if the person is deceased. I guess not.

**aspkin** · 03-31-2008, 06:25 AM

Yep, no way around it. Well, there is ONE way, PM if you want to know.

GL

Modee · 04-01-2008, 12:30 AM

No you may not use a deceased social - when someone dies this is reported to the SSA, and the credit bureaus pick up this information quickly and mark the credit profiles accordingly. At some point PayPal may run credit, and this will result in the shutting down of both the PayPal and linked EBAY account.

Further, using a dead person's social is considered a form of identity fraud.

siashay · 04-01-2008, 09:30 AM

What do you think? Is is wise to use one of my kids ssn for PP?
I don't want to take the chance of them having bad credit just in case.

But I guess all you would have to do is make sure that account is always in the positive and if something happened, I could call and say someone stole my kids ssn because they are 11 and 5 not old enough to open a pp account.

I don't know what do you think?

pa124 · 04-01-2008, 09:42 AM

When I sign up for my new Ebay account. If I dont get a pay pal account and just not use pay pal at all with that new ebay account.
Will Ebay find out who I am if I continue to use my old pay pal accounts for other things i do online that have nothing to do with Ebay??????????????????

twdell · 04-01-2008, 09:47 AM

you can't sell on ebay without offering paypal or a merchant account. they make you choose one or the other for new accounts.

03-05-2008, 03:48 PM	#21 (permalink)
GreenBean eBay Authority iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: HADES Posts: 1,837 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Activity: 72% Longevity: 66%	groundhog, you have missed a VALID post by Modee. Never use an SS# that is not yours. Down the track it will not ever work. Please trust Modee on this. __________________ Rien De Crainte

03-30-2008, 09:32 AM	#22 (permalink)
TotallyDisgusted eBay Buff iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York Posts: 201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 38%	Pay Pal SS# ... a bit morbid Don't laugh...but can you use a family member's ss, name, etc. for PP verification...even though that person is "no longer with us"? Will pp know that person is deceased or are they just matching-up ss with name? Also, asked this question in another thread but never received direct answer: Any reason why I can't use my 15-yr. old son's ss# on PP? Again, will they know his age or just making sure ss# matches w/name?

03-30-2008, 01:57 PM	#26 (permalink)
thelizardking Subscribed Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 950 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 49%	I guess you could say that they passed away and you were left their ebay/PP when they passed... __________________ I am the Lizard King....I can do anything

03-30-2008, 02:10 PM	#28 (permalink)
thelizardking Subscribed Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 950 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 49%	Yeah let us know...giving the SS# is the biggest hoop __________________ I am the Lizard King....I can do anything

03-30-2008, 03:31 PM	#29 (permalink)
ebayhateluv eBay Authority iTrader: (7) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Land of the Free, Home of the Brave Posts: 2,508 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Activity: 7% Longevity: 60%	TD; I used my dads last Summer. He passed in early summer, acct stayed up for 3 months.. PP actually took down another acct of mine, and left his up.. Of course - I could id verify,etc, as my mom had all his info.. __________________ *Always.. Be the BEST you can Be, at Whatever you do! Be Part of the Solution, rather than Part of the Problem.*

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03-30-2008, 10:29 AM	#23 (permalink)
sycore eBay Professional iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 290 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Activity: 25% Longevity: 55%	I would urge you not to use your 15 year old sons real SS number. Even if you are only doing legit stuff, you don't want to take even the remote chance of them screwing up his credit for the rest of his life. As for the deceased family member, there is nothing that they can do to them now, so you might as well go for it.

03-30-2008, 11:30 AM	#24 (permalink)
TotallyDisgusted eBay Buff iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York Posts: 201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 38%	In re-thinking my question, you are right about not messing w/son's ss and/or credit...he has plenty of time to do that on his own The other...the "no longer with us"...so, you don't think they will know that person doesn't exist any longer?

03-30-2008, 12:50 PM	#25 (permalink)
twdell eBay Specialist iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 453 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 45%	the dead person thing may work, and i think it has been discussed before, but you would be in trouble if they ever limited you and asked for a drivers license.

03-30-2008, 02:06 PM	#27 (permalink)
TotallyDisgusted eBay Buff iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York Posts: 201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 38%	Think I will give it a shot. Will create a new pp that matches eb w/ss # for pp verification. Will let you know how it goes.

03-30-2008, 04:53 PM	#30 (permalink)
TotallyDisgusted eBay Buff iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York Posts: 201 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 38%	ebayhateluv: the nerve of us I don't even know why I thought of it this morning...didn't get that maxwell house down yet I, too can verify all info. so may be worth a shot. Shame on us!!

03-30-2008, 10:17 PM	#31 (permalink)
derrick Subscribed Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 2% Longevity: 35%	paypal question when paypal ask for SSN, and what are their methods of verifying it, meaning, if i get asked by paypal for SSN, what are they gonna check? and how can i get around it?

03-31-2008, 12:57 AM	#32 (permalink)
thelizardking Subscribed Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 950 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 49%	As its been discussed before there is no way around it...giving false SS# info is a good way to end up in big trouble.. __________________ I am the Lizard King....I can do anything

03-31-2008, 02:36 AM	#33 (permalink)
Jonas Subscribed Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,424 My Mood: Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Activity: 20% Longevity: 88%	ebayhateluv, I thought they could check the SS# if the person is deceased. I guess not. __________________ eBay's new requirement that each time deaf users clear their cookies or if they don't have flash enabled that whenever they login or try to list an item they have to answer an automated phone call from eBay, HEAR a number to press, and then HEAR another number to press violates of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Target and AOL have been sued for blind users not being able to using their website http://tinyurl.com/hlynp -- will eBay be next for deaf users?

03-31-2008, 06:25 AM	#34 (permalink)
aspkin Administrator iTrader: (4) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 3,933 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts Activity: 83% Longevity: 100%	Yep, no way around it. Well, there is ONE way, PM if you want to know. GL __________________ Join the eBay Suspension Forums. Subscribe today! EBay Stealth - Get all the details for a stealthy eBay account! A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. — Einstein.

04-01-2008, 12:30 AM	#35 (permalink)
Modee Tech Support Guru iTrader: (63) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 3,818 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Activity: 91% Longevity: 99%	No you may not use a deceased social - when someone dies this is reported to the SSA, and the credit bureaus pick up this information quickly and mark the credit profiles accordingly. At some point PayPal may run credit, and this will result in the shutting down of both the PayPal and linked EBAY account. Further, using a dead person's social is considered a form of identity fraud. __________________ .. . Please read the following threads before you use this forum or create a new thread: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-su...ease-read.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...ing-posts.html http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...addressed.html Please read below before you PM me with a question: http://www.aspkin.com/forums/ebay-di...h-support.html I do offer one-on-one tech support! to get you back on EBAY quickly.

04-01-2008, 09:30 AM	#36 (permalink)
siashay eBay Enthusiast iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 76 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 6% Longevity: 49%	Is it wise to use one of your kids ssn for pp? What do you think? Is is wise to use one of my kids ssn for PP? I don't want to take the chance of them having bad credit just in case. But I guess all you would have to do is make sure that account is always in the positive and if something happened, I could call and say someone stole my kids ssn because they are 11 and 5 not old enough to open a pp account. I don't know what do you think?

04-01-2008, 09:42 AM	#37 (permalink)
pa124 eBay Newbie iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 35%	What if I dont get a new Pay Pal account????? When I sign up for my new Ebay account. If I dont get a pay pal account and just not use pay pal at all with that new ebay account. Will Ebay find out who I am if I continue to use my old pay pal accounts for other things i do online that have nothing to do with Ebay??????????????????

04-01-2008, 09:47 AM	#38 (permalink)
twdell eBay Specialist iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 453 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Activity: 0% Longevity: 45%	you can't sell on ebay without offering paypal or a merchant account. they make you choose one or the other for new accounts.