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Re: New verification step?
 

I agree with you .If amazon had the physical id in hand they would have alternative ways to see if it was ⊗⊗⊗⊗ .Unfortunately all they get is our scans of the id so they are limited in options to verifying.Rusty if you were able to pull such information off of someones drivers license not being a government agency then your company was doing it through non legal ways.I highly doubt your company was openly telling people how they went about doing background check or simply the clients you had didnt know their privacy rights.Trust me jeff bezo doesnt want that type of lawsuit.The only secondary option of verifying someones license or id number is going through the same system police officers use to run id or plate numbers,which would be very illegal if done for personal gain and a abuse of police power.

Ps.the equivalent would be the dmv of every state,each which hold their own laws against accessing this type of information.In my state the only way you can get information based off a goverment id alone is if you go to the dmv personally with the drivers license in hand.You cant just call and ask.

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In florida they can enter the ID number and see if its valid.

https://services.flhsmv.gov/dlcheck/

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I don't think they check it..I had a few Florida Account using made up docs without issues.

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They can see weather or not it is mathematically valid. That's possible in most countries. And of course if your ID doesn't pass this test you'll be gone. So make sure it does :thumb:

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Usa drivers licenses dont work like a utr ,the numbers are completely random.There is no mathematical equation to them.They are simply checking if it is logged into that states dmv records.How ever them dmv online check things are never updated or accurate.My Dmv online check in rhode island never works ,my state is too lazy to keep that site updated.

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seems there are states that might be more apt to pass

this may be good info... or it may be paranoia

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normal these days

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I haven't created a new account from scratch in so long, so thankful I found this thread. I'll probably get my next few in the Marketplace just to place it safe.

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AMZ started using this way nearly +1 month ago , they're requesting the ID and bank statement directly once you finish the deposit and credit card step , you won't be able to enter the seller central unless they verify you're documents , once they finish they will ask you for the utility bill .

the european amazon asks for the 3 documents directly after finishing the setup step .

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Cost vs time and effort are always factors to consider when buying - good that worked out for you though

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For USA, so far they asked to verify credit card. They fail it, then ask for SSN or DL and once it's verified, you try using the credit card / VCC again and it passes.