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**alex_loudermilk** · 12-12-2006, 08:23 PM

Well, you say you're scared of Identity Fraud, but the thing is that's exactly what Alienware has to do to verify you're who you're saying you are. Making sure that you're not pulling a I.D fraud.

I wouldn't have given some of those details - it's a bit unreasonable - in the uk we have a national insurance number (which I'm guessing is like your social security number)... used for tax purposes + hospitals etc... why a computer company would ask for that kind of detail is beyond me.

I have never had to provide more than a few digits of my credit card and address/name to be able to change account details with a company in the past.

12-12-2006, 08:23 PM	#14
alex_loudermilk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	Well, you say you're scared of Identity Fraud, but the thing is that's exactly what Alienware has to do to verify you're who you're saying you are. Making sure that you're not pulling a I.D fraud. I wouldn't have given some of those details - it's a bit unreasonable - in the uk we have a national insurance number (which I'm guessing is like your social security number)... used for tax purposes + hospitals etc... why a computer company would ask for that kind of detail is beyond me. I have never had to provide more than a few digits of my credit card and address/name to be able to change account details with a company in the past.
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