I tried to buy a bottle of wine at Target a couple of months ago and the cashier wanted to card me and scan my driver’s license—even though I am clearly over 40.
I made a big fuss and refused to let him scan it. I wonder how many people have their licenses scanned in situations like this ? Is this information stored? I assume so.
What can a crook do with a copy of a driver’s license and a credit card?
if Target only worried as much about customer privacy as they do pimping homo marriage...
http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/ht_target_ad_dm_120727_wblog.jpg
You might consider asking the store if that is really their policy, or was someone doing some freelance data collection.
There was a clerk in a local drug store who was very friendly and insistent that I sign up for the "rewards" card. I always said no thanks.
About a month later, it was on the news that a gang of Nigerians were running an identity theft ring by just that kind of means. That dude was from Nigeria.
My first thought was, "No way. That guy was too nice." My second thought was, "How many victims of con men have said those very words?"
I tried to buy a bottle of wine at Target a couple of months ago and the cashier wanted to card me and scan my driver’s license—even though I am clearly over 40.
I made a big fuss and refused to let him scan it. I wonder how many people have their licenses scanned in situations like this ? Is this information stored? I assume so.
What can a crook do with a copy of a driver’s license and a credit card?”
BOL! On my 65th birthday, my wife and I were shopping at Walmart, and I bought a bottle of wine, and the clerk carded me.
I thought my wife had served in the Navy instead of me re her remarks to the clerk. An asst. manager, came up to calm my wife down.
That Walmart had been targeted by the State Alcohol Beverage people and put underage people in the store to buy liquor. Two clerks lost their jobs due to selling alcohol to minors. So they were on a big alert.
A younger relative, who used to work for a credit card company’s fraud division advised us to never sign the back of a card with our signature. Instead, he said to put down, “See Photo Id”, aka drivers license.
Then, he said never let anyone scan your drivers license.
Have it under a clear plastic attachment so the clerk can see it. If they want to scan it, tell them to keep their purchase.
He, also, said to never etch your driver’s license on a valuable. If you had etched it, you need to block out the numbers.
A driver's license and birth certificate establishes identity and citizenship for just about any purpose. I would think it would be easier to finagle a birth certificate. All someone has to do is find out where you were born, then go to the town hall and pick up an embossed copy.
With those three things, they're good to go.
