art wrote:
Just got a note in the mail for license info
Why are they asking for my social security number?
Have they got a shortage to dish out to illegal immigrants
or is this only required for those who are providing a service for
money?
I really dislike the idea of giving out this personal information to
non
government employees. Also why are they asking for tel numbers
and E mail addreses are they selling these lists to businesses for
money?
Am I going to now be flooded with solicitations from businesses to the

same level I get charity requests.
Note that they are also taking down
credit card numbers to make it easy for identity theft
I am beginning to think that what I have got in the mail is
a scam and not a wise thing to fill out
as I have no idea as to the security of the information. and to
who really sent it to me . Could be another PAYPAL scam !
Art

Was it a solicitation to renew your license through a VEC? If so,
don't do it; go online to the FCC site and renew for free in just a few
minutes. License renewal does seem to require your SSN, though.

If it was just a random request for info, why give it any more thought
than you would any other junque mail? If they provided a post-paid
return envelope, either (1) fill out the info with whatever you want
(names like Donald Duck, and SSNs with too many or too few random
digits work well), or (2) stuff it with all the other junque mail you
have handy and drop it in a mail box (or both 1 and 2).

Cheers,
Tom