Is it safe to put your social security number on computer?

February 3, 2011/in Computer Security

Game sites ask for your social security number if you win . Is it safe to put that on your computer? Is there a way to protect it? thanks ge

3 replies

digital_nomad says:
February 3, 2011 at 7:37 pm

dont do that – why would they need your social security number?!
Its likely a phishing attack, if you gave them your full name, dob and address, and soc you just gave them your identity
Moolah. says:
February 3, 2011 at 8:15 pm

Well gaming sites should have some terms and stuff, read over those carefully. If it says they aren’t responsible for anything or anything along those lines, I wouldn’t go for it. Identity theft is a growing problem today and can be avoided by just going to a casino instead of gaming websites. They can be dangerous and life changing, so use at own risk.

Happy Gaming!
Rudy says:
February 3, 2011 at 8:57 pm

So you play a online game for 10 minutes and end up with the highest score ever and win $1,000.00 just provide your name, address, and SSN.

Just which part of that DOES NOT appear to be a scam to you?

DO NOT give out you SSN# to anyone.

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