vlydog Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 I recently discovered a vintage Rolex collector and seller of watches and parts. He is located in the EU. He has a part that I'm interested in buying. I asked him to send an invoice and he responded with, what I think is, an unusual request. In addition to the standard address request he also requested place and date of birth. Doesn't that seem a little odd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 very odd i have been in the jewellery and watch trade more than 15years and have never been asked or asked for my date of birth and any new company i deal with with the current state of the worlds finances everyone wants to use pro-forma invoices so your request is very normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted May 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 very odd i have been in the jewellery and watch trade more than 15years and have never been asked or asked for my date of birth and any new company i deal with with the current state of the worlds finances everyone wants to use pro-forma invoices so your request is very normal Maybe it is a language thing too. I was requesting a paypal invoice. Thanks for your response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tode1640 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 In addition to the standard address request he also requested place and date of birth. I would never divulge that sort of information to someone casually. It is often used as a part of security questions for verifying various online transactions. I'm not saying that this guy is anything other than trustworthy, I am just saying that this sort of information should be regarded as sensitive. Ask him why he wants it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankt Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 If I was pfishing for your SS number info I'd be very happy to have your place and date of birth to work with......Just saying.... :pimp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archierocks Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 if you forward me his details mate i can find out company info etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 If I was pfishing for your SS number info I'd be very happy to have your place and date of birth to work with......Just saying.... :pimp: You are absolutely correct! He has your credit card number, probably your PIN number as well, now if he has your SSN, date of birth and place of birth, very easy to pay a couple of bucks and get a whole lot more info. Then he can use your card online and he can probably answer most all of the secuity questions. With AMEX, to get into my account with someone from AMEX on the telephone, they ask for your last 4 digits of your social, date of birth and sometimes your mothers maiden name. Gets all your account info, and he's off to the races!! Not saying that this guy is really "phishing", but it would certainly not be out of line to ask why he wants to know these things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky driver Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Vlydog just out of interest what was your mothers maiden name? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gw4k Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Is the seller a Prince from Nigeria? Or has a law student brother in London? I would not divulge that kind of info. Trust your gut, it's usually right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffw69 Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Vlydog just out of interest what was your mothers maiden name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielv2000 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Strange yet PP asked the same of me! Who knows who sees my PP info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyyammine Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Give him a fake one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 This seller is definitly on the up-and-up. Just not sure why these questions are necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 So give him a fake one anyway and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlydog Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Parts purchased no birth records required! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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