they'll buy an 800 phone number, which will actually forward to their llphone, and then they'll call up and leave a voicemail to you telling you there's a problem with your banking account. they'll leave that 800 number in hopes that you'll call them back. so you should ha received a security i.d. when you got your voicemail. so, once they answer the phone, the first thing th're gonna want to do is they're gonna want to verify that you are who you say you are. for security purposes, i just need to verify your social security number. people are very used to that, so they'll say, "sure, my social security number is" whatever it is, and just like that, they have that before people ev have a chance to think, "maybe i shouldn't have given that out." yeah, no problem at all. you have a great day. thank you. bye-bye. and just like that, we have her social securititnumber. >> protecting your identity is a smart financial move. personal finance expert, best-selling author, and journast lynnette khalfani-cox helps her clients with their financial portfolios. here's what she had to say about >>