How can banks better protect customers from identity-theft fraudsters?
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Asked by Question Bot06/Jun/20151 answer
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Faisal Khan
Answered 06/Jun/2015
Tellers are semi-trained to spot fake IDs, but don't hold your breath. In most cases, if a bank mildly suspects an ID is fake, they have their own internal standard operating procedure on how to handle the situation.
In most instances, a banking rep will very casually ask you for additional ID or secondary ID, to prove who you are. Banks reserve the right not to service you and/or your account if they deem that the identification was not up to par. In addition, when a person claims they do not have any other ID on them, they will very coyly ask questions pertaining to your account. Any slippage there, and they will most likely flag you.
In most instances, a banking rep will very casually ask you for additional ID or secondary ID, to prove who you are. Banks reserve the right not to service you and/or your account if they deem that the identification was not up to par. In addition, when a person claims they do not have any other ID on them, they will very coyly ask questions pertaining to your account. Any slippage there, and they will most likely flag you.