Joined: Dec '07
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 45 (F)
Posts: 845
yes of course you expect a little privacy but the site also requires verification to prevent fraud and multiple accounts, the only reason you give number is to recieve an automated call with your verification code. yOUR NOT GOING TO BE SCAMMED DONT BE SO SUSPICIUOUS MAN LOL
Joined: Mar '08
Location: Canada
Age: 50 (M)
Posts: 2
Dont you think if people really wanted to cheat they could just get another phone number?.. Its not that difficult to use a cell phone or a friends phone.
Joined: Dec '07
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 45 (F)
Posts: 845
YES OF COURSE BUT WHAT ELSE CAN THEY DO? IF YOU REALLY DONT WANT TO ENTER YOUR NUMBER THEN DONT THATS YOUR CHOICE BUT YOU WONT GET THE FULL BENEFITS OF THE SITE. gOOD LCUK AND I HOEP YOU CHANGE YOUR OPINION ON HERE.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Brazil
Age: 46 (M)
Posts: 1788
Posted by mrbeer: You have to have a little privacy dont you think
How rude would it be for you not to give your phone number to someone who is about to give you free money? Seems a bit fair right? You go to any store to buy something you end up having to show id and what not, so why would it be different here? Especially when you don´t have to pay anything, you are simply just verifying and confirming that ideed you are who you claim to be.
Joined: Dec '07
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 45 (F)
Posts: 845
i did try to explain this too fodz but i odnt think it worked, maybe if people showed a little trust once in a while they might also reap the benefits of being a member here as im sure many of us including me have.
Joined: Feb '08
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 46 (M)
Posts: 1170
at the end of the day its only a phone number if your gonna moan about anyting why didnt you moan about the id that is slightly more important wouldnt you say or is that jsust me
Joined: Feb '08
Location: United States
Age: 56 (M)
Posts: 407
Yea I dont understand why people are so paranoid about something that is public information anyways. My friend wont sign up because of DL verification, as I told him you can cover up your DL number. Everything else on there is in the phone book ...lol.
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 40 (M)
Posts: 1354
i can see where hes coming from because i was the same way when i first went to sign up (im really picky and nervous about scams online and stuff) so giving out my number and etc at first i was worried because i didnt no the site and how they worked and etc.. so..
but its all to prevent fraud and protect their assests
Joined: Jan '08
Location: Canada
Age: 38 (M)
Posts: 81
I dont understand people it isnt a scam when someone is phoning you just to verify you exist, i mean obviously there are tons of telemarketing scams out there that buy your info from places like visa (its been heard of) so i mean your ph. number is availaable to those you want it already lol
