I’ll be the first to admit I’ve got a lot to learn.
If you’re in banking, real estate or property management you probably don’t need this information.
When I first began to hear about needing two picture IDs, I thought “What do I need two2 for?”
I have no plans to travel out of the country or go anywhere I would need a passport, besides that, I hear the new pandemic strain is even worse than the previous and would restrict travel to just about any country.
I was first asked “What’s your legal name” by my realtor.
Yep, my realtor.
What I discovered was:
Folks should begin early to avoid the use of too many handles.
If you have read this paper often, you’ve already figured . . . I’m an old soul.
I’m hardly a lead dog, so I didn’t race to create a second picture ID. My bad.
True you may call yourself whatever name you choose.
Here’s some fodder to chew on. What’s your AKA look like?
If you haven’t had the pleasure of buying or selling a house recently, you may be shocked by the procedure and protocol in place to protect you against identity theft.
Even if your house is paid for and you settle the capital credits issue, you must still have two photo IDs.You must prove who you are.
Let’s just say you’ve been married twice. Did you update your ID? You must have two photo IDs to establish and confirm your legal identity.
What’s your preferred name? You take your pick: William, Will, Willy,
Bill, Billy or Bubba?
Do you have a nickname? Shorty, Slim, Stick? Have you ever purchased anything using your preferred or nickname instead of your birth name?
As I suggested earlier, if you’re older than 40 you may be in your second marriage.
That’s a hard one if you skipped a legal name change because of other privacy or financial reasons.
Ironically there are incarcerated folks who have little more to do than create scams. Stealing the identity of thousands is big business behind bars.
In case you’re wondering
I didn’t just pull this topic out of thin air.
There is chatter on social media about a crackdown on sharing account passwords. I’m sure that’s more about money than identifying thefts.
You see this is headline news abroad and it’s streaming into living rooms here at home.
It’s even caught the attention of AAA and AARP weekly bulletins.
Let’s Continue.
How many documents do you have that exactly match the name on your driver’s license? What’s the name on your Debit or Medicare card, checkbook, mortgage papers, or driver’s license?
What about adopted children? It’s a good idea to settle the legalities now for their future’s sake.
Changing lanes.
Nicknames.
I recall reading about many hero’s in the Bible and how their names were changed as they were called out and converted.
In jest, Jesus even nicknamed two of his disciples, brothers John and James, “Sons of thunder”
Maybe you’ve never thought about identity theft.
Anyway, you don’t know what you don’t know. The two picture IDs are required to help prevent identity theft.
I’m not talking about someone hacking your Facebook account. Suppose someone just bought a new car using credit in your nickname. Sadly you will probably never ever get it back. No telling how much more damage they could do before you discover your identity has been stolen.
When I upgraded my Apple smartphone I added facial recognition to my password
At least that’s a start, Y’all.
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