Let's see you find a social security card
 

Is it legal to tape it, number and name showing, to the front of your businesses cash register?

As long as it's not mine.

It was mine. Just found out about it tonight. Business is closed tonight, obviously, but the last time I was in there was 3 weeks ago.

Good lord.

Yeesh. I'd be checking my credit pretty regularly.

Get a fraud alert going man. Thank is scary!

I plan on it. I am trying to figure out what steps I need to take, in case of legal implications, tomorrow when I go get it.

Was Obama using it?

I won't comment on the legality of it because I really don't know, but it might be worth checking what you are able to do if you find it has some sort of negative affect on you or your credit.

Damn, I read this four times and wondered WTF you were talking about. Am I the only one that didn't read "Let's say?

I don't know how it would be illegal for someone to do it, but I would think they would tape a sign or somethign with your name on it saying "Please contact management" or something such as that.

It's probably not against the law, but if you have any negative impact on your credit, it might be criminally negligent.

Last time I went in to get a new one at the SS office they told me there's a lifetime limit of 3 times which copies can be made. :spock:

Of course the clerk couldn't give me a reason, so I have none to tell.

Criminally? No. rofl

You might have a civil claim in small claims to cover costs incurred for identity theft.

Stupid on the part of the business owner, but the true negligence is losing the SS card in the first place. I wouldn't get your hopes up.

I don't know about the legality ... there may very well be a problem there.

If it had been my SS Card, though, that merchant had better be praying to God that I didn't suffer any problems with my credit either now or in the future. I would be on his dumb ass like Romeo on an egg roll. That was a very stupid move on his part.

FAX

Didn't intend to say criminal. But small claims max amount in MO is like $6K or something. Would be pretty easy to exceed small claims.