Betty, a cardholder, receives a call inquiring about her SSN. The caller introduces himself as an employee

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Question: Betty, a cardholder, receives a call inquiring about her SSN. The caller introduces himself as an employee of the travel card vendor and tells her that he needs her SSN to verify the validity of the card. What should betty do?

Answer 1

Betty should not provide the information because she is unsure about the legitimacy of the call.

Betty, a cardholder, receives a call inquiring about her SSN. The caller introduces himself as an employee of the travel card vendor and tells her that he needs her SSN to verify the validity of the card. Betty should not provide the information because she is unsure about the legitimacy of the call.