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Old 01-29-2023, 01:32 PM
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After having seen how fraudsters have been committing identity theft/impersonation on this site & CGN, I decided some time ago (before they changed the law) that it was prudent to call the CFC just to ask if there have been any reports of fraud on the PAL # provided (if not a face to face transaction). All I ask is if the PAL is still valid & if it’s been flagged for impersonation, I make no mention of what’s being sold.

Most of us have seen how fraudsters can get a photo of someone else’s PAL & how they’ll take to pretending that it’s theirs. Post an ad of something they don’t have, one or more people send PAL photos & now they’ve got 1/2 dozen PAL #’s to impersonate. For this reason I won’t send PAL photos anymore.
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