# You can't tell me who I can share my account info with **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 14, 2013, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-tell-me-who-i-can-share-my-account-info-with/652890 "2013-03-14T04:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-tell-me-who-i-can-share-my-account-info-with/652890/1 "2013-03-14T04:33:43Z")
Hi this Bank of Anus would you like to go through a long and pointless confirmation process? Ok just a few more questions, what is the amount of the last debit or deposit? Hon, what was the last charge? WE CAN’T ACCEPT AN ANSWER ANOTHER PERSON HAS PROVIDED! I can’t ask my wife what the last charge was? NO SHE IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO VIEW ACCOUNT INFORMATION! THIS IS A SINGLE USER ACCOUNT! Well she does, do you want to ask something else? HOLD ON WHILE I CONSULT WITH THE SECURITY DEPARTMENT. Ok. Sir can you tell me the name of a street that connects to the street you originally used as your billing address when you first signed up for the account? I dunno FM something. No sir that is a designation but it has an actual name. Can you hold on while I log into google maps then and check it, like I bet you’re doing? It went downhill from there, I was in a bad and annoyed mood.😉 ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-tell-me-who-i-can-share-my-account-info-with/652890/2 "2013-03-14T19:48:13Z")
I used to go through that crap when I had an ING account. It kept telling me that my computer wasn’t registered or some crap and I would have to try to remember the answers to idiotic security questions before I got to the screen with my secret code word and picture of a telephone(?). It was funny the one time I forgot everything and had to call them. ING rep: Can you tell me the name of the account you’re trying to access? Me: Uhh, I never thought I would have to share that with anyone! ING rep: \ Yes, I see, however I do need you to share the name. Me: Okay, it’s August’s Evil Supervillain Secret Account. ING rep: \ Yes, okay next question… ---
**Author:** ![luv2draw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-tell-me-who-i-can-share-my-account-info-with/652890/3 "2013-03-14T22:10:31Z")
Ha! Good ol’ Bank of A\_\_\_\_\_. You just made me remember one of the many many reasons why I dumped them and went to a credit union. No fees, customer service in the same building as the tellers, etc. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-tell-me-who-i-can-share-my-account-info-with/652890/4 "2013-03-14T22:16:43Z")
> [@grude](#): > > Hi this Bank of Anus would you like to go through a long and pointless confirmation process? > > Ok just a few more questions, what is the amount of the last debit or deposit? > > Hon, what was the last charge? > > WE CAN’T ACCEPT AN ANSWER ANOTHER PERSON HAS PROVIDED! > > I can’t ask my wife what the last charge was? > > NO SHE IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO VIEW ACCOUNT INFORMATION! THIS IS A SINGLE USER ACCOUNT! > > Well she does, do you want to ask something else? > > HOLD ON WHILE I CONSULT WITH THE SECURITY DEPARTMENT. > > Ok. > > Sir can you tell me the name of a street that connects to the street you originally used as your billing address when you first signed up for the account? > > I dunno FM something. > > No sir that is a designation but it has an actual name. > > Can you hold on while I log into google maps then and check it, like I bet you’re doing? > > It went downhill from there, I was in a bad and annoyed mood.😉 At least now you know that next time you should cover the receiver with your hand when you ask your wife about the account. :rolleyes: (my eyes are rolling at them, not you) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-cant-tell-me-who-i-can-share-my-account-info-with/652890/5 "2013-03-15T18:44:59Z")
I called the bank that has my mortgage. I didn’t have a piece of info so they wouldn’t talk to me; they did offer to transfer me to customer service who would give it to me & then transfer me back to the original dept. Ummm, doesn’t this bypass all security procedures as I could get it from them as opposed to providing it myself? I remember reading (I think in another thread on the Dope) about a guy who made all of his security questions either, “I can’t tell you that” or “fuck you, asshole”. Would make for some pretty interesting conversation to authenticate you. Kind of a variant on Abbott & Costello’s Who’s on First bit.