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Can I substitute my mother’s maiden name to a different word on my credit card application?

February 23rd, 2009

Call me super paranoid, but I think it wouldn’t be that hard for anyone to figure out my mom’s maiden name and steal my identity and whatnot.

Would this be a big deal, and does anyone else think this is a good idea?

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2 Responses to“Can I substitute my mother’s maiden name to a different word on my credit card application?”

1. Judy says:

   February 26, 2009 at 4:43 am

   Yes, its just a password.
   But make sure you remember it for life.
   I do it since my mother’s name is so hard to spell out.
   /
2. wildbirdie says:

   February 28, 2009 at 7:46 pm

   The reason they use mother’s maiden name is to make it easy for you to remember years from now. The risk of using another word is that you won’t remember.