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Sewa

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3. What happened to asking what your mothers

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 22, 2023, 01:06 AM

Apr 2023

maiden name, like other businesses? Seems to me the test is designed to keep people from closing accounts.

I provided more than enough information to assure them that I was legit. Nobody else could know my trading history over a ten year span, but me.

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TD Ameritrade wouldn't close my account [View all] Sewa Apr 2023 OP

I've had the same deRien Apr 2023 #1

One wrong answer and it's takes an act of God to get Docu Sign to do anything. Lochloosa Apr 2023 #6

Same here Rebl2 May 2023 #11

The test was to verify your identity so that they don't send your check to a scammer. LonePirate Apr 2023 #2

What happened to asking what your mothers Sewa Apr 2023 #3

Many years ago I knew a woman who passed away and left her moniss Apr 2023 #4

The alternative to closing... mwooldri Apr 2023 #5

That's a great idea. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #7

You might have been able to go to a different brokerage and have them conduct the transfer. 3Hotdogs Apr 2023 #8

The risk of scammers is high. Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #9

Situation was resolved Sewa Apr 2023 #10

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