ID Number required :?

Diplomacys · Nov 18, 2008

medicnick83 · Nov 18, 2008

Phone Iburst and ask them...

Bierrie · Nov 19, 2008

In January 2007 I received this email (had to go back to refresh my memory):

> Good afternoon,
>
> We are busy updating our records, we noticed your banking details are
> incomplete.
>
> Please furnish us with your banking details.
>
>
> regards
> Ntombi Ntshangase
> Credit Controller

I felt if they had parts of my banking details then they could have provided it so I can just check and respond with a YES, amend or add where necessary. But they didn't tell me what banking details they have of us, so I replied with a NO ... and the debit order is still going through diligently each month.

Ignore it. In our day and age they should know better.

Debbie · Nov 19, 2008

Diplomacys said:
Has iburst contacted any of you guys on this concern?

Dear Subscriber

We are required by law to verify the ID numbers of our Subscribers. We have noted
that we do not have your correct details in our system. Could you please fax or e
mail a certified copy of your ID to:

Fax: 0866967870 for the attention of Bulelwa Dikana or 0865145227 for the
attention of Gerald Makhubedu
or e mail a copy of your ID document to [email protected]

i'm confused

Ask for which Act of parliament or which ICASA regulations they are referring to.

Raithlin · Nov 19, 2008

Nope, no contact here. Ignore it, or phone iBurst to verify.

iBurst · Nov 19, 2008

Hi all

The request for ID verification is correct and comes from our accounts department.

Cheers

Shaun Green
084-978-0790
[email protected]

Dear Subscriber

We are required by law to verify the ID numbers of our Subscribers. We have noted that we do not have your correct details in our system. Could you please fax or email a certified copy of your ID to:

Fax: 0866967870 for the attention of Bulelwa Dikana or 0865145227 for the attention of Gerald Makhubedu
or e mail a copy of your ID document to [email protected]

Raithlin · Nov 19, 2008

Thanks for the verification, Shaun.

reech · Nov 19, 2008

Why ID numbers?

iBurst · Nov 19, 2008

Hi again.

We have a high number of identity number which have been provided in error or captured in error. This is a sanity check to verify them.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Cheers

Shaun

084-978-0790
[email protected]

RazedInBlack · Nov 19, 2008

reech said:
Why ID numbers?

Exactly! WHY?

Park@82 · Nov 19, 2008

PythonFSi said:
Exactly! WHY?

Don't kill the messenger.

reech · Nov 19, 2008

Park@82 said:
Don't kill the messenger.

I'm not killing anyone - simply want to know why an ID number is need for an internet connection.

main.man.m · Nov 19, 2008

Agreed. Why?

Park@82 · Nov 21, 2008

reech said:
I'm not killing anyone - simply want to know why an ID number is need for an internet connection.

Why do u have a id nr.? To be identified maybe? To be held accountable maybe?

BTW Don't we need to give our id when we sign up for a new cellular contract aswell?

xdsluser · Nov 21, 2008

It is all related to The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act

http://www.ispa.org.za/regcom/advisories/advisory14.shtml
http://www.internet.org.za/ricpci.html

CathJ · Nov 21, 2008

Bierrie said:
In January 2007 I received this email (had to go back to refresh my memory):

> Good afternoon,
>
> We are busy updating our records, we noticed your banking details are
> incomplete.
>
> Please furnish us with your banking details.
>
>
> regards
> Ntombi Ntshangase
> Credit Controller

I felt if they had parts of my banking details then they could have provided it so I can just check and respond with a YES, amend or add where necessary. But they didn't tell me what banking details they have of us, so I replied with a NO ... and the debit order is still going through diligently each month.

Ignore it. In our day and age they should know better.

Actually, they did the right thing here. I certainly wouldn't want a company to send my banking details out via email.

I see your point too, of course. Maybe they should have asked you to phone the accounts division, rather.

JustinB · Nov 24, 2008

But... u don't need an ID to use a prepaid sim and 3G etc?

MagicDude4Eva · Nov 24, 2008

You will - RICA will come into force next year which requires that all prepaid subscribes need to be registered (via proof of identity)

ZA.Schmidt · Nov 24, 2008

MagicDude4Eva said:
You will - RICA will come into force next year which requires that all prepaid subscribes need to be registered (via proof of identity)

Next year huh? Didn't they say that 5 years ago?

Just more Orwellian policy trying to take away what little freedom we have left.

Murmaider · Nov 25, 2008

iburst said:
Hi all

The request for ID verification is correct and comes from our accounts department.

Cheers

Shaun Green
084-978-0790
[email protected]

Dear Subscriber

We are required by law to verify the ID numbers of our Subscribers. We have noted that we do not have your correct details in our system. Could you please fax or email a certified copy of your ID to:

Fax: 0866967870 for the attention of Bulelwa Dikana or 0865145227 for the attention of Gerald Makhubedu
or e mail a copy of your ID document to [email protected]

Wow... so all I need to do is send an email to people, pretending im from Iburst and requesting their banking details and they will just me back the information?

This to me certainly opens iburst up to some form of fraud from a third party.

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