Originally Posted by
Vitaforce
A few years ago, I took a survey which required me to open an Amazon Payments account in order to receive payment. Since then, I haven't used the service. I am hesitant to provide my SSN due to ID theft possibilities. What's the worst that will happen if I don't provide my SSN? Will I still be able to use regular Amazon.com for shopping? I could care less about Amazon Payments since I've only used it once. I don't want to jeopardize my regular Amazon.com account.
You don't need to provide it. Amazon.com doesn't need to know your SSN for making purchases. They just need it to comply with certain IRS disclosure requirements that could be triggered (though technically not through "free" use) from Amazon Payments use.