Originally Posted by lonelycrowd

Tried to convince them that they should be able to take the SSN to redeem the $500 offer in SYR today. The representative insisted that I needed to file a "certificate of assumed name" with the state before he could open the account, even if the name of my sole proprietorship is exactly the same as the name on my driver's license.

He did mention that it might have been possible for him to do it a few years ago, but that things have tightened lately.