or not take him...please do NOT potentially put yourself in harms way...your well being is not worth a couple hundred bucks my .02 cents

even discretely. BTW. There's no such thing as being a "Navy vet," or another other vet, and being in the military. Being a vet means you were once in the military.

Have him follow the same procedures that you have all other potential clients follow. If he refuses, he loses.

Problem...

...while all things are possible and there IS a 'first time for everything,' a sailor who has never used a provider???  That, in and of itself, runs up the red flag.  

I suppose you could ask for him to scan/fax and send you a copy of his ID Card (tell him to mask the SSN, no one in their right mind would send that!).  Look closely to see if he is Navy or 'Navy Reserve.' A vice cop who is ALSO in the Navy Reserve could easily use his USNR ID to pose as a customer.

MVR

I agree with the other ladies, either point him in the direction of a verification site or don't take him, it's not worth the risk.

Then join a provider only board

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Dear Ms. Mocha:
Why don't you ask lady bj who is one of your colleagues? She certainly would know about service men since that is a large part of her business. You can email her at [email protected] to inquire about some of the things she does in the screening process with this particular customer base.

But what I noticed is you said he IS IN the military but is a Vet, implying he USED to be.

I'm making an assumption that he's young,  If so the simplest thing could be to call for an employment check.  It's common for car dealers, Sears credit dept, etc to call and verify employment before granting credit.  Frequent moves and low salary for young sailors oft show up as low credit scores.  Confirming they are active duty often allows the credit manager to bend the rules and grant the loan because of stable work.

or date-check then I ask the gent to verify his employment. I used to sell cars for 4 years, was a mortgage officer for 2 years, and did Title & Escrow for a year before entering the hobby. I call human resources and ask to verify the gents employment. I don't get salary or anything, just how long he has worked there.

At least this way you know he's not gonna be bringing a set of hidden handcuffs... hopefully... but you are still taking a risk on whether or not the guy is a safe call and should have someone on stand by or use a safe call when you see him.