Realtor asking for my first 5 of Social on Short Sale

[Peter Lee]

So, I made an offer a month ago on a BofA short sale and was accepted. My realtor happens to be both the buyer's agent and seller's.

She called me up today and ask me for my first 5 digits of my Social Security Number and my date of birth.

Has this ever happen to you guys?

She says Bank of America needs to I guess to identify me, which sounds like crap to me as they could just issue me a numeric ID.

I'm worried as she may have my last 4 numbers from my bank statement I gave her to show proof of funds. Thinking back, i should of just gave her a fake number, like 123-45. lol

I guess I could lock inquiries on my credit, but i don't want to jump the gun yet.