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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 330649" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p>I have had my identity stolen. I traced it back to renting a car on Molokai. They had all my info on the rental form and they said I needed to put my SS# on it as well. Dumb me ... on vacation , I did it. </p><p></p><p>We got a couple of small charges on the card $8.50 at a mini mart - a dinner $40, then they went for the big one at Best Buy $2200 TV. We got a call from fraud and told them it wasn't us. We dodged a bullet.</p><p></p><p><strong>The key is to monitor your accounts (all of them!) weekly.</strong></p><p></p><p>We had no choice after we changed our CC number to do this. They had a big part of my personal info. </p><p></p><p>We pay for a monthly monitoring service and double check the CC account at least weekly and I email my wife any unusual CC purchase. We froze the credit checks on all 3 credit services so that no one can start up an account unless it is us. This costs about $20 to activate and deactivate the freeze but it is worth it in the long run.</p><p></p><p>Going through ruined credit has the same type of consequences as going through some other natural disaster .... so why not protect yourself as much as possible?</p><p></p><p>Again the way to stop it fast is to monitor it closely. </p><p></p><p>I have also had some phishing scams hit me as well. I am sorry, but I have to look at every phone call, every contact, and every email as a potential intrusion on my identity. NOW ... I watch everything I write or say! I have had no problem saying "sorry, I won't give that info to you (unless I know who I am talking to and trust them). </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps some folks who may not think it could happen to them!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 330649, member: 9789"] I have had my identity stolen. I traced it back to renting a car on Molokai. They had all my info on the rental form and they said I needed to put my SS# on it as well. Dumb me ... on vacation , I did it. We got a couple of small charges on the card $8.50 at a mini mart - a dinner $40, then they went for the big one at Best Buy $2200 TV. We got a call from fraud and told them it wasn't us. We dodged a bullet. [B]The key is to monitor your accounts (all of them!) weekly.[/B] We had no choice after we changed our CC number to do this. They had a big part of my personal info. We pay for a monthly monitoring service and double check the CC account at least weekly and I email my wife any unusual CC purchase. We froze the credit checks on all 3 credit services so that no one can start up an account unless it is us. This costs about $20 to activate and deactivate the freeze but it is worth it in the long run. Going through ruined credit has the same type of consequences as going through some other natural disaster .... so why not protect yourself as much as possible? Again the way to stop it fast is to monitor it closely. I have also had some phishing scams hit me as well. I am sorry, but I have to look at every phone call, every contact, and every email as a potential intrusion on my identity. NOW ... I watch everything I write or say! I have had no problem saying "sorry, I won't give that info to you (unless I know who I am talking to and trust them). Hope this helps some folks who may not think it could happen to them! [/QUOTE]
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