Re: ID theft

Well, there are spy viruses that can get into your system and give
them details like your contacts and any credit card numbers.  I just
had a virus pop up on my computer at work this morning, and had to the
get IT guys here to fix it.  They said I caught it in time and it was
a BAD one.  I do travel for four guys here at work and use their
corporate credit cards online with the airlines and hotels.  They
could have stolen that information.


On 11/18/09, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
> Yeah. That's the only place I use it: Amazon, LL Bean, Shield's Dates,
> mostly. But I've been using it with them for years, so I've given them a
> pass in my suspicions... even though anyone can acquire a rouge employee at
> any time. And that narrows it down to maybe a half dozen others, some new,
> some repeat. The bank, of course, has a better fix than I do--apparently
> they have an e-mail address for the perp because the first question they
> asked me was [something like] "Have you authorized anyone in Texas with an
> sbcglobal.net address to become a signee on" blah blah blah.
>
> Having watched that 1936 cinematic masterpiece "Charlie Chan at the Opera"
> only a few hours before the bank called, I have become convinced that if I
> say "thank you so much" enough, the mystery will unravel. :)
>
>
>
> On Nov 18, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>
> > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.  Do you use that card online - to place orders?
> >
> >
> > On 11/18/09, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
> >
> > > No PayPal account; I've resisted their pitches. This breach was on one
> of
> > > the credit cards, the only credit card I use.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Nov 18, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Do you have a PayPal account?  That happened to me twice, and I found
> > > > out my PayPal account had been compromised...that's how they got my
> > > > info.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 11/18/09, james singer <inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Well, it happened again. Somebody in Texas, the bank said, wanted to
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > share
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > my credit cards. The bank caught them in the process and shut down
> all
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > my
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > credit/check cards, and deleted my on-line banking ID and password.
> So I
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > got
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > to spend 3-4 hours on the phone straightening that out.
> > > > >
> > > > > Inland Jim
> > > > > Willamette Valley
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
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Jesse R. Bell

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