Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck » identity theft http://totalcandor.com/blog A Conversation About Income, Wealth, and the Steps in Between Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:21:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Post #450: Identify theft in the scariest and easiest of ways http://totalcandor.com/blog/2010/05/post-450-identify-theft-in-the-scariest-and-easiest-of-ways/ http://totalcandor.com/blog/2010/05/post-450-identify-theft-in-the-scariest-and-easiest-of-ways/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 14:01:48 +0000 Michael http://totalcandor.com/blog/?p=1008

This is post #450 on this blog.

You: I can’t believe it.

Me neither.

Gary: And you still haven’t sold the suckers anything.

They’re not suckers, Gary.

Gary: To you, maybe.

Just trying to teach, man.

Gary: Good luck with that.

It’s going rather well.

You: I’d agree.

Thanks, but before we get overconfident, take a look at the CBS News video below which had my jaw wide open for a couple of minutes.  This was news to me. To you?  Got an easier way to make a few bucks and destroy somebody’s life?

Gary: No comment.

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A close relative of mine just sent me this email:

Gotta love my bank . . .

I went online to check my bill and I see nothing there about me ever having a credit card…

As i’m looking around I notice I have an “email” from bank of America with a new credit card number…umm…WHAT!??!

So I call them…she said it has been “compromised or your card is lost or stolen.” I said umm I have it in my hand…it’s not stolen…she said, well sir mail has been sent to you regarding why this was done…I don’t have any info.”

i called back 5 min later and someone much more helpful said It’s not just me, its thousands of people. Apparently some store I shopped at (could have been a month ago or 4 years ago) got hacked and all their credit card numbers have been stolen. So they closed everyones accounts down and sent out new cards…my card that I have right now will still work till I get the new one.

This is all fine and dandy…but don’t you think they should have called?!?!?!

So no one knows anything till I get something in the mail.

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Who can be the first person to correctly identify the bank?

Who else is in the same shoes?  Should they call or at least email? Thoughts?

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