Re: Personal experiences? Was Re: VISA / 1ST BANK

[Fred Sleator <fsleator () earthlink net>]

Have been an identity theft victim. Notified by some really sharp security people at Wal-Mart, of all places. Also 
victimized were my mother and a trainer at my gym - common factor is that we all had accounts at the same credit union. 
The pattern was the same - the perp used stolen information to open new accounts, used them minimally (with new 
addresses) for a couple of months, upped the credit limit, maxed the account, and skipped. The worst issuer appears to 
be Discover - they will happily let you exceed any credit limit with the expectation of hitting you with a substantial 
fee, an ideal situation for a scammer.

-----Original Message-----
> From: SPROUT2 () aol com
> Sent: Oct 23, 2006 9:16 PM
> To: hbrown () knology net, dataloss () attrition org
> Subject: Re: [Dataloss] Personal experiences?  Was Re: VISA / 1ST BANK
>
>
> Have never received notification and have never been a victim.  Please  don't 
> let this jinx me. 
> ;-)
>
> cindy fortney
>
>
> In a message dated 10/23/2006 8:04:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
> hbrown () knology net writes:
>
> Breach  notification twice and unrelated victim of ID theft
>
> Joshua Fritsch  wrote:
> > > By a show of hands (or reply email), how many here have  ever received a
> > > breach notification or otherwise been informed  that their personal
> > > information was compromised?  In a  related question, how many here have
> > > been actual victims of  identity theft?
> > >      
>
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