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pacman357
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11 years ago

#21

#16 Happy to help.

#17 Belarus? Last week? Um, yeah....ooooohhhhh.....ahhhhhhh....um. Yeah, that might have been me. Sorry about that. I was over trying to put together a documentary about men who enjoy their sheep. And their cattle. And goats. You get the idea. The working title of the movie was to be called "Belaruminants: A Love Story". It would have been very tastefully done, of course.

Anyway, I thought we had all of the necessary paperwork and the a-holes from PETA barged in, complaining that this would all be detrimental to the animals (how would THEY know?), and pretty soon, the cops shut us down and shot most of the crew dead. I was able to escape after disguising myself as a Coati, then I had to scramble to call every warlord in Asia to get funding for replacement targe....er, film crew, and all I had was your card you dropped on the set last month.

BTW, the IRS actually DOES work that fast. Just own your first business, and in one of the 1800 or so forms you have to fill out every quarter, forget to carry a one. You'll feel like Uncle Sam is giving you a prostate exam until you realize both of Sam's hands are on your shoulder.

Hillbillyjosh770
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11 years ago

#22

For those of you who don't know, we provide HR and Safety services to business and industry. In that position, we often run into people asking us to push their products and services. Unless they can add incredible value that we cannot already deliver, we usually pass.

We couldn't pass on adding ID protection.

Chances of your ID being stolen is 1 in 30.

If you're under 18, chances are 1 in 10. (squeaky clean credit)

If you have a Home Depot or a Target credit card, your chances are 1 in 3 because they've been breached.

The FTC says that ID theft cannot be detected or prevented. Our service offers comprehensive id restoration.

They don't help YOU do all the work, THEY do all the work for you.

Our clients offer it as a benefit to their employees but I can also offer it on an individual basis.

$300 per year per household. So for a family of four, it only costs $75/person/year.

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I would be intrested in this, we use life lock which is a good bit more than your quote.

Big_Bear wrote:

fenderbendertex
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

11 years ago

#23

Pacman, I needed that! Belaruminants? Awesome...
Bear, PM me with more details. Found out today they got my wife's ID too...

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fenderbendertex
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11 years ago

#24

O.P.

Freeze ur credit immedately at all three
Credit agencies...

Cost's $20? Per agency if your not a senior , iI think?

SCREW the FBI.....their "picking and choosing"
The crimes they investigate nowadays because
Their SSG division is too busy paying Early Released
Criminal snitch's IN BLACK BUDGET CASH
TO GANGSTALK INNOCENT U.S. CITIZENS.
They are so busy running that illegal program they dont have time to deal w/ your Identity theft.
And....
Guess what other crime they don't investigate is??
Stalking
Or
Gangstalking

Mr. Jones wrote:

Thanks - called the credit nazis. We'll see if they or any of these agencies will do anything to help decent citizens.

Big_Bear
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11 years ago

#25

I'll have to get back with you on Monday.

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Big_Bear
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11 years ago

#26

DM sent.

Anybody seen the news lately?!?

Sheeesh!

It's getting outta hand.

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fenderbendertex
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11 years ago

#27

I'll have to get back with you on Monday.

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Big_Bear wrote:

Thanks for the PM and you're right - your service much cheaper than LifeLock after you read the fine print.

Big_Bear
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11 years ago

#28

I saw on the news feed that Wells Fargo employees opened fraudulent accounts.

http://a.msn.com/00/en-us/BBjdZMm?ocid=se

WOW!

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Big_Bear
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11 years ago

#29

IRS hacked, 100,000 tax accounts breached

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Statement-on-the-Get-Transcript-Application

fenderbendertex
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11 years ago

#30

I saw on the news feed that Wells Fargo employees opened fraudulent accounts.

http://a.msn.com/00/en-us/BBjdZMm?ocid=se

WOW!

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Big_Bear wrote:

Not surprised at Wells Fargo.

fenderbendertex
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11 years ago

#31

IRS hacked, 100,000 tax accounts breached

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Statement-on-the-Get-Transcript-Application

Big_Bear wrote:

Hey Bear,
Yeah, read that today in the Wall Street Journal in the hospital waiting room today. (All went as well as could be expected for Dad.)
Article said that they got at least 15,000 refund checks. Not sure about the "third parties" thing, though.
Thanks for posting that - bookmarked it so I can do whatever needs to be done. Appreciate it, bro.

Big_Bear
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11 years ago

#32

June is Identity Theft Awareness Month.

Big_Bear
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11 years ago

#33

SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT IDENTITY THEFT

66% of consumers who have had fraudulent charges were the first
to notice them – not their financial institution.

Identity theft was the #1 complaint category in the Federal Trade
Commission’s (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, with 18% of
the overall complaints, followed by debt collection (10%) and banks
and lenders (6%).

Florida is the state with the highest per capita rate of reported
identity theft complaints, followed by Georgia.

Crooks are misusing the information for a shorter period of time,
making them harder to catch. Consumer information was misused for an
average of 48 days in 2012, down from 55 days in 2011 and 95 days
in 2010, according to a Javelin Strategy & Research 2013 Identity
Fraud Report.

1 in 4 who have received a data breach letter became a victim of
identity theft and fraud, according to Javelin.

WHO IS MOST AT RISK FOR IDENTITY THEFT?

College Students
According to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, the
highest percentage of identity theft victims were age 20-29. This
age group is more susceptible because they are less likely to
regularly track bank account and credit card activity and less
likely to use discretion when sharing information on social media.

Children
According to the same FTC source, children, 19 and under, made
up 6% of all identity theft victims in 2012. Parents worried about
their little ones should check the credit bureaus to see if there’s
a consumer credit file under their child’s name. Such a file is
triggered by an application for credit, a credit account, or a public
record. That means a child who has an existing credit report may be
a target or victim of identity theft.

The elderly
According to the FTC’s Senior Identity Theft Workshop, growing
problems for this age group are government benefit fraud and medical
identity fraud.

The deceased
The identities of nearly 2.5 million deceased Americans are used
improperly to apply for credit products and services each year,
according to a 2012 study from ID Analytics.

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Big_Bear
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11 years ago

#34

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/04/politics/federal-agency-hacked-personnel-management/index.html

Washington (CNN)Four million current and former federal employees, from nearly every government agency, might have had their personal information stolen by Chinese hackers, U.S. investigators said.

U.S. officials believe this could be the biggest breach ever of the government's computer networks. China called the allegation irresponsible.

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If your identity was stolen tomorrow, who would you call?

dstieger
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11 years ago

#35

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If your identity was stolen tomorrow, who would you call?

Big_Bear wrote:

Great question.....without my current identity, existing restraining orders would be tough to enforce....I know who I'm going to call first.

On a more serious note, there's a good chance I'm in that most recent batch at risk. I'm no more worried about it than I was last week. Over 30 years in military and federal government - my SSN was on nearly every single piece of personnel paperwork/electronic file that I touched for most of that time. Normal care and due diligent monitoring are order of the day.

fenderbendertex
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11 years ago

#36

Big_Bear wrote:

Aw Chit. Please tell me it wasn't over that stupid movie...

KingoftheCove
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11 years ago

#37

5 days ago, my wife's parents, who live near us here on the left coast, had someone take $5k out of one of their IRAs at Bank of America!............in New Jersey!
It wasn't until the next day, when the perp tried to take the REST of the money out, that they contacted my MIL and asked if my FIL was in New Jersey!
On top of that, now BofA has has put a "hold" on their account..........so now my in-laws can't even take their money out.
It's getting pretty bad out there.........

Big_Bear
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11 years ago

#38

Yeah.

It's getting really bad.

One id theft victim was Anndorie Sachs. She got a call that her newborn baby had just tested positive for illegal drugs — but Sachs hadn't given birth in years.

To make matters worse, authorities showed up at her door the next day, called her an unfit mother and threatened to take away her four kids.

It turned out that someone had stolen her driver's license, walked into a hospital, and had a baby and left Sachs with a $10,000 bill and a fight to clear her name.

Spend just a few minutes doing a search in YouTube or the web. Horror stories abound.

Most people just shrug and mutter "Meh, it prolly won't happen to me."

FTC says it's one in thirty for every American. Projection are it'll be one in 20 by the end of the year.

Just one of the reasons I got in the business.

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DrafterX
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11 years ago

#39

How many identities have you stolen..?? 😕

KingoftheCove
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11 years ago

#40

How many identities have you stolen..?? 😕

DrafterX wrote:

you funny Drafter!

As I noted here somewhere - had my "identity stolen" (credit card fraud) to the tune of less than $100 over the period of a few months...............not a big deal...........but pretty annoying.

I've read/heard about how "bad" it was, and sort of shrugged it off, as in, if it happens, it will get dealt with appropriately, and I'll be "OK".

Now that this chit hit my wife's parents, in the manner that it did??!!!!
I'm fuggin pizzed, and taking an entirely different perspective on this "problem".

I think it's way worse than many of us think, and will get even worse in the next few years.

BTW, BofA will reimburse the 5k to my inlaws, but the account is STILL frozen.................and they need the funds to pay contractors who have been remodeling their house.
It's becoming a major PIA.

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