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- ninjasavant
some fucker in Florida tried to use my card number at walmart and a gas station. luckily walmart declined it and my card company called me. no baby formula and cigarettes for you, dick.
- lvl_130
walmart, eh? who would have thought anything good would have come from them.
- morilla0
detric?
- CALLES0
sorry =(
- CALLES0
i was going to hooters next
- went there for the first time last week. not impressed.ninjasavant
- stripper training schoolmorilla
- i skim read that as "I was going to get hookers next"fooler2
- thinblkglasses0
it wasn't me, I left Florida 2 years ago.
- TheBlueOne0
Cancel card. Get new one issued. Now.
- the card company already did it by the time they called me. smart people.ninjasavant
- thats because they dont want to lose money, since its their risk, not yours.ephix
- Jaline0
What credit card company?
- dirtydesign0
Know what pisses me off!?
I order food to get delivered from several restaurants in NYC, they read my card number back to me out loud in a crowded place. Some dickbag has probably written my number down.
- redant0
thats happened to me and the dildos spent 800 at Kmart :)
- ninjasavant0
When they were reading the charges to me, as soon as they said walmart I said "let's make this easy in the future. if there's ever a charge at walmart on my card you should probably call me."
- 7point340
fuck me, small world
i was just in florida and was trying to buy me and my baby's momma some smokes, when the clerk gets all uppity on me and says something about a stolen identity.
i only got one identity and i'll be damned if my hooter's member card ain't identity enough. it gots my photo on there and you can tell its me, so who's identity would i be using? and i'm sure enough the right age to buy smokes.
it's all them damn immigints
- dey took urr jaaaabs!ninjasavant
- DEYTUUKER JERBS!!!7point34
- der der derninjasavant
- moldero0
had a bitch cashier at the wallmart down here in MX, try to use a previous customers forgotten credit card on our crap and pocket our cash.
- mrdobolina0
florida is the taint of the nation.
- I've never been to miami though, sorry calles.mrdobolina
- well visually the panhandle sure is7point34
- mattuch0
Below are a few steps you can take to increase your chances of preventing identity theft:
1- Monitor your accounts frequently and report any suspicious activity right away. Insist on a security alert on your account even if the bank or creditor doesn't think it is necessary after spotting something suspicious- a mistake I made in trusting my bank.
2- Get a copy of your credit report- which is free once per year. Review it, clean it up, and monitor it. Also something that will help you qualify for the best loan rates when you purchase real estate. I don't think this is something you should have to pay for but the 3 credit bureaus offer a monthly monitoring program where they claim they will send you alerts when activity occurs- about $12 a month.
3- Call this number 1-888-567-8688 and you can have yourself removed from promotional solicitations for credit offers by mail.
4- Buy a shredder and shred documents that contain any personal info.
5- Due to the amount of fraud under my name and social security number, I can no longer apply for instant credit for the next 7 years. This means the next time I am at Macy's and the salesperson offers me 20% off if I open a new account, I won't be able to do this. If I need instant credit in the future, like a car loan, I will have to make arrangements in advance. This may seem like a negative consequence but if I had this on my account prior to this event it would have prevented this person from getting any credit in my name. If you know you won't need any instant credit in the near future you may want to call any of the three credit bureaus and have them remove the ability to get instant credit from your name/social security number.
TransUnion 800-680-7289
Experian 888-397-3742
Equifax 800-525-6285
6- I recently opened a new checking account with Citibank and they seem to be the industry leaders in "preventing" and "assisting" with identity theft. I can't emphasize enough how much you want to focus on the "preventing" of identity theft because although Citibank has done a great job "assisting" me in cleaning up this mess no one can give me the countless hours back, relieve the stress endured, and give me the security that my compromised information won't be used against me in the future.
7- Be careful with your personal info and who you give it to. Never click on an email with a link from a bank, paypal, ebay, credit card, etc. If your bank sends you something that needs attention then open another window on your computer and type the address of where you want to go so you know you are on the correct website and not forwarded to something that looks similar but is a fraud. Also, remember your bank or credit card issuer will never email you asking you to give them confidential information.Here is a good link that also discusses prevention methods: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/…
- dog_opus0
And here's where you can learn how to keep the legal loan sharks from raping you: http://cardratings.com/
Sorry to hear about your brush with miscreants, ninja.
- dedricreid0
sorry to hear that mate, hope they catch the fucker ;)
- utopian10
I betcha' it was HEDGE on the run...
- ninjasavant0
I'm no worse off for it, thought it was funnier than anything.