[Dataloss] Personal experiences? Was Re: VISA / 1ST BANK

[Fred Sleator]

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 at aol.com
>Sent: Oct 23, 2006 9:16 PM
>To: hbrown at knology.net, dataloss at attrition.org
>Subject: Re: [Dataloss] Personal experiences?  Was Re: VISA / 1ST BANK
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>Have never received notification and have never been a victim.  Please  don't 
>let this jinx me. 
>;-)
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>cindy fortney
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>In a message dated 10/23/2006 8:04:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
>hbrown at knology.net writes:
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>Breach  notification twice and unrelated victim of ID theft
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>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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