Identity Theft
 

Eventually .......it'll happen to :point: you

Just happened to me... on sunday

seems someone in Portland Oregon wanted
to charge something for free...

got the notice...at first i thought it was an email scam
nope
Bank card had a block on it as a result

had to go get a new one this mornin....

glad the fraudulent dept. was on the JOB :uhuh:

I love it when my CC calls and asked if I made a charge :)

-spence

I prefer the calls also and also have set up immediate text/emails to come to me of suspicious charges, especially all at gas stations. Set a minimum charge $$ amount to also get notifications.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Been hit on more than one occasion. Never fun
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

If you're making a credit card purchase online, see if you can generate a shop safe card number and expiration Shop safe lets you take control so your actual information is never out in the open. Just call your card provider and ask if they have a shop safe service. My card company allows me to logon, pick a specific $ amount as a max, and it generates a number and exp. date that I can shop online with. That is tied to the actual physical card. The acutual # is never transmitted over the wire or exposed.

Encryption alone is not enough of a safety measure.

1.2 billion (WITH A b) PASSWORDS STOLEN
 

DAMN `THOSE RUSSIANS

SEE http://www.cnn.com/

had to go down to the bank
and be issued a new card
on monday....

Russians will have it tomorrow LOL

Never transmit the actual number over the wire
Dont call to activate it
Activate in branch or at an Automatic teller (assuming the have'nt been breached)

credit card companies
need to incorporate photo's
on all cards as well

iris scans to replace signatures

Online theft is a majority of the theft. Use a bank the uses a temp # for a transaction

Watch out for this asswipe

http://youtu.be/GJbtMclbatU

found a 85.40 dollar charge for an AT&T prepaid cell phone

well isn't that strange.... since we don't have one :hs:
yesterday... had to return to Bank ..... have it neutered