Author Topic: Identity Stolen (Read 1027 times)

Sandman · « **on:** May 13, 2007, 05:31:59 PM »

Someone got control of my Gmail account today.

Using it, they managed to take control of my eBay account and my Amazon account.

The thief won a $500 Nokia cellphone on eBay, but used some PayPal account (not mine, thank gawd) to pay for it. Fortunately, I had no active money accounts associated with eBay.

I suspect that the thief may have simply used my eBay account to bolster some seller's stats. Otherwise, I can't see the point of using someone else's account that has no money tied to it.

No damage done on Amazon. I called them directly and they we're very helpful. I can say the same for Netflix, and eBay also. Chatted online with eBay and then they called me at home.

Gmail... pain in the ass. No one to talk to.

Tomorrow, I kill my debit card and my credit card.

I dunno... I'm thinking I just might have dodged a bullet.

We'll see in the next couple of days.

Xargos · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2007, 05:35:32 PM »

Good luck, Hope they get nothing from you.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2007, 05:55:15 PM »

How did you find out?

This is really weird. Generally PayPal purchases will only ship to the address listed on the Paypal account; so I doubt they stole that as well. (Am I right here?) I wonder if it was an account typo because they really have nothing to gain… do they?

Good luck sorting this out.

Sandman · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2007, 06:15:13 PM »

First thing, was I couldn't access my gmail account either via web or POP.

Then, I noticed that I couldn't log on to eBay.

That's when the panic started to set in.

I started logging into everything I could think of.

My mistake is that I use the gmail account as my "public" account. I use it whenever anyone asks for an email address.

Bodhi · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2007, 06:49:49 PM »

I would do such Sandy, but do not expect too much cooperation, as unless they stole the money from you they really will not care.

Make sure you start watching your credit report though. This happened to me 3 years ago and I am still fighting over things that pop up.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2007, 06:57:55 PM »

What’s wrong with using Gmail? Is it that your messages are always on the server and not on your pc? How are some email addresses/accounts safer than others? Do you think the got your ebay password from your inbox folder?

Sandman · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2007, 07:16:59 PM »

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Originally posted by eskimo2
What’s wrong with using Gmail? Is it that your messages are always on the server and not on your pc? How are some email addresses/accounts safer than others? Do you think the got your ebay password from your inbox folder?

I have my own domain. I can take control of any email account on there at any time. With any of those accounts, I could have nipped this in the bud quick.

Sandman · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2007, 07:50:52 PM »

Probably not a good idea.

Report number for Tucson PD is 0705138501.

****ers.

Meatwad · « **Reply #8 on:** May 13, 2007, 08:09:47 PM »

Wonder if its some 14 year old kid

Xargos · « **Reply #9 on:** May 13, 2007, 09:36:44 PM »

Burn his house down.

[hijack]

A friend of mine (Robert) once built a house for someone and that someone never did pay him. So Robert took all the guys personal belongings out of the house and burned it to the ground and he only did six month in prison for it and never did have to pay any money...lol.

[/hijack]

AWMac · « **Reply #10 on:** May 13, 2007, 09:49:04 PM »

You have his name and address...

You can hurt this Bastage for several Years, over and over again.

File tax returns, fediddleed numbers and income, bad SSN and unsigned.

The IRS will do yer dirty work.

I didn't say this.... you didn't hear this from me.

Mac

fuzeman · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2007, 09:55:20 PM »

If he used USPS could the postal police, whatever they are called, get involved also?

BBBB · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2007, 10:00:13 PM »

This guy might be using that address to forward it to another address. I would call the post office in Tucson and see if they have a forwarding address for that adress. You can start tracking the guy down that way. It isn't a bad idea to do some of the investigating on your own. Just so long as you don't spook your target. This way if you do get a hold of someone there at the Tucson PD that will work the case they will have a good starting point.

-Sp0t

Maverick · « **Reply #13 on:** May 13, 2007, 10:39:45 PM »

This actually falls under the FBI since it involved interstate commerce.. Filing the report was a good first step.

Sandy, I'm surprised TPD took the report since the address sounds like it's in the county. Looking up the thing in yahoo maps shows it way out west on the south side. Unless there has been a massive annexation that's definitely the County and would fall under the Pima County Sheriff's Office. You might want to give them a call and check to see if they can coordinate with TPD to shift the report to them. 520- 741-4600 and 520-547-6911 are the non emergency numbers so you might be able to get info from them regarding it.

Odee · « **Reply #14 on:** May 13, 2007, 11:08:25 PM »

You got lucky. Change your PW NOW, and any PW's you may have emailed yourself. make it/them something with at least eight characters in combination of letters and numbers, and make sure that one of those first 3 characters is a number! Then report it to the Feds...

and go over every email you have, or sent to see if there is anything at all with PW's, Accounts info, or other ID theftable things and hardcopy print them before deletion.