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Offline Shuffler

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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2009, 05:02:59 PM »
Their bank actually handled everything. The bank contacted them to inform them of some odd charges.
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2009, 05:39:04 PM »
Did you check their IPs against DNS services? DNS service can get you the name of a city close to the location of the computer that owned that IP. If it is across state-lines call the FBI.


www.dnsstuff.com
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2009, 07:16:12 PM »
DJ closing the account may not stop them from drawing on it. I closed a credit card as well. The next month a charge was levied on it for a renewal of a club (AOPA). The credit card company accepted the charge even though they acknowledged the account had been previously closed. Of course on a closed account they did not send me a bill. I found out about it after they had sent a past due notice to the credit reporting agencies. I got AOPA to reverse the charges but the bank refused to send a correction to the credit reporting agencies. I'll never have any dealings with MBNA again because of that. You need to contact the company that is charging you in writing and demand they cease and desist. Do it return receipt requested so you have a record of them getting the letter. Then continue to monitor the account you closed so you don't have an experience like I did.



Quote from: DJ111 on July 15, 2009, 02:44:31 PM
Budget Savers...


These people said my wife agreed to their 'magazine subscription' when they talked with her, however they have no proof as to her agreeing. (Even though the letter they sent us say their records show proof she agreed :huh )

The thing is, every time they call her they say she's a valued customer and they have sent her a gift, she tells them to basically GFY, stop calling and hangs up.

We recently found out they have been taking $19.95 from our account for 3-4 months now....

We closed out the card they got our info from and are in the process of getting another card.


Wish justifiable homicide applied to these people...
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2009, 07:37:59 PM »
Quote from: Maverick on July 15, 2009, 07:16:12 PM
DJ closing the account may not stop them from drawing on it. I closed a credit card as well. The next month a charge was levied on it for a renewal of a club (AOPA). The credit card company accepted the charge even though they acknowledged the account had been previously closed. Of course on a closed account they did not send me a bill. I found out about it after they had sent a past due notice to the credit reporting agencies. I got AOPA to reverse the charges but the bank refused to send a correction to the credit reporting agencies. I'll never have any dealings with MBNA again because of that. You need to contact the company that is charging you in writing and demand they cease and desist. Do it return receipt requested so you have a record of them getting the letter. Then continue to monitor the account you closed so you don't have an experience like I did.




Wow... I wouldn't have expected an AOPA member to steal a credit card and use it for that...
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #19 on: July 15, 2009, 09:50:27 PM »
Quote from: shppr01 on July 15, 2009, 04:29:35 PM
oak has pms??? :rolleyes:

Well yea, you should know that shppr.
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #20 on: July 15, 2009, 09:53:36 PM »
Quote from: Denholm on July 15, 2009, 05:39:04 PM
Did you check their IPs against DNS services? DNS service can get you the name of a city close to the location of the computer that owned that IP. If it is across state-lines call the FBI.


www.dnsstuff.com

Well, some of the charges had a IP address that i saw.  so i when to see where they are at from this site.  http://whatismyipaddress.com/
When i check to see the IP location, it found it but could be quite located it. 
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #21 on: July 15, 2009, 10:22:11 PM »
Quote from: Maverick on July 15, 2009, 07:16:12 PM
DJ closing the account may not stop them from drawing on it. I closed a credit card as well. The next month a charge was levied on it for a renewal of a club (AOPA). The credit card company accepted the charge even though they acknowledged the account had been previously closed. Of course on a closed account they did not send me a bill. I found out about it after they had sent a past due notice to the credit reporting agencies. I got AOPA to reverse the charges but the bank refused to send a correction to the credit reporting agencies. I'll never have any dealings with MBNA again because of that. You need to contact the company that is charging you in writing and demand they cease and desist. Do it return receipt requested so you have a record of them getting the letter. Then continue to monitor the account you closed so you don't have an experience like I did.




Thanks.

Our bank said now that the card is no longer attached to our account, they cant hit it anymore. 

Only bad part is we have to wait 2 weeks for the new ones come in...  :rolleyes:


I go over our account per transaction before i hit the rack every night now.
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #22 on: July 15, 2009, 10:32:02 PM »
That's awful, Oak. Hope you get redeemed completely.

One quick bit of advice: When making any online transactions - make sure the page you're on is secure. Sometimes you think you're on a secure website but in fact the DNS has been duped... check for the shttp:// before the address... if it's just http:// don't trust it.

As for the credit limit of the cards you use for online purchases... I agree 100% - keep it small!
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #23 on: July 15, 2009, 10:34:00 PM »
Excellent point Qrsu.
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #24 on: July 15, 2009, 11:13:24 PM »
I know it is silly... but we have Lifelock. Just don't want to deal with the pain if we have a problem. I consider it like insurance. We got a locked mailbox and never put mail in the mailbox... but there are soooo many ways you info can get into the wrong hands these days.
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #25 on: July 16, 2009, 12:36:41 AM »
Had it happen to me almost 10 years ago when I was living in Raleigh NC.  We came home to WV for the weekend and when we got back I went to the ATM and it showed a balance of around -$2500.  I went to the bank first thing the next morning.  The fradulent transactions all occur in the Myrtle Beach/Conway SC area at 2 separate K-marts.  Since both of our debit cards had transactions in WV within 1 hour of the ones in SC the bank immediately reimbursed the funds and notified the police.  I never heard the outcome of the investigation but the bank did say it was an inside job because the debit card numbers were not swiped but entered manually in the store.  On a side note....how can one spend three to four grand in K-mart. That would practically buy the whole store.  :furious
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #26 on: July 16, 2009, 11:09:15 AM »
Quote from: Qrsu on July 15, 2009, 10:32:02 PM
...One quick bit of advice: When making any online transactions - make sure the page you're on is secure. Sometimes you think you're on a secure website but in fact the DNS has been duped... check for the shttp:// before the address... if it's just http:// don't trust it...

Just to clarify, it's https://
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #27 on: July 16, 2009, 12:36:30 PM »
Quote from: Denholm on July 16, 2009, 11:09:15 AM
Just to clarify, it's https://
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You're right. My mistake.  ;)

Though, SHTTP is still a secure transfer protocol... it wasn't the one I meant.  :)
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #28 on: July 16, 2009, 01:43:18 PM »
Quote from: Becinhu on July 16, 2009, 12:36:41 AM
Had it happen to me almost 10 years ago when I was living in Raleigh NC.  We came home to WV for the weekend and when we got back I went to the ATM and it showed a balance of around -$2500.  I went to the bank first thing the next morning.  The fradulent transactions all occur in the Myrtle Beach/Conway SC area at 2 separate K-marts.  Since both of our debit cards had transactions in WV within 1 hour of the ones in SC the bank immediately reimbursed the funds and notified the police.  I never heard the outcome of the investigation but the bank did say it was an inside job because the debit card numbers were not swiped but entered manually in the store.  On a side note....how can one spend three to four grand in K-mart. That would practically buy the whole store.  :furious

More like what the hell can you buy there.

If any of you selling your house, make sure to hide all credit cards and jewelry.  That is the biggest scam that goes on in the real estate when showing your house to protental buyer(s).  One person will distract the agent while the other recons the other room to get anything that they can used for stolen ID or steal jewelry.  About 8 years a go that happen to my parents. A couple stole there credit card and right away used the card in the same town.  The card company called and asked if they have been using it because of a huge amount usage that was going on that day.  They called the cops and caught them at the gas station before they head out of town to Lousiana.   
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Re: Stolen Identity
« Reply #29 on: July 16, 2009, 09:16:38 PM »
Quote from: Die Hard on July 15, 2009, 03:41:42 PM
Pay-Pal for internet transactions.

I cringe every time I have to use Paypal for internet purchases.
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