O.T. Ever had your Idenity Stolen ?

Mine has been stolen twice in the last four years...Each time it was
after a visit to different dentist's offices.

I can't prove it, but I think they used it them selves or sold my SS
number to
some one else.

I didn't know they did it until I checked my credit rating with my
credit union.

One was with Exxon.....I don't have their card. ($895)
The other was with GE Credit....I don't have a card. ($1100)

I never received any bills from either company, so they didn't have
my correct address or phone number.

The three credit bureaus won't remove it from my record after I
contacted them
about it.

My advice is , DON'T give your SS number to anyone !!!!

Eddy

BOSTON — Authorities have cracked what is believed to be the largest
federal hacking and identity theft case ever, involving the theft and
sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers.

Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been
charged in connection with data breaches at nine major retailers, the
Justice Department announced Tuesday. Three of those charged are U.S.
citizens while the others are from places such as Estonia, Ukraine,
Belarus and China.

The indictment returned Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Boston
alleges that the suspects hacked into the wireless computer networks
of retailers including TJX Cos., BJ's Wholesale Club, OfficeMax,
Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, Forever 21 and DSW
and set up programs that captured card numbers, passwords and account
information.

"They used sophisticated computer hacking techniques that would allow
them to breach security systems and install programs that gathered
enormous quantities of personal financial data, which they then
allegedly either sold to others or used themselves," Attorney General
Michael Mukasey said at a news conference. "And in total, they caused
widespread losses by banks, retailers, and consumers."

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