Question of the Day- Identity Theft
By DB
@dgobucks226 (37621)
September 16, 2017 10:54am CST
With the recent Equifax fiasco I was wondering if anybody has been a victim of identity theft? If yes, did it involve credit cards, social security/date of birth information, or your bank account? Or perhaps you were a victim of a scam?
For me, I had personal information stolen when my former health insurance company, Aetna, had there computer records hacked. I had to sign up with a protection service and fortunately nothing bad has come from the breech. Although, I had to change my e-mail passwords after receiving many suspicious e-mails, something which always worries me.
So how about you? Any similar stories to tell? Thanks for responding!
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11 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
16 Sep 17
No I luckily have not had any problems DB..sorry to read this happened to you.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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17 Sep 17
It's ok! Although worrisome, nothing horrible has come of it (keeping my fingers crossed)
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
17 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 Yes that is a blessing..but I do worry a lot now with that Equifax rubbish.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
16 Sep 17
I haven't had trouble from this particular breach but I accepted their offer of membership in Trusted ID and froze my credit reports for 90 days.
I have had someone get my card number before and wire money to Spain with it but I called right away and they reversed the charges and issued me a new card. Funny thing was, I had NEVER used that card for anything! I wonder how they get the numbers if you never use the card?
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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17 Sep 17
I don't know they are so clever these credit thieves aren't they!
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@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
17 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 Let's hope they will not be in the future.
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@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Sep 17
It's never happened to me, but it did happen to my girlfriend.
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@teamfreak16 (43586)
• Denver, Colorado
17 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 - Not that I'm aware of. It was her SSN.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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17 Sep 17
That's too bad. My Dad had his credit card information stolen on one of his cards. Fortunately, when the activity becomes suspicious they put a stop on it. Did your girlfriend get credit card info stolen?
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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18 Sep 17
@teamfreak16 Oh boy! That had to be aggravating for her.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
16 Sep 17
I had a phone call, someone who wanted to enter into my banking information. He didn't get it.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
17 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 I had a wealthy king from another country, who offered me a proposal in marriage! LOL
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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17 Sep 17
You get these scammers who try to get personal information like bank accts. or social security. I get occasional e-mails saying money has been wired to my account and please respond. I immediately report it as spam.
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@ABHISHEK112 (211)
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16 Sep 17
no i have never faced similar stories same as your's
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
16 Sep 17
Not too long ago, my credit card company cancelled my card as someone in the States tried to use my information to use my card but they acted quickly and I had no problem other than having to get a new card and account. Somehow my credit card was compromised and who knows how?
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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17 Sep 17
It is a mystery to me too! I almost hesitate to use my credit card and sometimes use the self-service as to avoid giving my card to a store employee. I never use debit card. Just worry about my bank acct. being compromised.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
17 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 , yes, they should have. Keeping the personal information of a client secure should be a priority.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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17 Sep 17
You would think these big corporations like Aetna could have better prevention methods. It is just something else one has to worry about, but yes so far so good.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Sep 17
How do you find out if you have or not?
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
17 Sep 17
@dgobucks226 Thanks, I do not have credit cards, just my debit card.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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17 Sep 17
In my case I was alerted by e-mail from a trusted site (which I checked before responding). With credit card companies they will call you if there is any suspicious activity.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Oct 17
I had a compromised credit card a number of years ago.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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1 Oct 17
I won't use the debit feature on my credit card for fear of being compromised. And I know others whose credit info was stolen, very scary
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