m42
10-27-2008, 08:51 AM
Identity theft is a fast-growing problem, and I’ve taken it seriously for quite awhile. I pay to have people monitor my credit to ensure someone doesn’t open accounts in my name, and I try to use temporary credit card numbers when I make online purchases. I shred personally identifiable information that I receive by mail, the better to deter “dumpster divers” who might use it. I’m also a stickler for using complex passwords on any site that provides access to financial information.
There are many, many ways, however, to have your identity stolen, and though from hindsight this should have seemed an obvious possibility, it wasn’t something that I had taken sufficient care to avoid.
As the title of this post implies, someone managed to fraudulently withdraw $2500 from my bank account...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/carroll/?p=1887
There are many, many ways, however, to have your identity stolen, and though from hindsight this should have seemed an obvious possibility, it wasn’t something that I had taken sufficient care to avoid.
As the title of this post implies, someone managed to fraudulently withdraw $2500 from my bank account...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/carroll/?p=1887