Identy theft

[Cybr1d]

Saddly enough many places here in the US do not care who's CC it is. I've written "CHECK ID" on the back of my card where the signature belongs...hopping that the cashier will catch that. Unfortunately that doesn't happen often. The cards here in the US also have the 3 digit unique number on the back called a C.V.V or a CVC code. Thats often used on large purchases, manual entry of a credit card on a credit card reader, online purchases and so on. If you go to a mall and you purchase some accessories from one of the cards in the middle of the hall...they wont even bother to check the signature.

Since we're on the topic, everyone is welcome to do a credit check to see whats going on in their accounts. I guess this refers to mainly the US residents.

Here's what I pulled of the net:

Contact each of the three major credit bureaus:

Equifax - www.equifax.com
To order your report, call: 800-685-1111 or write:
P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241

To report fraud, call: 800-525-6285 and write:
P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA 30374-0241
Hearing impaired call 1-800-255-0056 and ask the operator to call the Auto Disclosure Line at 1-800-685-1111 to request a copy of your report.

Experian - www.experian.com
To order your report, call: 888-EXPERIAN (397-3742) or write:
P.O. Box 2002, Allen TX 75013

To report fraud, call: 888-EXPERIAN (397-3742) and write:
P.O. Box 9530, Allen TX 75013
TDD: 1-800-972-0322

Trans Union - www.transunion.com
To order your report, call: 800-888-4213 or write:
P.O. Box 1000, Chester, PA 19022

To report fraud, call: 800-680-7289 and write:
Fraud Victim Assistance Division, P.O. Box 6790, Fullerton, CA 92634
TDD: 1-877-553-7803

GO HERE IF YOU BELIEVE YOU"RE A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT:

http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/recovering_idt.html#9

[swarisd]

The perp better be snapping that camera as fast as he can because to catch my credit card numbers, he'd have to have a pretty fast shutter. What I'm saying is, in reality, my credit card is not still enough to get a good enough picture from a camera phone. I always keep it moving or cupped in my hand so you can't see anything.

People have gone to desperate measures to come up with these scams. This one seems like more of a what if turned into a bad rumor.

Cuff it and keep it moving or hidden and you're fine. When not in use, back to the wallet swiftly and quickly.

[dopeydadwarf]

I'll just take this chance to bring back on old pair of tuts written by yours truly. I've been screaming about this stuff for a long long time. Just wait till I show you some of the methods you don't even know about yet.

The third tut is a mess right now but, you can check out the other two here and here .

NUFF SAID!!!