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Idenity theft from the most unusual place
Idenity theft from the most unusual place
I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on the
bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and it
was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
days before the bogus charges were made.
Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump on
it if you see something out of line.
If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
--
~Donna
* w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on the
bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and it
was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
days before the bogus charges were made.
Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump on
it if you see something out of line.
If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
--
~Donna
* w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
Thanks for the warning, Donna.
--
Kathy
w w w .ambergriscaye . com /villadelsol
"Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on the
> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and
> it
> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
> days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>
> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump on
> it if you see something out of line.
>
> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>
> --
> ~Donna
> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
Thanks for the warning, Donna.
--
Kathy
w w w .ambergriscaye . com /villadelsol
"Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on the
> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and
> it
> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
> days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>
> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump on
> it if you see something out of line.
>
> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>
> --
> ~Donna
> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
Thanks, Donna.
On the same note, I now use Discover Card's Secure Online Account Numbers
for my direct credit card purchase. This gives you a new credit card number
each time you use it (and it shows on the billing statement), and also will
fill in the spaces on the check out page for you. This way, your real
credit card number never goes out.
I would guess every credit card offers something similar.
--
Neal Brown
Solutions!
"Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on the
> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and
> it
> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
> days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>
> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump on
> it if you see something out of line.
>
> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>
> --
> ~Donna
> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
Thanks, Donna.
On the same note, I now use Discover Card's Secure Online Account Numbers
for my direct credit card purchase. This gives you a new credit card number
each time you use it (and it shows on the billing statement), and also will
fill in the spaces on the check out page for you. This way, your real
credit card number never goes out.
I would guess every credit card offers something similar.
--
Neal Brown
Solutions!
"Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on the
> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and
> it
> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
> days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>
> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump on
> it if you see something out of line.
>
> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>
> --
> ~Donna
> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
That sounds like a terrific feature! Is it something you have to pay extra
for?
Anne
"Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
news:65clslF2f6mggU1@mid.individual . net ...
> Thanks, Donna.
>
> On the same note, I now use Discover Card's Secure Online Account Numbers
> for my direct credit card purchase. This gives you a new credit card
> number each time you use it (and it shows on the billing statement), and
> also will fill in the spaces on the check out page for you. This way,
> your real credit card number never goes out.
>
> I would guess every credit card offers something similar.
> --
> Neal Brown
> Solutions!
>
>
> "Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
> news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
>> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
>> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
>> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on
>> the
>> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
>> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
>> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
>> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and
>> it
>> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
>> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
>> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>>
>> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
>> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
>> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
>> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker
>> two
>> days before the bogus charges were made.
>>
>> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
>> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>>
>> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
>> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump
>> on
>> it if you see something out of line.
>>
>> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>>
>> --
>> ~Donna
>> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
>> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
>
>
That sounds like a terrific feature! Is it something you have to pay extra
for?
Anne
"Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
news:65clslF2f6mggU1@mid.individual . net ...
> Thanks, Donna.
>
> On the same note, I now use Discover Card's Secure Online Account Numbers
> for my direct credit card purchase. This gives you a new credit card
> number each time you use it (and it shows on the billing statement), and
> also will fill in the spaces on the check out page for you. This way,
> your real credit card number never goes out.
>
> I would guess every credit card offers something similar.
> --
> Neal Brown
> Solutions!
>
>
> "Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
> news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
>> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
>> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
>> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on
>> the
>> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
>> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
>> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
>> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and
>> it
>> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
>> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
>> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>>
>> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
>> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
>> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
>> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker
>> two
>> days before the bogus charges were made.
>>
>> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
>> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>>
>> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
>> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump
>> on
>> it if you see something out of line.
>>
>> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>>
>> --
>> ~Donna
>> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
>> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
>
>
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
No, it's totally free. I just had to go to their site and sign up for it.
That is how you fill the original thing to fill in forms. You could use
just the credit card number without doing anything.
Neal
"Anne V." <ahvasquez@NOSPAMsbcglobal . net > wrote in message
news:rQcIj.8956$Rq1.603@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc . com ...
> That sounds like a terrific feature! Is it something you have to pay
> extra for?
>
> Anne
>
> "Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
> news:65clslF2f6mggU1@mid.individual . net ...
>> Thanks, Donna.
>>
>> On the same note, I now use Discover Card's Secure Online Account Numbers
>> for my direct credit card purchase. This gives you a new credit card
>> number each time you use it (and it shows on the billing statement), and
>> also will fill in the spaces on the check out page for you. This way,
>> your real credit card number never goes out.
>>
>> I would guess every credit card offers something similar.
>> --
>> Neal Brown
>> Solutions!
>>
>>
>> "Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
>> news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>>>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
>>> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
>>> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When
>>> I
>>> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on
>>> the
>>> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
>>> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
>>> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They
>>> told
>>> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and
>>> it
>>> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took
>>> off
>>> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card
>>> stolen
>>> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>>>
>>> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which
>>> publishes
>>> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
>>> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
>>> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker
>>> two
>>> days before the bogus charges were made.
>>>
>>> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
>>> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>>>
>>> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
>>> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump
>>> on
>>> it if you see something out of line.
>>>
>>> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>>>
>>> --
>>> ~Donna
>>> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
>>> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
>>
>>
>
>
No, it's totally free. I just had to go to their site and sign up for it.
That is how you fill the original thing to fill in forms. You could use
just the credit card number without doing anything.
Neal
"Anne V." <ahvasquez@NOSPAMsbcglobal . net > wrote in message
news:rQcIj.8956$Rq1.603@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc . com ...
> That sounds like a terrific feature! Is it something you have to pay
> extra for?
>
> Anne
>
> "Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
> news:65clslF2f6mggU1@mid.individual . net ...
>> Thanks, Donna.
>>
>> On the same note, I now use Discover Card's Secure Online Account Numbers
>> for my direct credit card purchase. This gives you a new credit card
>> number each time you use it (and it shows on the billing statement), and
>> also will fill in the spaces on the check out page for you. This way,
>> your real credit card number never goes out.
>>
>> I would guess every credit card offers something similar.
>> --
>> Neal Brown
>> Solutions!
>>
>>
>> "Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
>> news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>>>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
>>> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
>>> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When
>>> I
>>> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on
>>> the
>>> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
>>> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
>>> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They
>>> told
>>> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and
>>> it
>>> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took
>>> off
>>> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card
>>> stolen
>>> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>>>
>>> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which
>>> publishes
>>> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
>>> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
>>> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker
>>> two
>>> days before the bogus charges were made.
>>>
>>> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
>>> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>>>
>>> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
>>> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump
>>> on
>>> it if you see something out of line.
>>>
>>> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>>>
>>> --
>>> ~Donna
>>> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
>>> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
>>
>>
>
>
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
I'm going to check into that with my cards. I don't order much over the
internet, but you never know! Good info--thanks, Neal!
Anne
"Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
news:65d4iuF2ffce7U1@mid.individual . net ...
> No, it's totally free. I just had to go to their site and sign up for it.
> That is how you fill the original thing to fill in forms. You could use
> just the credit card number without doing anything.
>
> Neal
>
> "Anne V." <ahvasquez@NOSPAMsbcglobal . net > wrote in message
> news:rQcIj.8956$Rq1.603@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc . com ...
>> That sounds like a terrific feature! Is it something you have to pay
>> extra for?
>>
>> Anne
>>
>> "Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
>> news:65clslF2f6mggU1@mid.individual . net ...
>>> Thanks, Donna.
>>>
>>> On the same note, I now use Discover Card's Secure Online Account
>>> Numbers for my direct credit card purchase. This gives you a new credit
>>> card number each time you use it (and it shows on the billing
>>> statement), and also will fill in the spaces on the check out page for
>>> you. This way, your real credit card number never goes out.
>>>
>>> I would guess every credit card offers something similar.
>>> --
>>> Neal Brown
>>> Solutions!
>>>
>>>
>>> "Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
>>> news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>>>>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
>>>> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for.
>>>> I
>>>> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When
>>>> I
>>>> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on
>>>> the
>>>> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
>>>> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
>>>> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They
>>>> told
>>>> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one
>>>> and it
>>>> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took
>>>> off
>>>> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card
>>>> stolen
>>>> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus
>>>> charges.
>>>>
>>>> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which
>>>> publishes
>>>> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
>>>> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
>>>> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker
>>>> two
>>>> days before the bogus charges were made.
>>>>
>>>> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit
>>>> reporting
>>>> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>>>>
>>>> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's
>>>> not.
>>>> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump
>>>> on
>>>> it if you see something out of line.
>>>>
>>>> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ~Donna
>>>> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
>>>> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
I'm going to check into that with my cards. I don't order much over the
internet, but you never know! Good info--thanks, Neal!
Anne
"Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
news:65d4iuF2ffce7U1@mid.individual . net ...
> No, it's totally free. I just had to go to their site and sign up for it.
> That is how you fill the original thing to fill in forms. You could use
> just the credit card number without doing anything.
>
> Neal
>
> "Anne V." <ahvasquez@NOSPAMsbcglobal . net > wrote in message
> news:rQcIj.8956$Rq1.603@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc . com ...
>> That sounds like a terrific feature! Is it something you have to pay
>> extra for?
>>
>> Anne
>>
>> "Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
>> news:65clslF2f6mggU1@mid.individual . net ...
>>> Thanks, Donna.
>>>
>>> On the same note, I now use Discover Card's Secure Online Account
>>> Numbers for my direct credit card purchase. This gives you a new credit
>>> card number each time you use it (and it shows on the billing
>>> statement), and also will fill in the spaces on the check out page for
>>> you. This way, your real credit card number never goes out.
>>>
>>> I would guess every credit card offers something similar.
>>> --
>>> Neal Brown
>>> Solutions!
>>>
>>>
>>> "Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in message
>>> news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120...
>>>>I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
>>>> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for.
>>>> I
>>>> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When
>>>> I
>>>> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on
>>>> the
>>>> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
>>>> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
>>>> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They
>>>> told
>>>> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one
>>>> and it
>>>> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took
>>>> off
>>>> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card
>>>> stolen
>>>> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus
>>>> charges.
>>>>
>>>> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which
>>>> publishes
>>>> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
>>>> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
>>>> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker
>>>> two
>>>> days before the bogus charges were made.
>>>>
>>>> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit
>>>> reporting
>>>> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>>>>
>>>> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's
>>>> not.
>>>> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump
>>>> on
>>>> it if you see something out of line.
>>>>
>>>> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ~Donna
>>>> * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
>>>> Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
Another option you can use is to buy one of those pre-paid cards from
your bank. They're only good for a certain amount, and, since they're
supposed to be "use and then throw-away" cards, you don't have to
worry about it getting onto your main card or coming back to haunt you
from an identity theft.
Doug Jones
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:56:50 -0500, "Anne V."
<ahvasquez@NOSPAMsbcglobal . net > wrote:
>I'm going to check into that with my cards. I don't order much over the
>internet, but you never know! Good info--thanks, Neal!
>
>Anne
>
>"Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
>news:65d4iuF2ffce7U1@mid.individual . net ...
>> No, it's totally free. I just had to go to their site and sign up for it.
>> That is how you fill the original thing to fill in forms. You could use
>> just the credit card number without doing anything.
>>
>> Neal
>>
Another option you can use is to buy one of those pre-paid cards from
your bank. They're only good for a certain amount, and, since they're
supposed to be "use and then throw-away" cards, you don't have to
worry about it getting onto your main card or coming back to haunt you
from an identity theft.
Doug Jones
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:56:50 -0500, "Anne V."
<ahvasquez@NOSPAMsbcglobal . net > wrote:
>I'm going to check into that with my cards. I don't order much over the
>internet, but you never know! Good info--thanks, Neal!
>
>Anne
>
>"Neal" <nealbrown1@msn . com > wrote in message
>news:65d4iuF2ffce7U1@mid.individual . net ...
>> No, it's totally free. I just had to go to their site and sign up for it.
>> That is how you fill the original thing to fill in forms. You could use
>> just the credit card number without doing anything.
>>
>> Neal
>>
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
That sounds like it could come in handy, too.
Anne
"Doug Jones" <norbrookc@spamlessfrontiernet . net > wrote in message
news:m103v3t51lkur9oc6v2t841htmpr1juuru@4ax . com ...
> Another option you can use is to buy one of those pre-paid cards from
> your bank. They're only good for a certain amount, and, since they're
> supposed to be "use and then throw-away" cards, you don't have to
> worry about it getting onto your main card or coming back to haunt you
> from an identity theft.
>
> Doug Jones
That sounds like it could come in handy, too.
Anne
"Doug Jones" <norbrookc@spamlessfrontiernet . net > wrote in message
news:m103v3t51lkur9oc6v2t841htmpr1juuru@4ax . com ...
> Another option you can use is to buy one of those pre-paid cards from
> your bank. They're only good for a certain amount, and, since they're
> supposed to be "use and then throw-away" cards, you don't have to
> worry about it getting onto your main card or coming back to haunt you
> from an identity theft.
>
> Doug Jones
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
Doug Jones wrote:
> Another option you can use is to buy one of those pre-paid cards from
> your bank. They're only good for a certain amount, and, since they're
> supposed to be "use and then throw-away" cards, you don't have to
> worry about it getting onto your main card or coming back to haunt you
> from an identity theft.
>
> Doug Jones
Do they charge you a fee for each card? I know that some of the
"prepaid bank cards" that were available for Christmas last year as
gifts charged a service charge just to activate it.
Marsha
Doug Jones wrote:
> Another option you can use is to buy one of those pre-paid cards from
> your bank. They're only good for a certain amount, and, since they're
> supposed to be "use and then throw-away" cards, you don't have to
> worry about it getting onto your main card or coming back to haunt you
> from an identity theft.
>
> Doug Jones
Do they charge you a fee for each card? I know that some of the
"prepaid bank cards" that were available for Christmas last year as
gifts charged a service charge just to activate it.
Marsha
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
On Mar 31, 12:06 pm, Donna <do...@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com >
wrote:
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
> days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
An MT mailing list to which I belong forwarded the Stedman's warning a
couple of weeks back now, I think it was, and a few of the MTs there
(who had purchased from Stedman's) had spotted bogus charges, so,
indeed, the database is being put to use.
On Mar 31, 12:06 pm, Donna <do...@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com >
wrote:
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
> days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
An MT mailing list to which I belong forwarded the Stedman's warning a
couple of weeks back now, I think it was, and a few of the MTs there
(who had purchased from Stedman's) had spotted bogus charges, so,
indeed, the database is being put to use.
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
ChuckM <cmattsen@gmail . com > wrote in news:c3b7e34c-4a08-40fd-bb8d-
f88bf7f2d14d@d21g2000prf.googlegroups . com :
> An MT mailing list to which I belong forwarded the Stedman's warning a
> couple of weeks back now, I think it was, and a few of the MTs there
> (who had purchased from Stedman's) had spotted bogus charges, so,
> indeed, the database is being put to use.
Wish I had known ;-x Do you have a copy you can share here or was it just
someone telling a story like mine?
--
~Donna
* w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
ChuckM <cmattsen@gmail . com > wrote in news:c3b7e34c-4a08-40fd-bb8d-
f88bf7f2d14d@d21g2000prf.googlegroups . com :
> An MT mailing list to which I belong forwarded the Stedman's warning a
> couple of weeks back now, I think it was, and a few of the MTs there
> (who had purchased from Stedman's) had spotted bogus charges, so,
> indeed, the database is being put to use.
Wish I had known ;-x Do you have a copy you can share here or was it just
someone telling a story like mine?
--
~Donna
* w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
Reduce, reuse, recycle, re-create.
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
On Mar 31, 2:31 pm, Donna <do...@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote:
> ChuckM <cmatt...@gmail . com > wrote in news:c3b7e34c-4a08-40fd-bb8d-
> f88bf7f2d...@d21g2000prf.googlegroups . com :
>
> > An MT mailing list to which I belong forwarded the Stedman's warning a
> > couple of weeks back now, I think it was, and a few of the MTs there
> > (who had purchased from Stedman's) had spotted bogus charges, so,
> > indeed, the database is being put to use.
>
> Wish I had known ;-x Do you have a copy you can share here or was it just
> someone telling a story like mine?
>
> --
> ~Donna * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
I'm not finding my copy of the letter that was forwarded to the group
(I switched mail clients at about that time and some stuff got lost in
the shuffle), but it's essentially what can be seen here:
* breachblog . com /2008/03/23/wolters.aspx
On Mar 31, 2:31 pm, Donna <do...@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote:
> ChuckM <cmatt...@gmail . com > wrote in news:c3b7e34c-4a08-40fd-bb8d-
> f88bf7f2d...@d21g2000prf.googlegroups . com :
>
> > An MT mailing list to which I belong forwarded the Stedman's warning a
> > couple of weeks back now, I think it was, and a few of the MTs there
> > (who had purchased from Stedman's) had spotted bogus charges, so,
> > indeed, the database is being put to use.
>
> Wish I had known ;-x Do you have a copy you can share here or was it just
> someone telling a story like mine?
>
> --
> ~Donna * w w w . fr ugalsewing . com
I'm not finding my copy of the letter that was forwarded to the group
(I switched mail clients at about that time and some stuff got lost in
the shuffle), but it's essentially what can be seen here:
* breachblog . com /2008/03/23/wolters.aspx
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
Well, heck, I've been annoyed with Lippincott anyway. I ordered the
'Quick Look Drug Book & CD" in mid December. I had called repeatedly
and was told it was still not available. Supposedly it shipped last
week. I've never received this bundle this late in the year.
Thanks for the heads up -- I'll be sure to double check all charges on
that charge card.
Donna wrote:
> I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on the
> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and it
> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
> days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>
> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump on
> it if you see something out of line.
>
> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>
Well, heck, I've been annoyed with Lippincott anyway. I ordered the
'Quick Look Drug Book & CD" in mid December. I had called repeatedly
and was told it was still not available. Supposedly it shipped last
week. I've never received this bundle this late in the year.
Thanks for the heads up -- I'll be sure to double check all charges on
that charge card.
Donna wrote:
> I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while I
> was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was for. I
> didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got home. When I
> got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the first person on the
> bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told me. I then asked what
> name and E-mail address were used for the purchas, and the name was not
> ours and the E-mail address started with "warez." Big red flag. They told
> me they'd take the charge off, and they did. I called the second one and it
> was a different name and different E-mail address, and they also took off
> the charge. Next was the credit card company. We reported the card stolen
> and they issued a new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which publishes
> Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our billing
> information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two and two
> together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my spellchecker two
> days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit reporting
> firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>
> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's not.
> Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and jump on
> it if you see something out of line.
>
> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
>
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
Donna <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in
news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120:
> I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while
> I was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was
> for. I didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got
> home. When I got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the
> first person on the bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told
> me. I then asked what name and E-mail address were used for the
> purchas, and the name was not ours and the E-mail address started with
> "warez." Big red flag. They told me they'd take the charge off, and
> they did. I called the second one and it was a different name and
> different E-mail address, and they also took off the charge. Next was
> the credit card company. We reported the card stolen and they issued a
> new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which
> publishes Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our
> billing information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two
> and two together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my
> spellchecker two days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit
> reporting firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>
> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's
> not. Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk
> and jump on it if you see something out of line.
>
> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
We've had ours compromised by buying items online before but also by
clerks at our local Hess gas station. There still is someone using my
SSN and she is listed on my credit report as my "alias". I have to write
every single quarter to have her removed and anything that is not mine
removed from my credit report. It really is ridiculous that the police
say there is nothing they can do. I haven't had enough time to research
it/push it but I draft letters and pre-print them, put them in evenlopes,
and mail them to all three credit reporting agencies every three months.
Donna <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods . com > wrote in
news:Xns9A728551BBE8Fdonnacroakerwoodscom@69.28.186.120:
> I meant to mention this a while ago. DH got his credit card bill while
> I was in Phoenix in February and asked me what a certain charge was
> for. I didn't remember making it, so told him to hang on till I got
> home. When I got home, there was another charge. Hmmm. I called the
> first person on the bill and asked them what "I" bought and they told
> me. I then asked what name and E-mail address were used for the
> purchas, and the name was not ours and the E-mail address started with
> "warez." Big red flag. They told me they'd take the charge off, and
> they did. I called the second one and it was a different name and
> different E-mail address, and they also took off the charge. Next was
> the credit card company. We reported the card stolen and they issued a
> new one. Since then, there have been no bogus charges.
>
> Fast forward to last week.I got a letter from the company which
> publishes Stedman's materials. Their database was compromised and our
> billing information "might" have been accessed. Well, damn! I put two
> and two together and realized I had just ordered an upgrade to my
> spellchecker two days before the bogus charges were made.
>
> Lippincott apologized and offered a year's service at a credit
> reporting firm and insurance up to 20K for identity theft.
>
> So, just when you think it's safe to charge something on line, it's
> not. Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk
> and jump on it if you see something out of line.
>
> If it can happen to us, it can happen to anyone.
We've had ours compromised by buying items online before but also by
clerks at our local Hess gas station. There still is someone using my
SSN and she is listed on my credit report as my "alias". I have to write
every single quarter to have her removed and anything that is not mine
removed from my credit report. It really is ridiculous that the police
say there is nothing they can do. I haven't had enough time to research
it/push it but I draft letters and pre-print them, put them in evenlopes,
and mail them to all three credit reporting agencies every three months.
Re: Idenity theft from the most unusual place
((Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and
jump on
it if you see something out of line. ))
Donna, I check both my VISA credit card and bank checking account
online every single morning. Every time I charge something, I list it
on a Work entry and also keep a separate running entry of all monthly
expenses. The latter keeps me from spending more money than I'm
taking in.
Being able to access financial accounts online is wonderful, don't you
think? Years ago, before I could do this, a so-called friend broke
into my home and stole a book of blank checks. Ever since then, I
watch my one credit card and checking account very closely.
I'm sorry to hear of the bogus charges on your card, but think
Lippincott is handling this problem very responsibly.
I recently checked my credit reporting online through Esperian and use
the once-a-year free feature to get my credit score. There are two
other companies you can check using the following link, but I got back
that I don't exist from TransUnion and a listing of an outstanding
mortgage from Equifax when I don't have one. Go with the Esperian one
for more accurate reporting.
* w w w .creditreporting . com /lp/goo16b.html?gclid=CJKvsNeiuJICFQY agod CmXvQ
Judity
((Lesson learned is watch that credit card statement like a hawk and
jump on
it if you see something out of line. ))
Donna, I check both my VISA credit card and bank checking account
online every single morning. Every time I charge something, I list it
on a Work entry and also keep a separate running entry of all monthly
expenses. The latter keeps me from spending more money than I'm
taking in.
Being able to access financial accounts online is wonderful, don't you
think? Years ago, before I could do this, a so-called friend broke
into my home and stole a book of blank checks. Ever since then, I
watch my one credit card and checking account very closely.
I'm sorry to hear of the bogus charges on your card, but think
Lippincott is handling this problem very responsibly.
I recently checked my credit reporting online through Esperian and use
the once-a-year free feature to get my credit score. There are two
other companies you can check using the following link, but I got back
that I don't exist from TransUnion and a listing of an outstanding
mortgage from Equifax when I don't have one. Go with the Esperian one
for more accurate reporting.
* w w w .creditreporting . com /lp/goo16b.html?gclid=CJKvsNeiuJICFQY agod CmXvQ
Judity
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