Just Jack Posted May 14, 2013 Posted May 14, 2013 Instagram 'food porn' photo leads IRS to identity thieves http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/crime/fl-identity-theft-duo-20130510,0,5810959.story (yes the link is safe for work)
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 I wish someone would steal my identity. Good luck sucker!
LancasterSteve Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Whoever cooked that steak ruined it. Anything more than medium rare is a sin
Fezmid Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Seems like this article I wrote is timely for this thread: http://www.neowin.net/news/high-tech-identity-theft-is-less-common-than-you-think Interestingly, only ~300 people get arrested for identity theft every year -- and 12 million people are affected -- so these two in the story Jack posted really are the dumb ones... Also interesting - your medical insurance card is worth $50 on the black market, while your credit card number is only worth $5. Probably because fraud detection is really good on credit cards nowadays.
BillsWatch Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 Also interesting - your medical insurance card is worth $50 on the black market, while your credit card number is only worth $5. Probably because fraud detection is really good on credit cards nowadays. And because credit card companies cancel cards which have high chance of fraud being done on them (no explanation to customer what causes them to be risky including internal unauthorized access) and force consumers to get a new number without notifying them ahead of time. Good for credit card companies but bad if you have numerous automatic payments scheduled for card or try to use it before being notified.
The Poojer Posted May 15, 2013 Posted May 15, 2013 i have always carried my social security card in my wallet! i never knew otherwise Seems like this article I wrote is timely for this thread: http://www.neowin.ne...-than-you-think Interestingly, only ~300 people get arrested for identity theft every year -- and 12 million people are affected -- so these two in the story Jack posted really are the dumb ones... Also interesting - your medical insurance card is worth $50 on the black market, while your credit card number is only worth $5. Probably because fraud detection is really good on credit cards nowadays.
Fezmid Posted May 16, 2013 Posted May 16, 2013 i have always carried my social security card in my wallet! i never knew otherwise Glad I could help.
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