Keep your filthy hands off my identity
Weird. So, a few months ago someone filched my debit card info and emptied my bank account. While traumatic at the time, it was resolved pretty quickly, and I forgot all about it. But now it is becoming clear that my personal information is on the market. I have received numerous "phishing" phone calls that attempt to obtain personal information such as my social security number under the guise of checking some account or other. (I got one of these calls today and it really shook me for some reason, making me feel violated and insecure.)
DC is the number 1 metro area for identity theft, my friends. Buy a shredder.
DC is the number 1 metro area for identity theft, my friends. Buy a shredder.
posted by Waage on Saturday, December 17, 2005
3 Comments:
What would happen if you gave up a fake SSN? "Really? Oh dear. Okay, check on that. My SSN is 326-37-5762. Wow, thank you SO much for watching my back!"
I haven't gotten a phishing call but plenty of phishing e-mails. The PayPal look alikes are my least favorite. So if I have a few minutes, I'll actually fill one out with false info, saying my name is, "F*ck U. Ass*ole!" and my address is 123 You are a Thief Street. I wonder if the phishermen notice?
And is the band Phish pissed about all of this, I wonder?
Whoa I hate no idea DC was #1!!
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