Hello,
Have you ever been a victim of identity theft?
I'm generally good about immediately any phishing attempts that make it into my inbox.
I have never had a problem with giving away my information over email, but I have had a couple problems with the servers of companies that I have done business with being compromised. None of them resulted in any damage that I am aware of. Scottrade.com was using a 3rd party online check service that was compromised. I have also received the occasional automated phone call stating that a company I have done business with had their servers compromised, but it does not state which company and ends the call.
I had a problem this past month that was directly my own fault. I clicked an ad on facebook and signed up for a service. After giving them my credit card information and making the initial purchase they started making additional charges to my card that I had no ability to stop. I had to call my credit card company, cancel the card, dispute the charges, and have a new card with a new number sent to me. This was a small headache since I have several of my bills auto pay by charging my credit card.
What measures do you take to protect yourself?
Do you have a story to share? Please share it with us!
-Raymond
Have you ever been a victim of identity theft?
I'm generally good about immediately any phishing attempts that make it into my inbox.
I have never had a problem with giving away my information over email, but I have had a couple problems with the servers of companies that I have done business with being compromised. None of them resulted in any damage that I am aware of. Scottrade.com was using a 3rd party online check service that was compromised. I have also received the occasional automated phone call stating that a company I have done business with had their servers compromised, but it does not state which company and ends the call.
I had a problem this past month that was directly my own fault. I clicked an ad on facebook and signed up for a service. After giving them my credit card information and making the initial purchase they started making additional charges to my card that I had no ability to stop. I had to call my credit card company, cancel the card, dispute the charges, and have a new card with a new number sent to me. This was a small headache since I have several of my bills auto pay by charging my credit card.
What measures do you take to protect yourself?
Do you have a story to share? Please share it with us!
-Raymond