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Date:	Sun, 14 Mar 2004 22:42:33 PST8
From:	"Larry Tawa" <laror@dslextreme.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: OT - Identity Theft

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In <66861.10.48.30.14.03.2004@constellation.carrier>, on 03/14/2004
at 10:41 AM, Peter Skye said:

>Larry Tawa wrote:
>>
>> I was asked to verify my identity "please give
>> the last four of your social security number"

>I wonder what they were verifying?

Since I went to fatwallet.com --> tigerdirect.com, I emailed fatwallet.com
with my concerns and they will be in contact with their liason at
tigerdirect.com. More later on this.

>For background info, everyone's SS# is widely available as I've learned
>recently. You can buy anybody's credit report and SS# online for $25 if
>you also have their birth date; also, if they have a criminal record
>(including drunk driving) then the SS# is almost certainly available as
>part of the public record at the courthouse.

>So you also need to protect your birth date. That's not easy; if someone
>knows your city of birth then your birth record is easily looked up
>online.

>You won't get _my_ SS# because I don't have a criminal record or any
>arrests and you don't have my birth date or city! :)))

Welcome back from San Diego; me and my boys (aka Johnny Cat and Walker
Cat) want to buy you a welcome back gift - of course the boys want to
combine this with your birthday, so if you could email me your birthing
place and your birthdate (with year also), we would be happy to get you a
nice gift.

>Maybe you don't even have my real name . . .

>- Peter

Of course the purchase in question is for an eCS system.

Larry
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