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Title: identity theft/ fraud
Post by: Gerianne on November 14, 2012, 06:23:50 am

A speaker came to talk about this topic and how to protect yourself.
Using a debit card instead of a credit card is one way.
 I have asked merchants that I make purchases from that they NOT save my financial information.
There is an incognito window on the browsers; that helps.
The speaker told us that even hospitals take and MISUSE  patients' information [Social Security #] when they become patients.
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I remember a time when you were able to TRUST.

Title: Re: identity theft/ fraud
Post by: cathy37 on November 14, 2012, 01:37:57 pm

My daughter just had an incident with her debit card.  She used her account information and opened up a Zoosh account.  This person was from Nigeria.  Fortunately, she was able to contact the bank and get the $104 refunded back to her account.

Title: Re: identity theft/ fraud
Post by: gramev64 on November 14, 2012, 02:31:02 pm

Thanks for the heads up.  I will start using my debit card starting tomorrow.  I had a incident with my credit card and had to have the account closed.