LadyDy
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 Police Warning this is real
BEWARE OF PAPER
IN THE BACK
WINDOW
OF YOUR VEHICLE
NEW WAY TO DO CAR JACKING
(NOT A JOKE)
Heads up everyone! Please, keep this circulating...
You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside.
You
start the engine and shift into Reverse.
When you look into the rear view mirror
to ba ck out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the
middle of the rear window. So, you shift into Park, unlock your doors, and
jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is
obstructing your view.
When you reach the back of your car, that is when the car jackers
appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off.
They practically mow you down as they speed off in your
car.
And guess
what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car.
So now the car
jacker has your car, your home address, your money, and your keys. Your home
and your whole identity are now compromised!
BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS
NOW BEING USED....
If you see a piece of paper
stuck to your back window, just drive away. Remove the
paper later. And be thankful that you read this e-mail.
I hope you will forward this
to friends and family, especially to women.
A purse contains all kinds of
personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT
want this to fall into the wrong hands.
Please keep
this going.
Thank you.
Lieutenant Tony Bartolome
Bureau of
Investigations
Florida Highway Patrol
P.O. Box 593527 Orlando , FL
32859
BEWARE OF PAPER IN THE BACK
WINDOW
OF YOUR CAR
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TO AVOID IDENTITY THEFT
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Boss man, I came across this and felt that I should post it here to alert everyone of ways to protect themselves from the possibility of Identity Theft. I know most of our members here are in the USA (that's where the numbers are for), but for those that live outside the USA will have to find their country's equivalent numbers...
I highly reccomend that every one copies this info and keep it for future reference...
Not A Joke!! If you dislike attorneys..... You will love them for these tips.
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it
someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney
sent the following out to the employees in his company.
1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put "PHOTO ID REQUIRED."
2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO
NOT put the complete account number on the "For" line. Instead, just put
the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number,
and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the
check processing channels won't have access to it.
3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you
have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a
PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your
checks.. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed,
anyone can get it.
4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy mac hine. Do both
sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your
wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel.
Keep the photocopy in a safe place.
I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or
abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud
that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number,
credit cards..
Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have first hand knowledge because my wallet
was stolen last month. Within a week, the thieve(s)
ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA
credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN
number from DMV to change my
driving record information online, and more.
But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case
this happens to you or someone you know:
5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But
the key is having the toll free numbers and your
card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find
them.
6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your
credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were
diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
But here's what is perhaps most important of all:
(I never even thought
to do this.)
7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place
a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security frau d line
number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called
to tell me an application for credit was made over the internet in my name.
The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information
was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all
the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks
initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the
alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw
my wallet away this weekend (someone turn ed it in). It see ms to have stopped
them dead in their tracks.
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if
it has been stolen:
1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
3.) Trans Union : 1-800-680 7289
4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line):
1-800-269-0271
We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything.
If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help
someone that you care about.
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Good ideas!
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