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- From: btwomey@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (William J. Twomey)
- Subject: Re: Help! (stolen wallet troubles)
- Organization: Attack Tribble Training
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:59:17 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.215917.3606@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- References: <1jnnrmINNlg7@almaak.usc.edu> <C1FI09.G17@vcd.hp.com>
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- In article <C1FI09.G17@vcd.hp.com> johne@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (John Eaton) writes:
- >Ajay Shah (ajayshah@almaak.usc.edu) wrote:
- >: In March last year my wallet was stolen. It contained many credit
- >: cards (all of which I dealt with by calling the companies) and a
- >: drivers license.
-
- Ajay should have reported the loss to every one that issued
- him something, and the police.
-
- >Local paper has a similiar story of a man who lost his wallet. The person
- >who found (or stole) it later broke into his house and swiped his checkbook.
- >He then went dowm to DMV with all the ID (minus Drivers License) and requested
- >a duplicate license. DMV now gives the thief a brand new license with the
- >thiefs picture on it. (at least they know what the guy looks like). He has
- >since run up about 40K$ in bad checks.
-
- My in-laws related the troubles of a neighbor who lost her purse.
- It contained her driver's license and check book. She put stop
- orders on that series of checks. Someone used the driver's
- license and other ID to get NEW CHECKS FROM HER BANK. The thief
- promptly started laying rubber, and is probably continuing to do
- so. The only reason she found out was that she got billed for the new
- checks. I'm sure the thief can get credit cards too. Just use
- the address as an old address, and a PO box as the current mailing
- address.
-
- >Most people worry that if their wallet is stolen that the thief will use
- >their credit cards. Their biggest worry should be that the thief will use
- >their idendity. If they use your cards to buy something then they will get
- >caught, but they can use your ID to open up new accounts.
-
- Note that the neighbor had a non-photo driver's license. A photo
- license, which she has the option of getting here in NJ, would
- have helped her. The only thing that the neighbor can do
- now is file a complaint with the police everywhere, everytime
- fraud is done with her name. Ajay, this might help you.
-
- Bill Twomey
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