Re: Identity Theft

From	Curt <curty@free.fr>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Identity Theft
Date	2021-12-21 19:50 +0100
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On 2021-12-21, rhkramer@gmail.com <rhkramer@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I called a major international financial institution the other day with
>> a telephone number memorized by my cell phone that I've used conceivably
>> a hundred times previously over the years (I telephone monthly). I call
>> a specific department in offices located on the East Coast of the United
>> States. When the other end picked up, I heard a recorded message that
>> gave me the impression that the Bristol Furniture Company might have
>> moved in (a female voice spoke in a distinctly English accent about
>> something unrelated to anything). I was so surprised I forgot exactly
>> what she said. At any rate, it was neither my financial institutional
>> nor the phone company.  I found an 877 number on the WWW and finally
>> reached my party (internal transfers still worked to this specific
>> line). I asked the employee over the phone what was up; he told me they
>> were aware of the issue and having "trouble with their phones."
>
> Ahh, thank you -- maybe some confirmation that I'm not crazy. ;-)
>
> What kind of phone did you use to make the call -- I mean cell phone, POTS, 
> VOIP phone, or maybe something else?
>

It was my cell phone, and after your OP I thought to myself: if a human
being had picked up the other day and told me, as an exceptional
security measure to protect my account, to give him my full SSN number
rather than the usual last four digits, I very well might've done that. 

Anyway, I was sorry to hear about your worries and wish you happy
holidays.

Thread

Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-20 16:40 +0100
  Re: Identity Theft Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-20 17:00 +0100
  Re: Identity Theft John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2021-12-20 17:20 +0100
    Re: Identity Theft "Jeremy Nicoll" <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2021-12-20 19:10 +0100
      Re: Identity Theft John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2021-12-20 19:40 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-20 19:50 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-20 20:00 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft "Jeremy Nicoll" <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2021-12-20 20:10 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 03:00 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2021-12-21 06:00 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-21 17:00 +0100
              Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 18:50 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-21 19:50 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 20:10 +0100
  Re: Identity Theft Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-12-20 20:30 +0100
    Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 03:10 +0100
      Re: Identity Theft Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-21 03:20 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft local10 <local10@tutanota.com> - 2021-12-21 09:20 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2021-12-21 13:50 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2021-12-21 14:30 +0100
              Re: Identity Theft "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> - 2021-12-21 14:40 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Tim Woodall <debianuser@woodall.me.uk> - 2021-12-21 15:20 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Markus Schönhaber <debian-user@list-post.mks-mail.de> - 2021-12-21 16:30 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-12-21 16:40 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-12-21 16:40 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Tim Woodall <debianuser@woodall.me.uk> - 2021-12-21 19:20 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-12-21 22:40 +0100
              Re: Identity Theft "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> - 2021-12-21 14:40 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 18:40 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-25 18:10 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-26 14:40 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2021-12-27 20:10 +0100
      Re: Identity Theft Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-21 03:20 +0100
        Re: vulnerability classifications (was: Re: Identity Theft) Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-21 03:50 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2021-12-21 16:50 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft harryweaver@tutanota.com - 2021-12-21 21:20 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> - 2021-12-21 23:30 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-21 23:50 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-12-22 00:40 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Philippe LeCavalier <support@plecavalier.com> - 2021-12-22 16:00 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 18:40 +0100

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