Icehouse
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Some snow today first in over 2 weeks.
Sure is quiet in here....do I need to start a fight?
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Good Morning tbone75.
Was reading my e'mail and thought I'd pass this interesting INFO on to everybody.
Lost your Wallet? Stolen Credit Card ?
This will stop Fraud dead in its tracks
Here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet,
if it has been stolen: The 3 National Credit Reporting Organizations, and
the Social Security Administration (fraud line).
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
Here's some other Helpfull 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 machine. 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, credi t cards.
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 S
ecurity fraud 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 o ver 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.
Was reading my e'mail and thought I'd pass this interesting INFO on to everybody.
Lost your Wallet? Stolen Credit Card ?
This will stop Fraud dead in its tracks
Here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet,
if it has been stolen: The 3 National Credit Reporting Organizations, and
the Social Security Administration (fraud line).
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
Here's some other Helpfull 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 machine. 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, credi t cards.
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 S
ecurity fraud 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 o ver 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.
Great stuff!!!
Thanks Sage !! great info right there !
Up for the work day today. Got to copy the felling dawg for the 111 and work on a fixture for pistons if I can get to an open machine.
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Gotts muh Ears back on finally ......and can talk toooooo!!!!!!
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Many days of "ketsup" to do....on here and "over there"........been busy doing saw work too.....
Hey , it's the lost Biscuit LOL
Looks like he brought some speed with him , the site seems real speedy !
For now .
For now .
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Icehouse
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"Majic Dust" can be really good, look what it did for Disney Land
God to see the Pit Bull back, must have opened the ole sporran again....LOL
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Thanks Jerry.....Nope the sporran remains closed.........ISP router failed......new one free...
Nuthin free er than a gift...LOL ...That`s great good to have ya back, this site keeps sinking every day, this thread has been found at the bottom of page two more than once recently.
Uncle Wob ! Where ya hiding ??
Had to change a tire.
Waited till 3 am
Waited till 3 am
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Good call......less traffic that time o' day.......LOL!!
Wise Azzz youngin!!!!!
But that was funny. Lol
