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Originally Posted by Hitch
I do not get it.
Mr. H has been identity-thieved, AGAIN. Now, I don't think we're above being identity-thieved, but what I don't understand is, why it's him, and not me. I shop online constantly, and all over the globe. Between my business and my own personal shopping, I probably buy stuff online at least 3x weekly. Since my shoulder issues, I buy a lot more online than I used to.
Mr. H, on the other hand, hardly shops online at all. The few sites he buys from are secured (I've triple-checked). I do NOT get it.
Another teenager, this time--bought from HumbleBundle and some other anime-poster place. (sigh). Last time, it was someone who at least had some taste--bought Burberry coats! ;-)
This is the 3rd time in the last few years. (sigh). It's no big deal; we're protected from this sort of thing, but it's a damn inconvenience. I guess I should be very grateful it's not me, because I have a lot of business and personal autopays set up--redoing all of those, due to a card change, would really suck.
Hitch
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Given the previous two, I suspect the Equifax thing this time has made him a target. He would show on their system as someone who has been successfully (!) identity-thieved (is that even a word?) and it would, of course, show his current cc numbers.
Once they get you, however it was, you're always a target. Second thing to look at is his email. If you can switch him to a local client, rather than directly connecting to a web site, and then change it to always used Plain Text, you have a huge advantage over others. Hey, your mail looks ugly, but those links to gotcha.cn that claims to be eBay show instantly.