Butterfly asked:


Upon checking our bank account today, my boyfriend discovered that we had been debited 39 dollars from a company neither of us had ever heard of. We went to the website, and the first thing the website says is, “What are these charges?” Bad sign. It claims to be a company offering ID protection (go figure), and that someone in the household authorized the charges to our checking account. When we called the number, we were told that they didn’t have a record of our name or our phone number, and the only way they could refund the money was for is to give them the account number again. Of course, we refused, and they told us to send them a bank statement with the charges and they would refund us. We printed a copy, blacked out all the information that could lead to additional charges, and faxed it to them. We haven’t received a response yet. When we looked closer at the statement, there were other charges from a different company that we’d never heard of, but when we called that company, we realized it was the same one using a different name on our statement. I sent them an email and threatened to contact a lawyer, told them I knew it was a scam. I know these people typically target individuals who are uneducated and don’t know the law, so I’m hoping that by making it very clear that I’m no fool, they will refund the money and leave us alone. The worst thing about it is that our account is in overdraft now and we simply cannot afford this. Has anyone else ever dealt with this situation? What are some other steps I could take?

The company was ID pro 99. The charges came from two different 800 numbers on the statement.

Ray

evans0061 asked:


Under that it says “Hidden connection IP” and then a balloon comes up that says “check your antivirus software status.” It won’t go away unless I hit the only button available, which is “Prevent attack” whereupon I’m asked to purchase one of 3 antivirus programs. Thing is, I already have McAffee Virus Protection and when this popped up I commanded a scan and McAffee showed that it deleted a Trojan and some other things and was “done.” So why is this crap still popping up? It appeared first when I clicked on some site, not sure what it even was but it wasn’t crazy, since the worst site I go to is probably perezhilton, and it didn’t come from there. Any idea how to get rid of this issue and/or what the heck it is? Also, is my McAffee just not working, because it seems to be?

Joann

PlusizeBarbie asked:


so many real girls have been pushed off of the net because of fakes, stealing pictures, and even videos now. What can a one do to prevent identity theft but still enjoy putting up pics on network profiles?

Jessie

gatorbite3210 asked:


i need the anti virus program now! ive been running on 5 months no protection and i recently had a bit of identity theft.
also can u please print the site page so i can get it easier.and also make sure it aint a trial software

Gertrude

Neatest Inbox Holder asked:


Keyloggers installed by backdoor trojans and viruses are becoming a common thing even with good updated Antiviruses. And in consequence, victims lose million bucks in their banks or get their personal reputation damaged on facebook or orkut.

Why not mail servers/mail account providers like Yahoo, google, hotmail restructure their login pages to include virtual keyboards? .Are there any technical issues ?. If impossible, can one code write an applet or other interfaces to use them over any secure networks ?. I always use Vk while logging into bank sites and I feel that the same system might be of huge help in prevent identity hijack for other services.
TempoOne, I believe that keyloggers using screen shot cant do a thing if one uses shuffle option.
Third answer is much appreciated. But I still don’t see why yahoo login page cant have a V-K . Have yahoo admins exlicitly discussed anything about this ?

Ruth

Kirsten asked:


Can your identity be stolen if you do not own a credit card. My virus protection found that someone may be trying to steal my identity. This has happened once before.

Diane

julian o asked:


I am using Yahoo instant messenger more and more.
Talking to Business contacts and other people that I know nothing about. Strangers Is there any risk of theft through this form of Communication? Of course ive got the usual virus protections but am I exposing myself to something else? If so, what can I do to defend against this?

Jacob

tjonc asked:


My boss and I have been victim’s of identity theft. We both used the same computer, it had no password protection. All of our bank accounts and credit cards have been used and people have tried to apply for credit cards in our name.
Do you think it is wise to get the police involved? The credit card company says too, but many people say to let them handle it.

Can someone tell me where to go from here?
We are lost.
Thanks!

Christopher

tessa asked:


The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1N
UNITED KINGDOM
27th March 2009

VERIFICATION OF LOTTERY CLAIM

All protocols observed. Please accept my apologies for my late response. My Name is William Gustav Donald. I work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). I am a contract staff currently attached to Verification department of the Camelot Group of the Online National Lottery. This is in lieu of checking false winning claims and Lottery Scams. Every claimant shall be verified by the FBI and winners must be duly paid. False claimants shall also be duly punished. I received an application letter sent by your Fiduciary agent, Mr. James Hollis for the Claim of your Lottery Winnings. The application is to be verified by the National Lottery. Note that all taxes have been paid by the National Lottery. Please read the extract of our terms and conditions below.

•In the event that the Company, in its absolute discretion, believes that the Claimant is not lawfully entitled to payment of a Prize or that a Prize has been paid to a Player (including, without limitation, by payment into a Players Account in circumstances where the Company decides, in accordance with Rule 5(D)(3) that the Claimed Play is invalid or defective, it shall be entitled to withhold payment of the Prize or recover or seek to recover a Prize already paid (including, without limitation, where such payment has been made into a Players Account) pending the outcome of all appropriate inquiries. Once the appropriate verifications and inquiries have satisfied the Company, in its absolute discretion, that the Claimant is lawfully entitled to payment of the relevant Prize, it shall credit the amount of such Prize to the Players Account.

•The Player is responsible, where applicable, for claiming a Prize and the protection of the Identification Information that enables the payment of a Prize.

•The Company shall not be responsible or liable to any person claiming a Prize which has been paid to a person who assumed the identity of the holder of the relevant Account and who obtained sufficient information about them to impersonate the rightful holder of that Account.

According to the application submitted by James Hollis on your behalf, your claim states your winning details as follows

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/06/ZY369
Draw Number: 1374
Draw Date: Saturday, 21st February 2009
Ticket Number: 56475600545 188
Serial Number: 5627635368/09
Lucky Number: 09 22 26 42 45 46 (Bonus No 44)
Amount Won: £5,130,824(Five million, One hundred and thirty thousand, eight hundred and twenty-four Pounds Sterling).

Please note that this is an online bonus promotion. Your email address was extracted by our computer from one of our advertising websites. We have over 3,000 advertising websites. You did not purchase a ticket. The Ticket was purchased for you by the online department of the National Lottery using your email address. Your email address was attached to ticket number 56475600545 188. On Saturday, 21st February 2009, six ball sets were used with the SAPPHIRE machine and after the bonus draws, your email address attached to the above ticket number matched the numbers 09 22 26 42 45 46(Bonus No 44) which subsequently won you the amount of £5,130,824(Five million, One hundred and thirty thousand, eight hundred and twenty-four Pounds Sterling). According to the current conversion rate, this amount in the Unites States Dollars is USD$7,246,263 (Seven Million, two hundred and forty-six thousand, two hundred and sixty-three United States Dollars). You were contacted via email as no other contact of yours was in our system as at the time of the draw. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Germany as indicated in your play coupon.

You are required to:

1. Acknowledge the receipt of this email and confirmation of your claim stated above.

2. Reconfirm your full names and address as this would be used for your payment.

Please allow 24-72 working hours to verify your claim.

WILLIAM GUSTAV DONALD
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,
CAMELOT GROUP,
VERIFICATION AND PROCESSING DEPARTMENT,
UNITED KINGDOM.
williamgdonald@thefbi.co.uk
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
COPYRIGHT © 2009 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Paula

Richard asked:


with id theft and scams iam afraid to buy anything useing my credit card . i orderd a free sample and used my card to pay for shipping and they started charging my card multable times for other things . i had to cancel my card .

Juanita