My Credit card was just billed by Moveon.org

9/14/04 | Self

[MistrX]

I donated 3 cents to the Clinton Library via credit card.
It cost them 35 cents to process my donation.

[kitkat]

***We got cleaned out, and have already recouped 80% from the bank. Balanc should be restored by tomorrow, according to the bank.***

If someone got hold of your credit information, you may be in for far more trouble than your bank handled for you.

If the "someone" has enough information about you, he can use it to open NEW credit cards with OTHER credit companies.

Go to:

www,consumer.gov/idtheft

to learn how to protect yourself against other credit cards being opened in your name.

and, by all means, report the theft to the police.

[kitkat]

That should be a "dot" and not a comma after www in my last post.

www.consumer.gov/idtheft

[Cosmo]

thanks for the tips. We are filing a report tomorrow and are going to see about changing ss numbers.

[Nick Danger]

I was referring to snail mail. I sincerely hope it wasn't the Swift Vets selling my name and address, as so many others do.

SwiftVets has never sold or rented nor will it ever sell or rent its donor lists or, for that matter, its email subscriber list.

That said, Federal law requires certain disclosures. If you donated $1000 or more, you will appear in the report that the Swifties have to file. This filing is available to the public (see tray.com) as are all "527" filings. In theory, somebody could OCR the 400-page pdf file and turn it into a mailing list. It wouldn't surprise me if somebody did.

[Alia]

Been identity thefted 5 times. The most interesting time: a summons from the DA in So Ca for assaulting a police officer and being intoxicated in public. The creep was using "identity" theft. The weirder ones? Parking tickets using my license and my name. Wrong car id, however.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

Not so strange - numbers get sold over the internet, so they can pop up in far flung locations at the same time. Although it is sort of strange that they were used for puny charges. Generally when you get a stolen credit card number you have to milk it fast.

The card companies should have software to flag these anomalies, and some will call you if they notice abnormal use, for example a rash of charges on a seldom used card, far from home. Of course, that's one of the few times I rely on credit cards -- when I'm traveling.

[Lazamataz]

Someone got ahold of my credit card and charged a subscription to the "Girls Gone Wild" web site. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

I read that memo. It was dated 19⁷², I think.

[Larry Lucido]

It was ^$19.⁷² a month, actually. Or so I'm told.

[daybreakcoming]

Just a followup note - based on your experience and splitting my bank accounts up - I checked on my other credit cards this am and found out someone has been using my Master card on that shopping channel and WalMart online to the tune of nearly $2000. I rarely use this card and never to either of those places.
If I had not read your experience - would not have gotten taken the precautions. See what ripples you make? :o)

[codercpc]

WOW!!!

I am glad you looked into it. File a police report, even if not for these instances, but for future proof.