Well, that wasn't my experience with identity theft. It took me 3 months to get the collection agents off my back and it was a hassle all the way. WRT Equifax and other credit rating agencies, I know that in my case, although they were willing to listen to what I had to say, they definitely would have shown the collection action on my credit report had I not shown them that it was a case of identity theft, and again, it was a long drawn out process to get them all the proofs they needed.
Sucks, man Hopefully soon, the 3 agencies will be required to put a credit freeze on EVERYONE for free, and people will be in control of their identities, instead of those who well it to everyone without our permission.
Only really smart people use their real names, and, oh yeah, guys with big ego's and who love to see their own names all over the place, LOL. donbright@aol.com donbright@yahoo.com donbright@stocktrading.com donbright@brighttrading.net Don
I like to control what the search engines know and can divulge about me, so I prefer to seed them with only the information about me that I want to be seen by people who might look me up. So for example, I might go over to a private plane discussion forum and post a thread using my real name about how the rear toilets in my gulfstream g550 make too much noise when flying <300 knots etc. Or maybe I'll use my real name in an african humanitarian discussion forum and confess that the desperate conditions in the sudanese refugee camps have really been taking a toll on me and my aid work, and the last 3 years especially have been brutal.
I do the same thing. There are many posts on the net about how magnum condoms don't fit me because they are too small. Not sure what that has to do with my credit rating though.
Which reminds me how, many years ago, mischievous airline co-workers at Heathrow airport used to amuse themselves on quieter days. Word would pass around that a newbie was staffing the airport's information counter, which also had the responsibility of making paging announcements over the terminal tannoy. Heartless colleagues would approach the newbie with a slip of paper and ask her to make the call. A moment or two later, several hundred travellers listened to an 80 decibel plea for: "The person wanting Mike Hunt, please come to the information counter" , or "Would the lady travelling with a Hugh Janus please go to the TWA desk"