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I knew a guy who bought a “go-phone” and some people use those phones to talk to creditors because they can be thrown away as needed. So, anyway, this guy used to get all kinds of bill collector’s calling him for information regarding past due invoices.Now, let me ask you. If you have someone else call any creditor who holds your personal information, how difficult is it to get information out of them? How much proof do you need before they discuss your details? Yeah, it takes a lot. It takes a full name, a social security number, an account number, and more.
Now, this blew my mind too. This guy was so sick of getting these calls that he decided to toy with a couple of the creditors before getting a new number. All in all, out of three different creditors, he was able to get the person’s full name, social security number, telephone account number, previous home telephone number, gas bill account number, home address, previous address, date of birth, county of birth, and a few other details. You wouldn’t believe. Those pieces of information he obtained without proving who he was and by simply ASKING for the information.
Now, if you’ve ever been late on a bill… you can rest assured that your personal information could end up in the hands of just about anyone.
So, yeah… you gotta love the system.
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December 28th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
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