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some good advice for the paranoid amongst us

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:22 pm
by j
Keep a watch out for people standing near you at retail
stores, restaurants, grocery stores, etc., that have a cell
phone in hand. With the new camera cell phones, they can take
a picture of your credit card, which gives them your name,
number, and expiration date. Identification theft is one of
the fastest growing scams today, and this is just another
example of the means that are being used. So ... be aware
of your surroundings

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:40 pm
by Guest
To avoid that - do what I do - don't use credit cards. Only use cash or checks..

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:48 pm
by Lindaloo
I will second that ticka!! I hate credit cards, it will get you into trouble in more ways than one.

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:26 pm
by streetsoldier
paranoid (according to the Playboy Unabashed Dictionary); a couple being interrupted by a cop at a "lover's lane".

Break it down..."pair annoyed"? :wink:

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:08 pm
by JQ Public
hmmm...wow i never even thought of camera phones being used for identity theft! I guess nowadays anything is possible :(