Massive ID Hack

Correspondent:: "nu-monet v7.0"
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:30:08 -0700

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A fraud ring infiltrated one of the nation's largest
collectors of consumer information and obtained credit
reports, Social Security numbers and other information
about tens of thousands of people in a massive case of
identity theft.

ChoicePoint Inc. said Tuesday that it had begun sending
letters to about 35,000 California residents to tell
them that their personal information may have been
compromised. The Georgia company urged them to check
their credit reports for new accounts or suspicious
activity.

The scope of the scam is likely to widen because
California is the only state that requires companies
to notify people when the security of their personal
information is jeopardized.

A ChoicePoint spokesman said the number of victims
nationwide could total 100,000, but the company could
not be sure of the extent of the fraud and had no
plans to contact people outside California...

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Correspondent:: Artemia Salina
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 03:53:44 -0500

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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:30:08 -0700, nu-monet v7.0 wrote:

> The Georgia company urged them to check
> their credit reports for new accounts or suspicious
> activity.

And of course those people will have to pay the normal
fee to have their credit checked... What a SCAM!

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