tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post4099035015198698436..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Trojan Horses and Identity TheftSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36625387380487175512009-10-07T19:25:39.370-05:002009-10-07T19:25:39.370-05:00Amen, Cheap Computers, Amen. I've been much m...Amen, Cheap Computers, Amen. I've been much more careful since this happened to me but I still place the bulk of the blame on eBay and Pay Pal (and they are under the same umbrella these days).Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84559546057965223242009-10-07T19:25:38.818-05:002009-10-07T19:25:38.818-05:00Amen, Cheap Computers, Amen. I've been much m...Amen, Cheap Computers, Amen. I've been much more careful since this happened to me but I still place the bulk of the blame on eBay and Pay Pal (and they are under the same umbrella these days).Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-26363878438502897212009-10-06T05:10:26.408-05:002009-10-06T05:10:26.408-05:00It makes you realize how helpless you really are t...It makes you realize how helpless you really are today because there are so many ways that thieves can steal from you.cheap computershttp://www.electrocomputerwarehouse.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-90274298801457750982008-07-10T17:48:00.000-05:002008-07-10T17:48:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear it worked out that badly for you, Da...Sorry to hear it worked out that badly for you, David. I was lucky that I happened to notice the problem within just a few hours and that it all happened on a holiday, slowing down the banking process a little.<BR/><BR/>If they catch these guys, I think they belong in a regular prison population, not in some white collar crime prison. They need to be treated like the trash they are.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56870604932514747182008-07-10T17:36:00.000-05:002008-07-10T17:36:00.000-05:00Well...at least you are the lucky one who didn't g...Well...at least you are the lucky one who didn't get your checking account emptied out like mine. Some jerks from CA somehow stole my debt card numbers and security pins and all info from paypal to purchased a laptop from ECOST.COM. I didn't notice until I received an email from Bank of America regarding a unusual transaction. It was over $800 and now my debt card is useless and my checking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-11088313641142429112007-10-12T17:27:00.000-05:002007-10-12T17:27:00.000-05:00I hear you, Char. I wish I could get my hands on ...I hear you, Char. I wish I could get my hands on the jerk who caused me to waste so much time on his attempt at stealing from me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, too, for the kind words about my blog. I appreciate that.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-19602588091144663362007-10-11T16:56:00.000-05:002007-10-11T16:56:00.000-05:00This happened with my corporate pay pal account. S...This happened with my corporate pay pal account. Someone was buying computers with it, too. Luckily, U.S. Bank discovered it almost right away. Thieves disgust me!<BR/><BR/>Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-30302692488301770852007-09-06T20:21:00.000-05:002007-09-06T20:21:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear about your friend's loss, Dewey. Wa...Sorry to hear about your friend's loss, Dewey. Was he not reimbursed by the bank?<BR/><BR/>So far, for me, there has been no monetary loss and my rating at eBay has not been affected since I seem to have caught this before any negative ratings were sent my way.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-43905354121502733262007-09-05T20:58:00.000-05:002007-09-05T20:58:00.000-05:00How awful for you! I haven't ever had an experienc...How awful for you! I haven't ever had an experience like this, but I do have a friend who lost $5,000 because his bank account was somehow victimized by someone via paypal.Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-26776543753077420342007-09-05T18:29:00.000-05:002007-09-05T18:29:00.000-05:00It's a terrible feeling, John, as you say. It mak...It's a terrible feeling, John, as you say. It makes you realize how helpless you really are today because there are so many ways that thieves can steal from you. So far, I don't seem to have actually lost anything but I think I was fortunate to catch this thing within a few hours of when it all started and that Monday was a national holiday here. That may have save me in the long run because Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-54405361871549684832007-09-04T20:08:00.000-05:002007-09-04T20:08:00.000-05:00Ouch, that's nasty. We recently thought we were vi...Ouch, that's nasty. We recently thought we were victims of identity theft as well and while it turned out to be a false alarm in the long run, I understand what it does to a person.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-50168708332956044822007-09-04T14:08:00.000-05:002007-09-04T14:08:00.000-05:00Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. So far, ...Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. So far, I don't see any damage other than the time that I lost.<BR/><BR/>I did spend much of the day also changing passwords and setting up a secure laptop to take care of my banking and other finance-related websites. I still don't trust that my desktop isn't still compromised despite the fact that AVG can't find anything else hidden there.<BR/><BR/>Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-54431794712810864712007-09-04T12:31:00.000-05:002007-09-04T12:31:00.000-05:00Ouuuuch. Many sympathies. I'm so sorry to hear tha...Ouuuuch. Many sympathies. I'm so sorry to hear that this happened, and hope it gets straightened out soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-25045910584997909532007-09-04T11:09:00.000-05:002007-09-04T11:09:00.000-05:00How awful, Sam. My husband has a great fear of th...How awful, Sam. My husband has a great fear of this kind of thing happening, and I have always felt that he was being overly cautious. I guess not.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-78741598741267225082007-09-04T08:59:00.000-05:002007-09-04T08:59:00.000-05:00This is a dreadful aspect of the Web environment w...This is a dreadful aspect of the Web environment within which we all operate. Care is required. The credit card companies are doing their best to work with customers on this. Of course, it's not enough when you're the one affected. I am *so* sorry it happened to you.Jill ONeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03348126772146456322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-63795548641078818012007-09-04T07:34:00.000-05:002007-09-04T07:34:00.000-05:00Bummer! I'm so sorry to hear this. I don't have ...Bummer! I'm so sorry to hear this. I don't have an ebay or paypal account. Why? Because I get spam emails all the time saying my account has been compromised. Since I don't have one I know it is spam. <BR/><BR/>I also know the lastest scam is for the crook to give you more than the amount charged and then send someone to your house or something like that for the overage. One contacted me Laura Stampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787962821365250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-9860151873233307482007-09-04T02:53:00.000-05:002007-09-04T02:53:00.000-05:00Worm is too kind of a description.Worm is too kind of a description.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-59235633096463328392007-09-04T01:56:00.000-05:002007-09-04T01:56:00.000-05:00awwww-I'm sorry.A random website got a hold of my ...awwww-I'm sorry.<BR/><BR/>A random website got a hold of my mom's credit card information earlier this year, and tried to charge her $600. It really upset her, but the credit card company worked it out in the end.<BR/><BR/>I hope everything works out.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-49319122299493616572007-09-03T19:29:00.000-05:002007-09-03T19:29:00.000-05:00Yikes. I hope your efforts today are all that are ...Yikes. I hope your efforts today are all that are required to bring the jerk's attempts to a halt.<BR/><BR/>Someone used my credit card info a year or so back in a much more low-key scam. . . perhaps he thought we wouldn't notice? He set up a paid email account and one other thing ... can't remember exactly what.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-37257291043547421542007-09-03T18:22:00.000-05:002007-09-03T18:22:00.000-05:00Holy cow. I'm so sorry to hear this, Sam. I had a ...Holy cow. I'm so sorry to hear this, Sam. I had a minor case of identity theft earlier this year. Someone posing as a gas station attendant (while they employees were distracted, it seems) took my credit card information and it ended up being used to buy porn. The merchant was very good about it and I got my money back right away. The police were useless but it's good to put these things on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-81033897896010109612007-09-03T16:07:00.000-05:002007-09-03T16:07:00.000-05:00..And what a way to spend your holiday! Ugh...And what a way to spend your holiday! Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-83036428841354031002007-09-03T16:05:00.000-05:002007-09-03T16:05:00.000-05:00That's horrible!! I don't do much at all with eBa...That's horrible!! I don't do much at all with eBay, but I do use Paypal a little. How in the world did this happen. Was it on their end that he hacked into your account? Good luck getting it all straightened out. I would also want to strangle the person who did this!! We've had problems at work with our credit card (that I use for the orders I need to place online), with people getting the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com