Rivermarine1
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This is not about metal detecting, but I thought I would share it with you. This spring, I was stupid enough to leave my wallet in my truck overnight with the doors unlocked. The next morning it was gone. So I threw the normal temper tantrum, stomped around feeling absolutely stupid for what happened. Did my police report, notified my credit card companies and put a fraud alert on my credit through the credit agencies. A few days later, different people from one area of town called and asked If I had lost my drivers license, a Sam's club card, a credit card, etc. Well these good people had found them along the streets in their neighborhood, where the crooks had just thrown them out. I got most everything back except my social security card. Some really nice people. I was lucky for that, but that is not where my real luck began.
Yesterday, I received a letter from the FBI. I thought, Why are they contacting me and about what????? I opened the letter and they told me I was a victim in a computer crime they were investigating. Me? A Victim? I didn't know anything had happened. So today, I called the number on the letter to get more information. As it turned out, a couple of people, working together in a credit union and a mortgage company in New Orleans had accessed information for over 470 people, mine included and had attempted to get personal information and credit histories through different credit agencies. Here is where I really got lucky. When my wallet had been stolen, I had put a fraud alert on my credit. When they tried to get my information, the credit agency got suspicious and started a background check. That with other information led back to the mortgage company employee. As it turned out, none of my personal information was compromised. The people involved were identified and my bacon was saved and the investigation continues. By the way, I had left my wallet in the truck while I was metal detecting and forgot to bring it in when I brought everything else into my house.
Yesterday, I received a letter from the FBI. I thought, Why are they contacting me and about what????? I opened the letter and they told me I was a victim in a computer crime they were investigating. Me? A Victim? I didn't know anything had happened. So today, I called the number on the letter to get more information. As it turned out, a couple of people, working together in a credit union and a mortgage company in New Orleans had accessed information for over 470 people, mine included and had attempted to get personal information and credit histories through different credit agencies. Here is where I really got lucky. When my wallet had been stolen, I had put a fraud alert on my credit. When they tried to get my information, the credit agency got suspicious and started a background check. That with other information led back to the mortgage company employee. As it turned out, none of my personal information was compromised. The people involved were identified and my bacon was saved and the investigation continues. By the way, I had left my wallet in the truck while I was metal detecting and forgot to bring it in when I brought everything else into my house.