for a couple years now my dog Nigel has been receiving recruitment mail from the armed forces and scholarship information. occasionally my car insurance company calls and asks about why Nigel is not insured. Somehow he is 'out there' in the world of informationas my human child! I thought it was funny at first, but now it is worrying me. Does anyone know how I can correct this? Is there a bureau to notify? I have no clue how his name got out there. All I can guess is I might have put his name as my baby on some website somewhere. Like maybe babyzone or something. I have no clue. Please help!
2006-08-07 09:49:08 · 11 answers · asked by QuiteContrary 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
Maybe your dog is "surfing the net," while you're at work. He probably is requesting this stuff so he can get a credit card so he can look at porn or something.
I think the best way to correct this is to swat him on the nose with a newspaper everytime you see him go online.
2006-08-07 09:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by The Man 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you return it unopened and marked "Deceased", it tends to spread around the mailing lists. I doubt reporting you dog as dead will cause any problems. Just don't try it for a person.
I heard a while ago someone actually filled out the application, signed with the dog's paw print and received the card. Then they sent the card, a photocopy of the original application and a note to the president of the card issuer. I wish I had seen the look on his face.
2006-08-07 11:56:39 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question and it relates to something about Identity theft. Unless someone creates a false identity or steals an identity for illegal purposes is it a crime?
I think only when the identity is used to commit a fraud upon someone or in the of goods or services.
You can respond to each mailing or contact with informing them it is a dog. I think that is too much trouble.
2006-08-07 10:01:57 · answer #3 · answered by donsabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A man in West Texas had the same problem with his dog. He finally registered the dog as a Democrat. When he shot him and the paper published the fact that the county's only Democrat had died, the companies finally quit sending things.
2006-08-07 09:55:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you asked a serious question but this was so funny, it made me laugh out loud!
I dont know who to contact to stop it, did you ever request information in his name (from an obedience school or something?)
Im tempted to tell you to accept one of the credit cards, if the comapny is willing to give a card to a dog that is their own fault, but Im pretty sure that constitutes fraud.
2006-08-07 09:55:40 · answer #5 · answered by mand 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be silly. Dogs can't get their own credit cards!
You need to get him signed up as an authorized user on your card, and get him his own credit card.
He will need some help swiping the card through the machine, but with some training......
2006-08-07 11:58:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once heard of a funny trick to stop junk and unwanted mail from coming. Take all your junk mail from that day and send it back to them in their prepaid envelope. They will take "Nigel" off of their mailing list if you send them junk mail back. It worked for me.
2006-08-07 09:55:14 · answer #7 · answered by greenbaygal81 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can call the main credit card and tell them your sending mail to my dog and how do i stop it
2006-08-07 09:54:07 · answer #8 · answered by sugerspice_847 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep him off the computer during the day
2006-08-07 09:53:40 · answer #9 · answered by 3eleven 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's funny. I would laugh if that happened to me
2006-08-07 09:52:37 · answer #10 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋