So I kept getting these weird phone called from Pennsylvania claiming that my live in boyfriend was in legal trouble in their state. They left several messages, eventually I told them I thought they had the wrong person, they then asked his correct middle name. They sounded surprised, then asked if we lived at some address we never lived at. Then she asked his birthdate. This is all the info I gave her, then she apologized and asked me to disregard the phone call. It sounded like a debt collector of some sort, but could it be someone phising for info? Is that enough info to do any financial/credit damage?
2007-01-10 15:17:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I have had the same thing happen to me - but this guy said he was from a shipping company and we had a parcel etc. He wanted to clarify our (mine and my partners) full name, birthdate and mothers maiden name. I was so dumb that I didnt even think about fraud. I dont think they can do much with the info you gave them, if you did what I did then things might be different. I had to do a statement at police station on mine cause of ho much info I gave him. I now always ask for a phone number to ring them back on to make sure its actually true. There are some dodgy people out there so dontgive anyone any information at all.
2007-01-10 15:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by mizz0wl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is all the info they need. NEVER give out your info to anyone on the phone unless you have talked with them previously and know they will be calling. Do not talk to charity orgs, these are #1 for scams (when a scammer is calling, not the legit charity). ON the news here, they showed how people were scamming others by changing the name & number on a caller ID, so you cannot even trust it anymore. A con artist does not need anymore info than your name & birthdate to get started on you. You should immediately alert your boyfriend and have a fraud alert put on your credit report. if not, you might be in trouble. Another thing con artist do is dig through your trash to learn more, as do thieves and drug addicts. Get you a shredder and shred all personal documents from here on out. Here are some websites to get started, you want to contact the main 3 and the FTC. Since you are a victim of fraud, by law, you are entitled to one free copy of your credit report. Get a copy, look for things that are wrong. Report the corrections and check it every 6 months.
2007-01-10 15:27:17 · answer #2 · answered by christinedaae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Name and birthdate is not enough on it's own but can be a goldmine with the social security number, address and any financial statement. Your boyfriend should place a fraud alert through Experian so no new credit can be attained without his direct permission (ie. a telephone call to a number specified on file). Didn't your mommy ever tell you don't talk to strangers? You've been a very bad boy!
2007-01-10 15:25:56 · answer #3 · answered by Bonita Applebaum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Name and birthdate is enough to create a false criminal record.
2007-01-10 15:21:34 · answer #4 · answered by Sid B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you gave too much.Dont give info on the phone. ask for thier phone nimber and call it back. or look on the web.
2007-01-10 15:26:41 · answer #5 · answered by The Main Man at Yahoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep.
2007-01-10 15:21:16 · answer #6 · answered by coka-ko-lah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋