I know there are a number of veteran's in this newsgroup and I'm sure you've
all heard the news about the SOB that lost 26.5 million veteran's records.
I'll not vent about it here but you need to protect yourselves - just in
case.
Start here http://www.firstgov.gov/index.shtml several good links to steer
you to the Credit companies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion)
Do place a 90 day Fraud Alert on your credit records and contact your bank /
Credit Unions / Credit Card company's and invoke any fraud guards they have.
I was the victim of identity theft back in the 70's while in the service.
They caught the dude, but he still caused me a heap of trouble that took
about 6 months to get straightened out - no fun.
Bob S.
"BobS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> They have changed that and it now effects even those before 1975 according
> to the link I provided in my first post.
Interestingly, your service number was your SSAN for a number of years, and
the PX required it on you check when it wasn't.
"BobS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "George" <George@least> wrote in message
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>> Interestingly, your service number was your SSAN for a number of years,
>> and the PX required it on you check when it wasn't.
>
> Another old fart.....;-) Now - can you remember your original service
> number?
Certainly. Still have my picture from basic, too. Has the number
underneath.
I was lucky enough to have had four service numbers.
>>Seems there is a good side, well sorta...only effects vets who severed
>>after '79. Pay attention to what BobS said.
>
Rick,
They have changed that and it now effects even those before 1975 according
to the link I provided in my first post. If it's changed again (to '79)
then I haven't heard or read that as of yesterday. I got all my fraud
alerts and the wife's (dependent's are also involved) in-place. Not a big
deal to get it done and involves a phone call to an automated system for the
credit report - about 4 minutes of answering questions... "Say or press 1
for a yes, or 2 for no..." type replies.
I did vent to the VA though......I feel better but I'm sure the dude or
dudess that reads the email is gonna choke on their coffee this morning. I
fully expect my next check to be bent, buckled or otherwise distorted over
that one.....;-)
TGIF,
Bob S.
"George" <George@least> wrote in message
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> Interestingly, your service number was your SSAN for a number of years,
> and the PX required it on you check when it wasn't.
Another old fart.....;-) Now - can you remember your original service
number?
Bob S.
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> "BobS" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I was the victim of identity theft back in the 70's while in the service.
>> They caught the dude, but he still caused me a heap of trouble that took
>> about 6 months to get straightened out - no fun.
>
> Not to mention that sense of having been violated. That only happened to
> me once when somebody took a receipt from the garbage at a restaurant
> and charged $ 4000.00 worth of furniture on my account.
> It was settled quickly, but it left a nasty after-taste in my mouth
> which took a long time to purge.
> It's a problem.
>
> r
That would tend to leave a bad taste in any ones mouth. I'm watching our
accounts like a hawk and have implemented safeguards as per the
recommendations. Not much else you can do except bitch at the VA at this
point - which I did....
Bob S.
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> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> "BobS" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I was the victim of identity theft back in the 70's while in the
>>> service. They caught the dude, but he still caused me a heap of
>>> trouble that took about 6 months to get straightened out - no fun.
>>
>> Not to mention that sense of having been violated. That only happened
>> to me once when somebody took a receipt from the garbage at a
>> restaurant and charged $ 4000.00 worth of furniture on my account.
>> It was settled quickly, but it left a nasty after-taste in my mouth
>> which took a long time to purge.
>> It's a problem.
>>
>> r
>
> That would tend to leave a bad taste in any ones mouth. I'm watching
> our accounts like a hawk and have implemented safeguards as per the
> recommendations. Not much else you can do except bitch at the VA at
> this point - which I did....
>
> Bob S.
>
Maybe I'm too simple, but I don't understand how and why this info was
taken home. I work in the VA, although my pay comes from a university.
I'm what they call WOC (WithOut Compensation), which has the advantage
that I don't feel the least inhibited when I get a desire to tell the
chief of research what I think. But that's OT.
We get emails galore and at least once a year training about the
importance of data security. Yet there isn't a system to watch what goes
out the door?
--
Best regards
Han
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> "BobS" wrote in message
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> >
> > "George" wrote in message
> >
> >
> >> Interestingly, your service number was your SSAN for a number of years,
> >> and the PX required it on you check when it wasn't.
> >
> > Another old fart.....;-) Now - can you remember your original service
> > number?
> >
>
> Yes.
Ditto ... after having to sound it off for three times a day for 8 weeks
before you could get in the chow hall door (after running/crawling the
obstacle course to said door), there is no way I'll ever forget it.
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In article <[email protected]>,
"BobS" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I was the victim of identity theft back in the 70's while in the service.
> They caught the dude, but he still caused me a heap of trouble that took
> about 6 months to get straightened out - no fun.
Not to mention that sense of having been violated. That only happened to
me once when somebody took a receipt from the garbage at a restaurant
and charged $ 4000.00 worth of furniture on my account.
It was settled quickly, but it left a nasty after-taste in my mouth
which took a long time to purge.
It's a problem.
r
"BobS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I know there are a number of veteran's in this newsgroup and I'm sure
>you've all heard the news about the SOB that lost 26.5 million veteran's
>records. I'll not vent about it here but you need to protect yourselves -
>just in case.
>
> Start here http://www.firstgov.gov/index.shtml several good links to steer
> you to the Credit companies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion)
>
> Do place a 90 day Fraud Alert on your credit records and contact your bank
> / Credit Unions / Credit Card company's and invoke any fraud guards they
> have.
>
> I was the victim of identity theft back in the 70's while in the service.
> They caught the dude, but he still caused me a heap of trouble that took
> about 6 months to get straightened out - no fun.
>
> Bob S.
>Seems there is a good side, well sorta...only effects vets who severed
>after '79. Pay attention to what BobS said.
"BobS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "George" <George@least> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> Interestingly, your service number was your SSAN for a number of years,
>> and the PX required it on you check when it wasn't.
>
> Another old fart.....;-) Now - can you remember your original service
> number?
>
Yes.
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Nahmie
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