Idenity Theft

I read this post because I thought you were serious. Identity theft jokes on the internet are not very funny.

Agreed, Ms. Jdard, it is not the sort of thread title you'd expect to see contain a joke. But, it seems this particular poster has a very strange sense of humor, as well as a vast amount of free time.

JD and 007 please drink some leftover flat champagne and lighten up. Its a joke. Chill. Heck, I'm the one that got thefted and I'm fine with it. I met BH25 at Fire the other day, and absolutely FLIPPED over him. As you can see by my tar. His wife is my hero, as she puts up with him.

Besides, Imitation is the best form of flattery. I'm flattered. I just wish I was FLATTER!

Happy New Year guys. And aboard 007. You seem fairly new. You'll get used to us.

Just as the "Shut Down Sowal Thread"- Its a JOKE. Breathe....

Sorry DKA, I don't agree. It would have been funny with a different thread title. Sometimes deceptions are not funny.

Off to drink that champagne.

There will be no flaming on this website. Unless of course you are SowalGayBoi.

Look, I've been a victim of ID Theft three times. Now I work with an ID Theft department. I now have my credit report pulled regularly and now that I have no reason to apply for credit till my next car, I have put a "Fraud Alert" on my account to keep the ID Theft from happening again. I shred everything and have asked every company I deal with to stop sending correspondance to my house. Nothing on paper. Computers are still your safest bet. Believe it or not. Most criminals aren't smart enough to hack your computer, but they can dig through your trash, and will.

The only thing I haven't shredded is my sense of humor. I don't think ID Theft if funny. But this is the LOUNGE for cryin' out loud.

You know what I don't think is funny? Or at least I wouldn't admit publicly? Skunky's tar. Timings a little bad there skunky, in light of the recent Tiger attack at the zoo.

However, if it is a Tiger attacking a Buckeye, I'm all about that. Especially since our Gators just got Wolfed down!

OK, now everyone just join hands and sing Kumbayah.

Only freshly opened Bollinger for me thanks, Mr. Drunk Ken Artist. Better poured off than flat, or consumed by the hoi polloi. Thank you for the welcome, although one's history on a bulletin board is typically judged by join date, not number of posts. It seems I missed welcoming you to the board. But, although I lurk from time to time whilst at home, I actively check Sowal when visiting my properties here.

Mr. 25, as stated above, your brand of humour escapes me. And your behaviour within the restaurant thread was disgraceful.

Only freshly opened Bollinger for me thanks, Mr. Drunk Ken Artist. Better poured off than flat, or consumed by the hoi polloi. Thank you for the welcome, although one's history on a bulletin board is typically judged by join date, not number of posts. It seems I missed welcoming you to the board. But, although I lurk from time to time whilst at home, I actively check Sowal when visiting my properties here.

Mr. 25, as stated above, your brand of humour escapes me. And your behaviour within the restaurant thread was disgraceful.

Alas, I see your join date. I sit corrected. As for restaurant thread behaviour, I still haven't read the infamous, am afraid to go there, but I'm sure his actual physical restaurant behaviour made up for it. He has quickly become a welcome member to the site and community. Especially his up and coming contributions to said community. I think you will find redemption abounds. Of course I myself could be under the influence of leftover flat chamPAIN and stale xmas cookies.:funn:

Alright childrens, (said in my best "Chef" voice) Lets settle down here and turn this thread into something useful, such as tidbits and useful hints about stopping ID Theft or ways to cut down on this shameful crime.

I work for a very large financial institution. There are things I see everday that make me want to cry or just reach through the computer screen and slap some of my customers.

1) Do not use your name or any part of your name in your email address.
2) Change your passwords monthly if not more.
3) You are entitled to one free credit report per year. Its the law. However, there are three agencies. Experian, Equifax and Transunion. I check Equifax in January, Experian in May and Transunion in September, then Equifax in January again and repeat the cycle. This way you monitor yourself every four months. Mark your calendar to do so. Checking the credit report is FREE. Getting your credit score requires a nominal charge. Do not confuse the two, a credit score and report are two different things. And its only a few bucks to check your score. MYTH- your report does not take a 'hit' when you check it. Read more about that on their websites.
4) Never use your social security number or date of birth in your user id and passwords.
I kid you not I must have a dozen customers a day that use their name as their email address, and their social security number as their user ID and birthday as their password. I could vomit. Example.

JohnQPublic@idiot.com
123-45-6789 User ID
01-01-1956 Password. Yes, people are that naive.

Keep your shredder next to your garbage can. When you get your mail, open it, file what needs filed, throw away what needs thrown out. But make sure what ever you put in your trash does not have your name/address/billing information or anything else on it. Shredd this stuff. If you don't have a cross cut shredder, get one. The others are useless.

JDarg is correct, ID theft is nothing to sneeze at. However this is the lounge, a place for humor and relaxation and a serious thread about this topic may be suited elsewhere.

Now back to that fermented grape juice. Where did I put that box?:roll:

So what is your reason for not using your name for an email address?

JD and 007 please drink some leftover flat champagne and lighten up. Its a joke. Chill. Heck, I'm the one that got thefted and I'm fine with it. I met BH25 at Fire the other day, and absolutely FLIPPED over him. As you can see by my tar. His wife is my hero, as she puts up with him.

Besides, Imitation is the best form of flattery. I'm flattered. I just wish I was FLATTER!

Happy New Year guys. And aboard 007. You seem fairly new. You'll get used to us.

Just as the "Shut Down Sowal Thread"- Its a JOKE. Breathe....

Agreed

Well sorry to offend you....But that Gun stuff is just not right either! I have a fear of Guns and that avatar has scared me. Please when I see the handle 007 I expect to see scantly clad women! Remove that tar at on Once!
OMG have a heat attack LOL..

Someone PaaaaaLeeeeezzzzzzzz Type!

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Scantily clad women are SJ's department. :funn:

Just give me a bat so I can hit myself over the head with it and put myself out of my SoWal misery.

Scantily clad women are SJ's department. :funn:

Thank you.

Just give me a bat so I can hit myself over the head with it and put myself out of my SoWal misery.

NOOOO! Love you too much. How 'bout we give you a bat so you can put someone else out of our misery?

Thank you.

:roll:

Hey BH25 don't let them intimidate you!

I read this post because I thought you were serious. Identity theft jokes on the internet are not very funny.

i'm with you on this one jdarg. we had mail stolen and had a huge mess with stolen checks etc. i can't even find humor in identity theft jokes after all the crap we had to go thru - sorry to be a killjoy....