Hi all,
Just thought I'd post something up here. I have many, MANY different passwords for the sites I go to. I actually have a list I refer to in order to find my passwords at times because it is so hard to remember them all. Well, I just got a letter from my credit card company Saturday stating that my account was suspected of fraudulent charges. (I just got a new card in the mail the same week, old card's magnetic strip was gone.) So I called them up figuring since they didn't have one of those call first stickers on the card that maybe they didn't like something with the new card. So I gave all my info, it recognized me then went on to list four previous purchases and to acknowledge whether I bought them or not. Come to find out only one of the four were actually mine!! Somehow somebody got my CC# and spent around $700 online, $400 of which was declined, but the last $300 is still lingering. Bank One somehow managed to sort out the bad ones there, but still there will be a $300 balance on my account until it is thoroughly investigated, the account is now closed. Just a helpful reminder to change your passwords, I know that I will be.

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Jeff M.
Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here.
1983 / 1984 300D Sold
2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold
2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k

In that same vein, you should not let Windows remember passwords for you, especially for financial sites/accounts. I was hit with a virus last year that allowed someone to hack in to my computer. They found my websites, logged into my credit card account to get that information, and proceeded to charge several hundred dollars on my account. I knew nothing of it until the credit card company called me.

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Rick Miley
2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
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dayum!

Good thing I dont store stuff like that on my computer.

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2003 E55 AMG
2007 FJ Cruiser

Identity theft is a growing problem nowadays...the severe cases I read about take years to rectify, and the damage to the individual's credit and good standing is irreperable!

In addition, especially with many people doing their billing transactions online, make sure you check your itemized statements each billing period.

Not only can you spot suspicious activity, but it will alert you to hidden charges and fees you may not have realized you were incurring...

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car