Comments on: That’ll Never Happen to Me! http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/ Sweet as Honey...Hotter than Hell Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:47:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Yasmine http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42042 Yasmine Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:52:30 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42042 Good luck Sloane. Good luck Sloane.

]]> By: Sloane http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42041 Sloane Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:54:25 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42041 Thank you all for your support. I'm amazed at in our little group how many of us have experienced this kind of thing. What the hell is wrong with our world? The police have arrested a 16 year old girl who bought the information of the previous woman from someone. When I was 16 I was too worried if a guy would ask me out or where I could buy cigarettes, not someone else's info. The bank has put the money back in my account and is watching it daily. They do want me to cancel and reopen an account. They also insist it is not an inside job. We find that very hard to believe. Thank you all for your support. I’m amazed at in our little group how many of us have experienced this kind of thing. What the hell is wrong with our world?

The police have arrested a 16 year old girl who bought the information of the previous woman from someone.

When I was 16 I was too worried if a guy would ask me out or where I could buy cigarettes, not someone else’s info.

The bank has put the money back in my account and is watching it daily. They do want me to cancel and reopen an account. They also insist it is not an inside job. We find that very hard to believe.

]]> By: Jeanne http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42040 Jeanne Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:19:31 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42040 Oh, Sloane, I'm so sorry to hear you're having to go through this! I had an identity theft issue a couple years ago, and I know how violated it can make you feel. It's also frustrating because the burden is on you to clean up the mess. I hope that it gets straightned out soon. :-( Oh, Sloane, I’m so sorry to hear you’re having to go through this!

I had an identity theft issue a couple years ago, and I know how violated it can make you feel.

It’s also frustrating because the burden is on you to clean up the mess.

I hope that it gets straightned out soon. :-(

]]> By: Yasmine http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42039 Yasmine Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:09:29 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42039 Been there Sloane. My purse was stolen in 2000, while I was playing tennis of course. It was members at the club. They would watch you lock up your things, cut the lock with a lock cutter, and by the time you finished exercising, they would have used your credit cards. It took several months to catch them, and the club REFUSED to put up signs warning the women. Of course, I was the third woman that month. Several others followed being robbed, until the woman was caught. They tell you to close credit cards and bank accounts, but if your checks are stolen, it takes several weeks for that to stop. You should call the telecheck companies, give them the bank routing number, your account number and social security number if it was on your driver's license - another NO NO. They can stop checks from being processed within 24 hours. It sucks that you can be robbed by the very people supposed to serve you. Been there Sloane. My purse was stolen in 2000, while I was playing tennis of course. It was members at the club. They would watch you lock up your things, cut the lock with a lock cutter, and by the time you finished exercising, they would have used your credit cards. It took several months to catch them, and the club REFUSED to put up signs warning the women. Of course, I was the third woman that month. Several others followed being robbed, until the woman was caught. They tell you to close credit cards and bank accounts, but if your checks are stolen, it takes several weeks for that to stop. You should call the telecheck companies, give them the bank routing number, your account number and social security number if it was on your driver’s license - another NO NO. They can stop checks from being processed within 24 hours. It sucks that you can be robbed by the very people supposed to serve you.

]]> By: Yasmine http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42038 Yasmine Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:11:44 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42038 Been there and it ain't pretty. My purse was stolen out of my locker at the health club. There were members, who watched women coming in and locking up their personal items. Of course, if you're gone for an hour exercising, it was enough time for them to break the lock, take your credit cards and checks and have a great time until you found out and called the police. Of course, we closed all accounts, but what the banks and police don't tell you is, if you call the telecheck companies, they can cease accepting your checks in 24 hours. That would have saved many companies my thieves went to hundreds of dollars!! Drivers licenses in some states are easy because people sometimes put their social security numbers on them, not a good idea and you don't have to. Also, some drivers licenses are laminated, so they can pull the picture off and replace it. It's very sad you can't even trust your own banking institutions, because the people they hire are there to rip them off too. Been there and it ain’t pretty. My purse was stolen out of my locker at the health club. There were members, who watched women coming in and locking up their personal items. Of course, if you’re gone for an hour exercising, it was enough time for them to break the lock, take your credit cards and checks and have a great time until you found out and called the police. Of course, we closed all accounts, but what the banks and police don’t tell you is, if you call the telecheck companies, they can cease accepting your checks in 24 hours. That would have saved many companies my thieves went to hundreds of dollars!! Drivers licenses in some states are easy because people sometimes put their social security numbers on them, not a good idea and you don’t have to. Also, some drivers licenses are laminated, so they can pull the picture off and replace it. It’s very sad you can’t even trust your own banking institutions, because the people they hire are there to rip them off too.

]]> By: Maya Reynolds http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42037 Maya Reynolds Tue, 07 Feb 2006 19:05:23 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42037 Sloane: I know EXACTLY how you feel. The same thing happened to me about five years ago. I was in a meeting at work when my secretary pulled me out. My bank was on the phone, wanting to know if I had written a check for $1,600 to an individual. I said, "No." They said he was in the bank lobby trying to cash the check. I said, "Arrest the bastard." Long story short. He got nervous because it was taking so long and left the bank before the cops arrived. The bank started examining my account and realized it was the third time he'd cashed a check (each for $1,600) against my account THAT DAY. He'd been going from bank to bank cashing the checks. Fortunately, a smart teller got suspicious. Funny end to the story. About an hour later, while the cops where still there, he came back to ask for his driver's license which he'd left behind and was arrested. Turned out it was also an inside job. I closed my account and started over. The bank reimbursed me and it's never happened again. This, too, will pass. Sloane: I know EXACTLY how you feel. The same thing happened to me about five years ago. I was in a meeting at work when my secretary pulled me out. My bank was on the phone, wanting to know if I had written a check for $1,600 to an individual. I said, “No.” They said he was in the bank lobby trying to cash the check. I said, “Arrest the bastard.”

Long story short. He got nervous because it was taking so long and left the bank before the cops arrived. The bank started examining my account and realized it was the third time he’d cashed a check (each for $1,600) against my account THAT DAY. He’d been going from bank to bank cashing the checks. Fortunately, a smart teller got suspicious.

Funny end to the story. About an hour later, while the cops where still there, he came back to ask for his driver’s license which he’d left behind and was arrested. Turned out it was also an inside job.

I closed my account and started over. The bank reimbursed me and it’s never happened again. This, too, will pass.

]]> By: Sherrill Quinn http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42036 Sherrill Quinn Tue, 07 Feb 2006 18:11:38 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42036 OMG, Sloane. I'm so sorry you're going through this. Take care. OMG, Sloane. I’m so sorry you’re going through this. Take care.

]]> By: Jenna Howard http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42035 Jenna Howard Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:46:37 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42035 Oh. My. Freakin. God. Good luck babe. Oh. My. Freakin. God.

Good luck babe.

]]> By: Sloane http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42034 Sloane Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:38:50 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42034 The checks were printed on a home computer. I have no clue as to how they created the driver's license. I just found out a 16 year old girl was arrested and she bought the info off another girl. I was also told it's not the FBI but FTA who are involved. Me thinks the media shuld be made aware of waht's going on. The checks were printed on a home computer. I have no clue as to how they created the driver’s license. I just found out a 16 year old girl was arrested and she bought the info off another girl. I was also told it’s not the FBI but FTA who are involved. Me thinks the media shuld be made aware of waht’s going on.

]]> By: Beth Anderson http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/comment-page-1/#comment-42033 Beth Anderson Tue, 07 Feb 2006 16:35:48 +0000 http://www.sloanetaylor.com/blog/2006/02/07/thatll-never-happen-to-me/#comment-42033 Oh. My. God. I'm absolutely aghast at hearing this. I hope the bank and the FBI figure this out soon, before they get any more of your money. How did they get your checks though? Or did they use bank checks? Beth, running to check her bank account right now... Oh. My. God.

I’m absolutely aghast at hearing this. I hope the bank and the FBI figure this out soon, before they get any more of your money. How did they get your checks though? Or did they use bank checks?

Beth, running to check her bank account right now…

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