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(Message started by: Jonny on May 1^st, 2007, 7:48pm)

Title: How safe is your bank?
Post by Jonny on May 1^st, 2007, 7:48pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_8xRnzQqME

For the dial uppers, its a couple of dudes checking the trash at mutiple Chase banks. they find names, addresses, SS#'s, phone numbers, DOB, account #'s and even passwords.

They blur it out I think for good reason, but......I have no idea if this is for real......my money is on "its for real!"

BTW...None of what they find is shredded, its all full page paperwork.

Title: Re: How safe is your bank?
Post by BarbaraD on May 1^st, 2007, 7:53pm

I thought banks were "required" to shred all this stuff. No wonder we half identy theft...

BTW Jonny, could you make a little deposit in your account... it's getting a little low and I need.......

Hugs BD

Title: Re: How safe is your bank?
Post by Jonny on May 1^st, 2007, 8:05pm

on 05/01/07 at 19:53:42, BarbaraD wrote:

I thought banks were "required" to shred all this stuff. No wonder we half identy theft...

What?....a bank SPEND money?.....LOL ;;D

Im sure some do, but not all it looks like.

Title: Re: How safe is your bank?
Post by Paul98 on May 1^st, 2007, 8:30pm

Best thing you can do is check your accounts regularly. Bank, CC etc. I usually do mine 1X a week to see if all is as it should be.

I got a call the other day from my CC company asking if I used my CC for cash withdraw that morning. I did try to take cash out that morning but stupid me, I had gotten the order of cards in my wallet mixed up and tried to use the CC in place of my bank card. 3X I entered the pin and was rejected. I finally realized I was using a CC instead of the banks card...DUH! It was reassuring to see prompt action on the part of the CC company for irregular activity. Always know where your accounts stand!

-P.