Keep an eye on your credit/debit card accounts.

[Gunanddoglover]

how does one go about doing this?

I set mine up online. You need to root around your banks website or phone app.

 

[Please Delete]

And if you have not already done so, consider freezing your credit. Easiest, cheapest way to avoid identity theft. But, you better tattoo the passwords from the credit bureaus on your arse because if you lose those you're screwed.

this. I had a walmart employee setup a comcast acct w/my info...never paid the bill. froze my credit after that bull****.

 

[timbgtm]

The other thing I do -- especially for online purchases -- is to use an "alias" credit card through privacy.com. Each card number they create for you can only be used with that specific merchant. Or you can create "burner" card numbers which can only be used one time. So if that merchant is ever breached, just cancel the number and your real debit/credit card is still safe. Each card you create can use different funding sources too (your checking, your debit card, etc.). It's an amazing service.

I'm lowering it to $3.50 now...

That's a good plan , I didn't realize this could be done. Note to self check into hidden identity cc, an dc!

 

[timbgtm]

this. I had a walmart employee setup a comcast acct w/my info...never paid the bill. froze my credit after that bull****.

I'd be checking into sueing somebody.

 

[Trailrider]

Hey sorry about that, I really wanted to take a trip and swear I was gonna pay you back!

 

[maidenfan]

I’m broke, with 2 kids in college and a wife who spends like its her last day on earth. So problem solved.

 

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I'd be checking into sueing somebody.

I tried. Filed police reports and **** too. nothing came of it. Debt was cleared for me at least.

 

[ARCman47]

They cant steal from me with my 303 credit score

Same.

 

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how do you get a 303 credit score? seems high

 

[CAMSDADDY]

I’m broke, with 2 kids in college and a wife who spends like its her last day on earth. So problem solved.

Then you certainly need to watch it. Sounds like you need every penny and then some.
About once a year I get a text from Chase asking if I am trying to make a purchase. Each time they have caught the fraud and notified me. I check my balance daily and they have caught it every time. Their algorithms are amazing.