Michael Coslo wrote:

It wasn't being on ebay that got your CC stolen. It was being too
trusting, and too ignorant of scams that have flourished on the internet.



I didn't have my CC info stolen. It was the fiance of a fellow that
I work with. That probably got lost in the mix somewhere.

No, I am just working with what you posted. You said that you were on ebay
twice, and got your CC info stolen.

The mistake you made on the internet, that got your CC stolen, works
on the
telephone too!



Heck Chuck, we don't have to do anything to have things stolen.
LexisNexis massive Personal info debacle as a point.

Yep, but that doesn't mean one has to make it easy. Control what you
can.


If we don't want our information being out there and vulnerable we
have to deal in cash only, and only buy in person.

That is a little too luddite for me. Your CC company protects you for
anything over $50 if you let them know right away. Well, that is if you
have a CC, debit cards, check cards, and prepaid CC's carry no protection
whatsoever.


I will leave you with this one tip: by advertising your call sign, you
are
advertising your name, birthday, age, and address to anyone who wants
to know. Up until very recently, your SSN was also in the mix, thanks
to congress and the FCC.

Do you think that is a wise idea?


All that info is readable just by being a ham.

That's true, but suppose that you post as yourself, and you **** off
one of the truly obsessive nutcases that lurk on usenet. El'fruitcake
would have to search through the thousands of people with the same name
as you inorder to find your sorry ass and make some trouble.

On the otherhand, if you post with your callsign, the fruited one can go
over to www.qrz.com, and there you are! Smile, for those crimelab guys,
.... if you can.

And since a lot of people believe that they can make themselves
anonymous on the internet, try posting something really nasty that will
get the attention of the authorities. Then you will find out the extent
of your anonymity.

The federal and state governments are the least of your worries. They'll
find you if they need to find you. It's the lesser evils that you need to
worry about.


That I choose to post as myself is one of those choices that I made
a long time ago. You may choose to think I'm stupid.

Nope, just ignorant and naive about the internet. We are all ignorant and
naive about something (lots of somethings, actually).

-Chuck