Comments on: Companies Must Notify Customers if Personal Data is Stolen http://www.legalnewswatch.com/222/companies-must-notify-customers-if-personal-data-is-stolen Stories That Impact Your Rights Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Bernard Louberssac http://www.legalnewswatch.com/222/companies-must-notify-customers-if-personal-data-is-stolen/comment-page-1#comment-1812 Bernard Louberssac Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:06:49 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=222#comment-1812 I’m a victim of Identity Theft, I thought I was taking all necessary measures to don't end up as a victim But I quickly realized that Credit Card Company, Insurance, Retail Store, Telephone Company, etc... So many needs to have a database with all your personal information’s to allow you to do business with them. The data base include: Name (First, Middle and Last) Address Telephone number Social Security Number Date & Place of Birth However the way they handle your information’s make too easy for Thief’s to embezzle money. I am wondering why Credit Card Companies, financial Institutions… are not liable to make sure your information are well protected. Recently, I have contacted my Best Buy Store Account to talk about fraudulent activity on my account. There bank, Household Bank sends me letters and I did follow up with them. But I asked them to set up a password on my account to prevent other individual to access my accounts. They agreed on it. Today, when I call them I was able to access my account without any security question been asked, not even my social Security number. I complain about it and they transfer me to a Supervisor that told me that is not any more company policy? How do you expect to protect yourself? Sprint PCS keep allowing people opening account with my name but refuse to discuss about the account with me. I offer all creditor my help and assistance to catch the individual responsible But I can’t get access to investigators or information’s on the case and more times pass that give me less chance to have access to Security Video or located the individual. I am really frustrated to see how hopeless it is. Please tell me that I have options and can make them responsible for the situation that they put me in. Bernard Louberssac I’m a victim of Identity Theft, I thought I was taking all necessary measures to don’t end up as a victim But I quickly realized that Credit Card Company, Insurance, Retail Store, Telephone Company, etc… So many needs to have a database with all your personal information’s to allow you to do business with them.

The data base include:

Name (First, Middle and Last)

Address

Telephone number

Social Security Number

Date & Place of Birth

However the way they handle your information’s make too easy for Thief’s to embezzle money.

I am wondering why Credit Card Companies, financial Institutions… are not liable to make sure your information are well protected.

Recently, I have contacted my Best Buy Store Account to talk about fraudulent activity on my account. There bank, Household Bank sends me letters and I did follow up with them.

But I asked them to set up a password on my account to prevent other individual to access my accounts.

They agreed on it.

Today, when I call them I was able to access my account without any security question been asked, not even my social Security number. I complain about it and they transfer me to a Supervisor that told me that is not any more company policy?

How do you expect to protect yourself?

Sprint PCS keep allowing people opening account with my name but refuse to discuss about the account with me.

I offer all creditor my help and assistance to catch the individual responsible But I can’t get access to investigators or information’s on the case and more times pass that give me less chance to have access to Security Video or located the individual.

I am really frustrated to see how hopeless it is.

Please tell me that I have options and can make them responsible for the situation that they put me in.

Bernard Louberssac

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