This is for real, I just called.
Genevieve Cory
'71 MGBGT
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It just so happens that last night, DATELINE did an investigative report
on how credit card fraud through identity fraud has become a rampant and
effective crime which proves to be a financially destructive and
bureaucratic nightmare which holds its victims hostage for years to
come....
Your name, social security number, current address, previous addresses,
mother's maiden name, birth date, and other personal information are now
available to anyone with a credit card through a new Lexis database
called P-Trax. As I am sure you are aware, this information could be used
to commit credit card fraud or otherwise allow someone else to use your
identity.
You can have your name and information removed from this list by making
a telephone request. Call (800) 543-6862, select option4 and then option
3 ("all other questions") and tell the representative answering that you
wish to remove your name from this P-trax database. You may also send a
fax to 1930 (513) 865-7360, (when I called today after business hours,
the number was (513) 865-1930) or physical mail to LEXIS-NEXIS / P.O. Box
933 / Dayton, Ohio 45401-0933. Sending physical mail to confirm your name
has been removed is always a good idea.
As word of the existence of this database has spread on the net,
Lexis-Nexis has been inundated with calls, and has set up a special set
of operators to handle the volume. In addition, Andrew Bleh (rhymes with
"Play") is a manager responsible for this product, and is the person to
whom complaints about the service could be directed. He can be reached
at the above 800 number. Ask for extension 3385. According to Lexis, the
manager responsible is Bill Fister at extension 1364.
I called this morning and had my name removed. The representative will
need your name and social security number to remove you from the list. I
suggest that we inundate these people with requests to remove our info
from the list and
FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE WE KNOW!!!!
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