Re: Identity Theft
On Monday, December 27, 2021 02:08:25 PM Hans wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 26. Dezember 2021, 14:38:04 CET schrieb rhkramer@gmail.com:
> Hi there,
>
> I think, the more important is not, how the attacker got into the phone
> connection, the more important IMHO is that he said: "They asked me a lot
> of questions, very personbal questions about me and my family and so on."
While I agree with the general gist of your comments, I would point out that
they didn't ask about my family or "very personal questions" at least to the
greatest extent.
On the pretext of "verifying" my information, they asked me to provide mostly
the kind of information a financial firm would normally expect to have, like my
mailing address, full name, DOB, and some others, but, iirc, they also asked
for my full SSN (instead of the last 4 digits -- which should have been a red
flag), and for a credit card (which should have been a red flag).
> This should be the most important thing to all people, to give away the
> only necessary informations thea need and they already should have: name,
> address, maybe birthdate, sometimes mail-address (for the last one keep a
> "spammail- address available).
>
> If they ask for more, be alarmed and ask, why they need that special
> information(s). In doubt, disconnect and call again later. There is a big
> chance, you get another person on the phone, whom you can ask, if he or she
> knows your last voicepartner.
>
> Remember: Alaways, and really always(!) give as few informations away as
> possible! All datas are like arrows: If one is shot, you never know, who
> finds it and what he does with it. Copies it, collects it and misuse it,
> when ever there is an opportunity.
>
> So, again: The most important statement was: They asked me a lot of
> personal questions and wanted to know many peronal data!
>
> Keep alarmed!
>
> Best
>
> Hans
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