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Fucking Thieves

4K views 41 replies 25 participants last post by  Merc09 
#1 ·
So I was at LA Fitness in Livonia tonight and somebody broke into my locker and stole my shit. Lost my car, house and work keys, wallet, debit card, company credit card, drivers license, social security card, work clothes and other stuff. And of course the gym has 0 cameras.

I made a police report, reported my debit and the company cc stolen, put my house on high alert for elevated patrol through westland, rekeyed my house, emptied my car out, blocked it in with my wifes car.

I now need to get a new drivers license, social security card, debit card, various other cards, full coverage or new locks for the jeep and possibly some sort of identity protection.

Anybody have any other suggestions of something I may be missing?

Any reccomendations of identity protection services?
 
#2 ·
I hear good things about life lock.

The precautions you are taking are perfect. However, I wouldn't personally think the jeep would be stolen I think the card were probably the target. I don't know why they would take the keys though? Maybe they went through it on the way out.

I hope this is the en of the troubles am that the thief doe a slow painful death in front of his family.
 
#3 ·
I just went through replacing my debit card and a visa card last week. No idea how someone got the numbers. I dont use them often and never for internet. Second time in two years I've had to replace credit cards.
I dont understand why people carry their SS card with them. Good luck getting a new number, doesn't happen very often.
 
#7 ·
Hopefully all they wanted was the cards and any small stuff to sell. Otherwise they now know where you live and have keys to your house and jeep.

Hope they catch them fast, sucks you have to deal with crap like this.
 
#8 ·
Well if they get a face they can cross reference the pictures in LA's member database and get a name and address.

I honest to god have never been so pissed. I was all pumped up from the workout and would have loved to get ahold of the person who took my shit.......not trying to be a hard ass.
 
#16 ·
I don't know what I would be more mad about; changing out all the locks and canceling CC cards and such, or just having my stuff stolen. Sounds like they created a real hassle for you. That's pretty crappy though. Hopefully they find whoever stole your items.

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#36 ·
So someone came in and cut the lock? Myself and many others that go to the YMCA dont ever lock our stuff, just toss it in and go workout. (ID keys and phone is all). Seems weird that whoever it was wanted to get past your pad-lock more than one that may have not been locked.
 
#19 ·
So, i was in windsor last week and had my car window broken and pretty much had my identity stolen. (i left my wallet in a cup holder, took out to pay bridge toll and some fukc saw it and decided it was going to be his :fish:).
I guess i was ashamed to come here and tell people how stupid i am (really really stupid) but i found this bit of advice on a site and thought i'd pass it along. some of the stuff is silly but the numbers at the bottom i think are worth jotting down (and calling Silver Bullet). If nothing else you will get a call in the next 90 days if anyone tries to open any type of account/credit card in your name. The only reason i post is because maybe this will help...

ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGE

A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:

1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'
...
2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.

3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.

4. Place the contents of your wallet on photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the photocopy in a safe place.

I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards..


But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:

5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.

6.. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).

But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even thought to do this.)

7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name.

The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.

Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:

1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285

2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742

3.) Trans Union : 1-800-680 7289

4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271



We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything.
 
#24 ·
Go to https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp to get your free credit reports (everybody should do this every year) and see if there is anything suspicious on them. You may want to consider one of the credit monitoring services for a few months (all three credit reporting agencies offer the service, for a fee of course). The rest has been covered in dbikers post above.

I just went through replacing my debit card and a visa card last week. No idea how someone got the numbers. I dont use them often and never for internet. Second time in two years I've had to replace credit cards.
I dont understand why people carry their SS card with them. Good luck getting a new number, doesn't happen very often.
We were trying to figure out where one of our cards was compromised when it happened to us. The cc rep said it could have been anywhere. She also said that a hacker stole millions of card numbers from a few “clearing houses” just for kicks and then sold them on the internet. The rep speculated that it would take time for the all those stolen numbers to be used by the criminals. So it could be your number being stolen had nothing to do with how or where you used the cards.
 
#26 ·
check you bank accounts for all debit card activity.

have read one of the favorite tricks is for the crook to debit a buck or two to the account to make sure the card still works,,,,then slowly syphon off $$ week after week withdrawing small amounts so as to not raise suspicion on the part of the account holder.

seems many folks do not check the line items on their bank statements on a regular basis.

and i like 2x the advice from dbiker.......two thumbs up
 
#27 ·
I have all my accounts set up so I receive an e-mail for any transaction that takes place. Have had my credit card compromised twice before I did this. Now if so much as $1 is withdrawn from any of my accounts or charged to my credit card I get an e-mail immediately. This doesn't stop the crooks from accessing your accounts but does minimize the damage by allowing you to alert you banks and credit card companies. I also have fraud protection so I am not responsible for fraudulent charges. Most credit card company's include this with the account.
 
#34 ·
http://www.mastercard.com/us/merchant/pdf/Unsigned_Credit_Cards-(Global).pdf

The "lawyer" who wrote those tips is an idiot. This is direct from MasterCard.

What if the card says “Ask for Photo I.D.” in the signature space?
The transaction cannot be processed unless the cardholder’s signature appears in the signature space.
As noted on the cards, they are “not valid unless signed.”
 
#35 ·
this is also the written policy of Visa.
HOWEVER, i wrote "SEE D.L." on the back of my card. NEVER EVER had a problem. approx 50% of the time i am asked for and show my driver's license and the requester smiles and sez okay. the rest of the time i am NOT asked and the transaction is processed. i don't see the problem anyway because a gasoline pump never checks my signature, just asks for my zip code which in not hard to get it someone stole my wallet/id.
 
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