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Identity Theft Victim
Hi all, Back in January my wife’s identity was stolen. This included her SIN. Since then, we’ve dealt with approximately 6 fraudulent credit applications in her name. Of course, all were declined as we have fraud alerts set up with Equifax and TU. We were in the process of securing a HELOC for a lar...
- Nurse2B
- May 10th, 2022 6:59 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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May 10th, 2022 6:59 pm
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Someone seems to have been trying to get into my accounts for a few weeks
It started with a week of my Tangerine being locked for no clear reason three times and me having to call to unlock it. That was several weeks ago. It wasn't clear what happened and I thought maybe it's just someone entering the wrong email address as their login, since for some reason lots of peopl...
- LuxErus
- Nov 7th, 2020 7:06 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Nov 7th, 2020 7:06 pm
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Sent stranger all my personal details what do I Do?!
I am freaking out...I am so stupid...the dumbest person ever...in my carelessness I sent an email with all my personal details to the wrong email account a complete stranger too late to recall in gmail....bank accounts, credit card, T4, NoA, pretty much all you need for mortgage. Is there anything I...
- ravrius
- Sep 20th, 2020 9:35 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Sep 20th, 2020 9:35 pm
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Suspected identity theft - are my suspicions reasonable and what to do?
... to respond. Am I being too suspicious, or does the timing really stink? I feel like now that they've got a lead on me via debit card, and full-on identity theft is in the making. I would think that a simple subscription to Equifax or TransUnion's protection should be good, but there are articles ...
- boat73
- Jun 4th, 2020 5:14 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Jun 4th, 2020 5:14 pm
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How can i stop Identity theft
... me to dispute multiple unauthorized credit checks. How can i stop this from happening again? There seems to be very little protection against identity theft for Canadians.
- muppetslayer
- Apr 6th, 2020 4:16 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Apr 6th, 2020 4:16 pm
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Free Credit Monitoring and Identity Theft Insurance by Capital One
Just received an email from Capital one offering 2 years of Credit monitoring and identity theft insurance. Check your email, there is a special code at the bottom that you can use to sign up. Also ironically my credit card was fraudulently used last night. I complained ...
- GameOfPhones
- Aug 14th, 2019 11:22 am
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Aug 14th, 2019 11:22 am
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[BMO] New identity theft protection with your BMO Bank Plan
I just received an email from BMO Performance and Premium Plan customers enjoy FREE access to OnGuard®*, a saving of over $175 a year! How OnGuard®* protects you Choose what personal information you’d like to have monitored – such as credit card and debit card numbers, passport number, and even your...
- vanmai87
- Feb 20th, 2019 4:21 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Feb 20th, 2019 4:21 pm
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Credit Monitoring Service for fraud and Identity Theft
... Cryptocurreny exchange. Turns out they screwed a bunch of people and reports are that the people on the board of directors were tied with Identity theft / fraud. I'm a little nervous considering they have my SIN and ID. Is their a service that will monitor my credit for free or for a decent ...
- tribute4
- Feb 18th, 2019 7:34 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
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Feb 18th, 2019 7:34 pm
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PSA - Cathay hacked, over 9 million customer's DOB, passport, phone etc stolen
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/24/business/cathay-pacific-data-breach/index.html One of Asia's top airlines has discovered a data breach in which the personal information of more than 9 million passengers may have been stolen. Cathay Pacific (CPCAY) said late Wednesday that a wide range of data — inclu...
- Gboard2
- Oct 25th, 2018 10:58 pm
- Forum: Travel
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Possible identity theft regarding PR card? need advice!
... i call service Canada and explain the situation? FYI : I filed a police report against that person.so if in the future i've become a victim of identity theft she has to answer for that.
- jenlinguria
- Aug 9th, 2018 11:17 pm
- Forum: Home & Garden
- Home & Garden
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Aug 9th, 2018 11:17 pm
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New identity fraud victim, and they didn't even choose a good card!
Just got an alert from Credit Karma that Desjardins pulled my credit report. As I have no business with them called them up and we determined that someone had used my identity to open a credit card at The Brick. Promptly closed it so they won't even receive it to their address. They must not have be...
- joshnet
- Jan 26th, 2018 7:30 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Jan 26th, 2018 7:30 pm
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[Equifax] YMMV For those affected -- complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection for 12 months. YMMV
... of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) and other regulators. For impacted Canadians, we are providing complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection for 12 months. Equifax reminds Canadian consumers to be vigilant in reviewing their account statements and credit reports ...
- alanbrenton
- Dec 4th, 2017 8:19 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
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Dec 4th, 2017 8:19 pm
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Is Identity Theft Insurance recommended?
Just wondering if this is necessary. Are there any credit cards that offer this?
- john.canad
- May 29th, 2017 7:38 pm
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May 29th, 2017 7:38 pm
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RedFlagDeals has been hacked. Database dump.
Admin edit: If anyone requires assistance with their account (password or email) send an email to [email protected].com. This includes issues where you don't remember or don't have access to your accounts email address. Hello all, I searched and haven't seen any notice of this in news or in the ...
- thearcade
- Jan 9th, 2017 10:04 am
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Jan 9th, 2017 10:04 am
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CRA phone scam - indication of identity theft?
... she'd like to call herself to CRA to understand what is going on. It clearly was a scam attempt and we are wondering if it is any indication of identity theft? We'll report it to CRA, but should we consider any kind of identity protection as well?
- northstarbd
- Jul 2nd, 2015 6:39 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Jul 2nd, 2015 6:39 pm
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Home Depot hacked / customer info stolen / free Equifax Premier for a year
If you have used a credit card at Home Depot between April 2014 and early September 2014, your personal info may have been stolen . The retailer is offering credit monitoring for a year via Equifax Premier plan - I guess, this includes unlimited credit score reports as well. https://homedepot.allcle...
- Siberian
- Sep 8th, 2014 6:55 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Sep 8th, 2014 6:55 pm
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Multiple credit profile/history for one person and possible identity theft activity..
Hello RFDer! I am seeking some advice in regards to personal finance / credit history... Let me explain my background briefly... I came to Canada when I was fifteen as an international student, received my SIN when I was around 20 and finally, got a permanent SIN just a few weeks ago after my landin...
- jpark59
- May 25th, 2014 3:05 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
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May 25th, 2014 3:05 pm
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Does the food court's cashier get to see my credit card info?
When I use the credit card at the food court, the receipt I get from charging my credit card at the food court is "XXXX XXXX XXXX 9999". This does not show my credit card number but just the last 4 digits. There is a second receipt for the merchant, does the merchant's copy show the full c...
- newsun
- May 10th, 2014 10:58 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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May 10th, 2014 10:58 pm
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Identity theft, now dealing with Money Mart and collections
... file a report since I have no idea any of this was happened, and like I said my ID wasnt stolen or anything. Does anyone else have experience with identity theft and companies being difficult like this? The other places were all semi reputable banks, but money mart seems scummy and they're being ...
- cheruboo
- Aug 15th, 2013 1:24 am
- Forum: Personal Finance
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Aug 15th, 2013 1:24 am
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Am I too paranoid with my CC or are my friends just easy to scam?
I ordered a pizza last night, the kid asks how I was gonna pay (while I was on the phone with him) I said credit card if possible when it gets here he asked for my # over the phone I said I'm not giving my CC # on the phone for obvious reasons... My friends laughed and said I was being too paranoid ...
- XtremeModder
- Aug 4th, 2013 1:17 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance
- Personal Finance
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Aug 4th, 2013 1:17 pm