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My Social Security Number is 457-55-5462

Haha, I always knew the guy would eventually get burned by those ads. However, poor people who signed up for the company, i wouldn't be feeling real comfortable right now.
 
It's still quite effective. People are literally gunning for him, and it has still held up quite well. You don't have everyone trying to steal your identity in particular, so you should still be quite well off.
 
makes the service look ineffective and a ripoff, imo.

yeah, it took awhile to get cracked or whatever, but it did. several times. and really, thats all that matters.
 
Peace said:
Figures.

I'd never use a service like that.
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I have an identity theft service (which should be expiring soon). Turns out a former employer had a security breach and paid for a year's worth of the service. Luckily it was right around the time that my Grad School had a similar breach along with another company I had done business with.
 
The phrase "poetic justice" comes to mind, but like Abstract I feel the need to point out that it held up quite well for a reasonably long time considering that his information was out in the open.

However, I have a more basic problem with ID protection services; they take the place of what police and other agencies should have been doing to begin with. Everyone, from the Todd Davises of the world to the Joe Shmoes needs to have the security of their identity intact. It's analogous to basic police and fire protection. We all pay collectively to minimize harm, and that's how identity theft should be handled as well.
 
CalBoy said:
The phrase "poetic justice" comes to mind, but like Abstract I feel the need to point out that it held up quite well for a reasonably long time considering that his information was out in the open.

However, I have a more basic problem with ID protection services; they take the place of what police and other agencies should have been doing to begin with. Everyone, from the Todd Davises of the world to the Joe Shmoes needs to have the security of their identity intact. It's analogous to basic police and fire protection. We all pay collectively to minimize harm, and that's how identity theft should be handled as well.
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That's absolutely correct. I submit that the reasons we'll never see comprehensive reform in the way our financial privacy is safeguarded is that so many influential organizations are profiting from these identity theft prevention services. In many cases, it's the same people profiting from identity theft prevention plans as those who are responsible for maintaining our data safely.
 
Sorry,
I guess it could be somebody's real number. If indeed it is a valid number. I don't think it could cause any harm, as their is no name or other information that would be linked to said number.

It's just that I, have always been so annoyed at this guy's t.v. and radio commercials. With him, blurting his social security number out. During the past 2 years. I was just poking fun.
 
I have to say though, even though this guy has everyone gunning for him, a minor ordeal at a check cashing agency is a pretty good record.
 
Koodauw said:
I have to say though, even though this guy has everyone gunning for him, a minor ordeal at a check cashing agency is a pretty good record.
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It was an online deal that didn't even run credit reports. As far as I'm concerned, that sounds like a success in terms of the service.
 
There's no real need to worry about posting made up SSNs considering anyone trying to scam someone could just make one up just the same....
 
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