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  • Just Gone
    Suspended

    • Nov 2010
    • 893

    #16
    I would check my itc record from now on - they might just even open up accounts in your name and not pay them resulting in an ITC listing !

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    • sneakie
      Full Member
      • Sep 2011
      • 45

      #17
      Go to these sites and you can do a free lookup on your credit ratings to see if they have put you in the "BAD" books anywhere

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      • msmoorad
        Bronze Member

        • Jan 2009
        • 179

        #18
        what i do whenever i get this sort of emails:
        i use the most abusive & insulting laguage in my reply to them & tell them not to irritate me again- but they're too thick skinned
        theres always more.
        wonder if theres one group or different people doing it worldwide?
        it seasy to spot these emails- theres always spelling/grammatical errors.
        A “conspiracy theory” no longer means an event explained by a conspiracy. Instead, it now means any explanation, or even a fact, that is out of step with the government’s explanation and that of its media pimps.

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        • Justloadit
          Diamond Member

          • Nov 2010
          • 3518

          #19
          Originally posted by msmoorad
          what i do whenever i get this sort of emails:
          i use the most abusive & insulting laguage in my reply to them & tell them not to irritate me again- but they're too thick skinned
          theres always more.
          wonder if theres one group or different people doing it worldwide?
          it seasy to spot these emails- theres always spelling/grammatical errors.
          By replying, you are confirming to them that the email address is a good one to send more. I simply delete them.

          Same as the opt out on emails and SMSs, if you reply, to opt out, they have confirmation of the number. Many of these spam generators generate numbers in sequence and send, if they get a reply, then it is a valid number.
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          • Pap_sak
            Silver Member

            • Sep 2008
            • 466

            #20
            I think you have had some good advice but as long as they do not have bank details to link to the id i wouldn't really worry too much (don't stick your head in the sand ether). But when you think about it, how many people have you handed a copy of your ID to over the years - for me, at least a hundred, often with banking details. Stupid, yeah - but wouldn't loose too much sleep over it.

            PS - whats your pin number? Just need to check on something....

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            • Just Gone
              Suspended

              • Nov 2010
              • 893

              #21
              Except they can (in some/extreme circumstances) go to home affairs with the id number, report it stolen and apply for a new one which they can then use .

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              • Dave A
                Site Caretaker

                • May 2006
                • 22803

                #22
                Which makes you wonder why they bother to take finger prints - because they shouldn't match the ones taken with the previously issued ID.
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