QUESTION: Is *everyone* on this database or only people who had bought,
test driven, looked at, answered an ad, etc., for LEXIUS?
Dwade
On Tue, 17 Sep 1996, Gen wrote:
> This is for real, I just called.
> Genevieve Cory
> '71 MGBGT
>
> <forwarded>
> It just so happens that last night, DATELINE did an investigative report
> on how credit card fraud through identity fraud has become a rampant and
> effective crime which proves to be a financially destructive and
> bureaucratic nightmare which holds its victims hostage for years to
> come....
>
> Your name, social security number, current address, previous addresses,
> mother's maiden name, birth date, and other personal information are now
> available to anyone with a credit card through a new Lexis database
> called P-Trax. As I am sure you are aware, this information could be used
> to commit credit card fraud or otherwise allow someone else to use your
> identity.
>
> You can have your name and information removed from this list by making
> a telephone request. Call (800) 543-6862, select option4 and then option
> 3 ("all other questions") and tell the representative answering that you
> wish to remove your name from this P-trax database. You may also send a
> fax to 1930 (513) 865-7360, (when I called today after business hours,
> the number was (513) 865-1930) or physical mail to LEXIS-NEXIS / P.O. Box
> 933 / Dayton, Ohio 45401-0933. Sending physical mail to confirm your name
> has been removed is always a good idea.
>
> As word of the existence of this database has spread on the net,
> Lexis-Nexis has been inundated with calls, and has set up a special set
> of operators to handle the volume. In addition, Andrew Bleh (rhymes with
> "Play") is a manager responsible for this product, and is the person to
> whom complaints about the service could be directed. He can be reached
> at the above 800 number. Ask for extension 3385. According to Lexis, the
> manager responsible is Bill Fister at extension 1364.
>
> I called this morning and had my name removed. The representative will
> need your name and social security number to remove you from the list. I
> suggest that we inundate these people with requests to remove our info
> from the list and
>
> FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE WE KNOW!!!!
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