Comments on: Look! I Got Screwed Over~!

By: Khal

Khal — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:35:29 +0000

If it makes you feel any better, and I realize this post is old, I got raped online also for 2000 bucks…took me a few weeks of paperwork and talking to the bank to get it back, but it definitely wasn’t a pleasant experience when you’re bankroll gets cleaned out.

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The Otakusphere: A long line of dead blogs « In Search of Number Nine — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:41:30 +0000

[…] I found was a fairly long post about how she’d had her identity stolen. Honestly it was one of those posts where even a crusty curmudgeon like me finds myself […]

By: Cooldown

Cooldown — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:29:09 +0000

I’ve had something similar happen to me in the past, although not as bad as you. I’m just glad they were able to catch the guy that did it to you as they weren’t able to track them in my case. I hope the future finds better things for you.

By: Cniht

Cniht — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:05:06 +0000

I’m sorry to hear this happened and I should let you kknow that with all it’s built in flaws, Windows itself is open to attacks like that which can steal you account info and credit card numbers. The best we can reallly do is to never store that info in a computer connected to the internet. If you already have, you should delete all your cookies, history, temp internet files, caches, form data and passwords. Most of this you can do from inside Internet Explorer via the Tools menu, Internet Options. Just hit the Delete button in the Browsing History section and use each option at least once. For the coookies, they’re usually stored in the folder,
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Cookies
(instead of Administrator user the name you entered when you installed Windows.) If this folder isn’t empty, delete everything in it. I know it’s a hassle to type in passwords and not have the autocomplete functions in the web browser, but it’s much more secure that way. After all, they can’t steal info that isn’t there to be taken. I also suggest spending the $7.50/month for a service like LifeLock which will reimburse you when fraud strikes like this up to $1,000,000. Oh, and if you doon’t already use it the free scan at
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
will also look for vulnerabilities in your OS and programs that these people commonly exploit to steal your data.

By: Ceray

Ceray — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:28:17 +0000

Wow. What a horrible person, to steal from a sixteen year old… I was thinking about the same thing recently, since I just got a bank account… I’m happy that the person got caught, serves them right.

By: cyruz

cyruz — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:06:46 +0000

Totally forgot to leave a comment, it’s kinda useless since I was there when it happened but still. I’m glad things are fine again now. Couldn’t live long without ya. xP

By: Kanashimi

Kanashimi — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:05:58 +0000

I would like to thank everyone for their support, it really means a lot to me. Just to let everyone know, I’ve reformatted my computer and I’m in the process of collecting meager things like anime and music.

I stayed up all night to do so only to find while checking my checking account over the internet that there was a transaction more recent then the others. It was for a small amount, but it was in progress. A result of calling my bank, gave me the IP number of the person who did this, their bank’s number, and their state location. He has been reported and will be in jail very soon.

Once again, I’m grateful to all of you and to the support I received in MAL’s IRC channel. Much love~ :]

By: TheBigN

TheBigN — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:31:05 +0000

Just make sure that everything’s alright before you start with MAL or this again. We’ll hold down the fort for you. :3

By: Hinano

Hinano — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:29:05 +0000

I’m so sorry to hear that :( I hope things pick up for you :// That sob should get caught and sent to prison for ID theft -_-;

By: TP

TP — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:51:32 +0000

Understandably, your loss is very bad, and so every penny counts.

If there’s any consolation, I can offer an advice: I know that right now you’re not eligible for debit accounts, but I highly stressed the advantages of debit transactions: you deduct money from real monetary values, as apart from credit. I’m sure there are plenty of debit accounts in your area that are also able to do online shopping.

And, whatever you do, have two separate accounts: one for your daily means, the other for your online shopping.

I know it’s hard, so take your time to reorganize your situation first.