return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoI rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for salearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square195linkfedilinkarrow-up1838arrow-down17cross-posted to: privacy@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1831arrow-down1external-linkI rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for salearstechnica.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square195linkfedilinkcross-posted to: privacy@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@beehaw.org
minus-squareGenosseFlosse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 day agoThey can open bank or crypto accounts in his name, and then either overdraw the account or use it to move money from other scams in and out of this account, so the real scammers name is not attached to this account.
minus-squareaceshigh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 hours agoIs there a way to block that? Ie: freezing your credit means no one can take a loan, but that doesn’t remove the scenario you described.
They can open bank or crypto accounts in his name, and then either overdraw the account or use it to move money from other scams in and out of this account, so the real scammers name is not attached to this account.
Is there a way to block that? Ie: freezing your credit means no one can take a loan, but that doesn’t remove the scenario you described.