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Subject: TopBand: Your personal info is 4 sale on Net
From: dennisgp@mut1.muscanet.com (Dennis G. Peterson)
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 10:45:54 -0500
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>Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 10:21:39 -0500
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>From: broendel@netexpress.net (Al Broendel)
>Subject: Your personal info is 4 sale on Net
>
>Something that I received today!!!      Al
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>Return-Path: jdscherer@grystone.com
To: <topband@contesting.com>
>>Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 16:42:36 -0700
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>>To: broendel@netexpress.net, dale.henderson@siecomp.com, jpowells@aol.com,
>>        WScotPerry@aol.com
>>From: Jim Scherer <jdscherer@grystone.com>
>>Subject: Your personal info is 4 sale on Net
>>X-UIDL: 80a74b52f1f08990fde01da510465a77
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>>Have you seen this?  Check it out!!
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>>Take Care LAter
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>>>Return-Path: mikeshaw@aimnet.com
To: <topband@contesting.com>
>>>Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 16:21:02 -0700 (PDT)
>>>X-Sender: mikeshaw@mailhub.aimnet.com (Unverified)
>>>To: 102151.135@CompuServe.com
>>>From: "Michael K. Shaw" <mikeshaw@aimnet.com>
>>>Subject: Your personal info is 4 sale on Net
>>>Cc: jdscherer@grystone.com, wscotperry@aol.com, richard.john@xilinx.com,
>>>        davidmcw@ix.netcom.com, anita_clemetson@appsig.com,
jball@cadence.com,
>>>        mikeshaw@aimnet.com
>>>
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>>>Hi, this will make your day!
>>>
>>>I received the following message from a friend.
>>>He called the number and verified that the following is true,
>>>except now they need your request in writing to have your
>>>personal info removed from their database:
>>>
>>>
>>>>_________________________ MESSAGE FOLLOWS 
>>>>
>>>>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
>>>>Date: 9/20/96 11:07 AM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     I got this in off the Internet, checked it out and it
>>>>is in
>>>>     fact true - the only thing changed from the message was
>>>>when I called
>>>>     the 800# the recording says they now need it faxed in
>>>>or mailed in.
>>>>
>>>>     To me, I don't know how they're getting around the
>>>>privacy act, but
>>>>     this is an egregious abuse of personal information.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>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
>>>>option 4 and
>>>>then option 3 ("all other questions") and tell the
>>>>representative
>>>> answering that you wish to remove your name from the P-trax
>>>>database.
>>>>  You may
>>>>also send a fax to (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.
>>>>
>>>>please read and do as instructed. Credit card fraud is a
>>>>rampant  criminal
>>>>activity resulting from this type of info on the net.
>>>----------
>>>
>>>mikeshaw@aimnet.com
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