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"Harry Hope" |
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27 May 2006 09:50:32 AM |
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Veterans inundate Veterans Administration with calls on data theft |
American Legion spokeswoman Ramona Joyce said the group's Indianapolis
headquarters has been inundated with phone calls, as have local posts.
In Washington, a local news show did a segment on the theft and set up
a phone bank to field calls from veterans after the newscast.
``The phones did not stop ringing,'' Joyce said.
Legion staff advised veterans not to close their credit cards or their
bank accounts, but to notify those institutions that they're a veteran
and might be at risk of identity theft, Joyce said.
Equifax, one of the three credit reporting companies, has seen an
increased volume of calls, said company spokesman David Rubinger.
The company is required by law to provide one free credit report a
year and doesn't charge for fraud alerts -- a notation on a credit
report that says an individual believes he's a victim of identity
theft.
As a result of the massive data theft, Equifax is charging veterans
half the normal cost of its e-mail service alerting customers to
changes in their credit report.
The service, normally $49.95 to $129.95 is now $24.95 to $64.95 for
veterans.
From The Associated Press, 5/26/06:
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/14677776.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss
Veterans inundate VA with calls on data theft
WASHINGTON (AP) -
More than 120,000 veterans concerned that their personal information
was stolen have called the Veterans Affairs Department with questions
about what to do about it, a department spokesman said Friday.
And veterans groups said they're inundated with requests for
information.
The American Legion is setting up a tent Saturday near the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Wall to be staffed through the weekend with people
who can answer veterans questions about the data theft and other
matters.
``They're upset,'' said Jerry Newberry, spokesman for the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
``One guy said, 'I just feel like I've been betrayed.'''
The VA on Monday revealed that a laptop containing the names, birth
dates and Social Security numbers of 26.5 million veterans who were
discharged since 1975 was stolen from an employee's home on May 3.
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Just in time for Memorial Day.
Harry
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| User: "The PretZel" |
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| Title: Re: Veterans inundate Veterans Administration with calls on data theft |
27 May 2006 06:04:58 PM |
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On 2006-05-27 07:50:32 -0700, Harry Hope <rivrvu@ix.netcom.com> said:
American Legion spokeswoman Ramona Joyce said the group's Indianapolis
headquarters has been inundated with phone calls, as have local posts.
In Washington, a local news show did a segment on the theft and set up
a phone bank to field calls from veterans after the newscast.
``The phones did not stop ringing,'' Joyce said.
Legion staff advised veterans not to close their credit cards or their
bank accounts, but to notify those institutions that they're a veteran
and might be at risk of identity theft, Joyce said.
Equifax, one of the three credit reporting companies, has seen an
increased volume of calls, said company spokesman David Rubinger.
The company is required by law to provide one free credit report a
year and doesn't charge for fraud alerts -- a notation on a credit
report that says an individual believes he's a victim of identity
theft.
As a result of the massive data theft, Equifax is charging veterans
half the normal cost of its e-mail service alerting customers to
changes in their credit report.
The service, normally $49.95 to $129.95 is now $24.95 to $64.95 for
veterans.
From The Associated Press, 5/26/06:
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/rss/14677776.htm?source=rss&channel=siliconvalley_rss
Veterans
inundate VA with calls on data theft
WASHINGTON (AP) -
More than 120,000 veterans concerned that their personal information
was stolen have called the Veterans Affairs Department with questions
about what to do about it, a department spokesman said Friday.
And veterans groups said they're inundated with requests for
information.
The American Legion is setting up a tent Saturday near the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Wall to be staffed through the weekend with people
who can answer veterans questions about the data theft and other
matters.
``They're upset,'' said Jerry Newberry, spokesman for the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
``One guy said, 'I just feel like I've been betrayed.'''
The VA on Monday revealed that a laptop containing the names, birth
dates and Social Security numbers of 26.5 million veterans who were
discharged since 1975 was stolen from an employee's home on May 3.
________________________________________________________
Just in time for Memorial Day.
Harry
I can't feel entirely sorry for Veterans on this, Harry. They sat
behind the King and backed his Monarchy. It is their fault King George
is screwing us all. Veterans fought for our constitution with their
life's blood, only to turn it over to some cheap excuse fore a decider
in chief that has used white-out to remove our bill of rights with a
bottle of opaque fear.
Maybe next time they'll give a little less of their time trying to keep
people from burning the flag and more time fighting the "Good Fight".
We can always "print" more flags. Let's see them try getting this genie
back in the bottle.
~g.
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"Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their
own government. Whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their
notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights."
- Thomas Jefferson
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