They pull it from your credit report. Definitely a bit spooky Ben Story, CCSP, CCDA Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 18, 2010, at 13:01, "Steele, Thomas C" <tste...@manteno5.org> wrote: > So… when my mother passed away a while back, I inherited a few (very few!) > shares of stock. The transfer was finally completed this past week and I got > a notice from the investment services firm (BNY Mellon) holding the stock > alerting me to the transfer. The notice included an offer to access my > account on-line. I had never dealt with this firm before and in the > paperwork relating to the transfer, all I included was the basic personal > information (including Social Security number). When setting up my on-line > credentials, I was given the opportunity to authenticate via mail or on-line. > Being the impatient tech-geek that I am, I chose on-line, of course. This > where things got interesting… I was presented with about a half dozen > multiple choice questions about my children, vehicles I own, credit cards I > use, etc. The most alarming thing was that each multiple-choice question > included at least on correct piece of personal information for me to choose > from. This is information I never provided to them. They must have > obtained it from the credit agencies – at least that is the only place I can > think of that might be gathering this type of information. > > > > This just goes to show that no matter how careful you are, there is a ton of > personal information being held on you in cyberspace – probably more than you > realize! > > > > -TS > > > > Thomas C. Steele > Technology Director > Manteno CUSD #5 > 250 N Poplar > Manteno, IL 60950 > ph: (815)928-7006 fx: (815)468-6439 > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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