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To: Ken98 who wrote (82598)	1/6/2000 11:10:00 AM
From: Tim McCormick	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

I like to toss my cookies. In MS/IE go to tools/internet options/settings/view files/edit-select all/file-delete. If you do this make sure you have all your passwords for everywhere you go, because you will have to reenter them. Just clearing cache and clearing history does not remove cookies.

To: Ken98 who wrote (82598)	1/6/2000 11:10:00 AM
From: IceShark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

Last fall someone stole my ss# (I still don't have a clue how) and started opening up credit cards in my name in another I don't think you were around last summer to follow my saga with stolen identity. It was a shagging nightmare. Getting a SS# is shockingly easy from all sorts of sources and once someone has that, it is off to the races. You need to call the big 3 credit reporting outfits, tell them you have had a case of identity theft, request a free copy of your report to review (for bogus accounts in your name and even creditors suing you on bogus accounts you are unaware of - one of mine was telephone service set up in my name in another town), and have them permanently flag your account with a note of identity theft and all creditors must call you on the telephone to verify. The credit outfits will send you a list of other things to keep in mind and do. If worse comes to worst, you can get a new SS# but it is about as tough and problem causing as entering the witness protection program. Not worth it in my mind, especially since it will be easy for some new crook to steal that number and you are then in a deeper hole than you started out. -ng-