"Cub Driver" wrote:
(which had been data mined from one of
my computers 3 weeks ago - another story),

I for one would like to hear the story.

It's a dismal one. About three weeks ago, I started having trouble with
my DSL connection and called BellSouth tech support. In the process of
trouble shooting, we disabled the firewall, Norton AV, AdAware, etc.
while trying different drivers. Apparently, at some point during all
this, a data miner loaded and got enough information for thieves to
access my old VISA account. They changed the name and address and
ordered a bunch of stuff. They also attempted to establish a credit
account with Dell and order some computers. Both of these attempts were
stopped by the companies' fraud detection procedures. I then had to go
through the process of filing a police report, putting my name on fraud
watch with the credit agencies, closing my bank accounts, etc., etc.

BTW, the DSL problem turned out to be a faulty USB modem.

Also, is MBNA covering the charges?

Yes.
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Dan
C172RG at BFM