Thanks for the info!!
I just called and guess what? you can only remove your name by faxing or
mailing to them now!!!!!
At 07:48 PM 9/17/96 -0500, you wrote:
>This is for real, I just called.
>Genevieve Cory
>'71 MGBGT
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>It just so happens that last night, DATELINE did an investigative report
>on how credit card fraud through identity fraud has become a rampant and
>effective crime which proves to be a financially destructive and
>bureaucratic nightmare which holds its victims hostage for years to
>come....
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> 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.
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> You can have your name and information removed from this list by making
>a telephone request. Call (800) 543-6862, select option4 and then option
>3 ("all other questions") and tell the representative answering that you
>wish to remove your name from this P-trax database. You may also send a
>fax to 1930 (513) 865-7360, (when I called today after business hours,
>the number was (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.
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> 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
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>FORWARD THIS E-MAIL TO EVERYONE WE KNOW!!!!
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