for the past year i've always gotten those damn credit card application letters usually at least 5-6 week usually from chase of citibank etc. however latly the shit i've been getting has been weird.

today i got a letter from discover card saying my request for a credit card had been declined due to an inability to verify my information. then a few mins ago i got a e-mail from chase (how they got by ncsu e-mail is unknown by me) saying that my chase account is being suspended because my account has been compromised and fradulent activity. I do not have a chase account and never applied for a discover card. hell i avoid at all costs those damned set-ups in the brickyard giving out shit if you sign their form.

do i have anything to worry about?

3/27/2006 9:31:59 PM

2/10

3/27/2006 9:35:13 PM

i got the email from chase too. i've never had anything to do with them at all. i'm confused.

3/27/2006 9:42:42 PM

i talked to chase and apparently if it was official it would be from chaseonline, not chase

3/27/2006 9:49:09 PM

It's called spam folks.

3/27/2006 9:50:37 PM

OMG IT'S 1997, WHAT DO I DO!?

3/27/2006 9:52:26 PM

WELCOME TO THE INTERNET

FOR FUCK'S SAKE

3/27/2006 9:54:13 PM

IF YOU DON'T FORWARD IT TO AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE IN THE NEXT 10 MINS, YOU WILL HAVE BAD LUCK IN LOVE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

16-20 PEOPLE - YOU'RE CRUSH WILL ASK YOU OUT
11-15 PEOPLE - YOUR CRUSH WILL CALL YOU
6-10 PEOPLE - UR FAMILY WILL DIE
0-5 PEOPLE - U WILL DEFINITELY GET CANCER AND UR INSTESTINES WILL EXPLODE

3/27/2006 10:00:19 PM

5x^ did you mix it up between it would be from chase, not chaseonline, cuz mine is from chase online?

3/28/2006 12:17:21 AM

I WILL SEPARATE YOUR FUCKING MUSTACHE AND MAKE IT FUCKING COM EBACK TOGETHER!!!1

3/28/2006 4:29:28 AM

Harvesting email addresses out of a public search engine on a .edu domain isn't that difficult. There's a good reason a lot of corporations don't have an external peoplesearch directory.

As far as the letters go, get a free credit report if you are concerned. You should know which lines of credit you have and the approximate dates you opened each.

3/28/2006 5:39:53 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

3/28/2006 7:29:42 AM

The paper letter is a bit concerning. I would definitely get a credit report ASAP to see if someone has been applying for credit cards through your name. It also probably wouldn't hurt to call Discover and ask about. But go through the direct number on the web site, not the one from the letter you got (in case phishing has moved to paper).

3/28/2006 10:15:08 AM

i would get a copy of my credit report to be on the safe side

3/28/2006 10:22:34 AM

yeah, and you may also want to put a freeze on your credit to prevent anyone from applying for credit under your name if you suspect that your identity is being used fraudulently.

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1048v6.html

How to place your security freeze in North Carolina:
http://www.ncdoj.com/DocumentStreamerClient?directory=Publications&file=securityfreeze.pdf

3/28/2006 10:29:01 AM

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3/28/2006 11:34:16 AM

I got the same chase e-mail and contacted Chase about it, apparently it's a fraud scheme that leads you to give your information in order "to keep your account from being suspended." Here's the reply e-mail that I got from Chase:

Quote :

"Dear Ryan: Thank you for contacting us concerning the e-mail communication you received. We are aware of this situation. Please be advised that this email was not sent by the bank, and it links to a fraudulent website. DO NOT ENTER YOUR USER ID, OR ANY OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE. DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINKS, AS THEY MAY CONTAIN A VIRUS. If you have already entered your information, please contact us immediately at the number below. We are available to assist you 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, if you have already clicked on a link, we recommend that you run an anti-virus program on your computer. Please be aware that the bank will never: * Send an e-mail requiring customers to enter personal information directly into the e-mail. * Send an e-mail threatening to close a customer's account if they do not take immediate action of providing personal information. * Send an e-mail requesting a reply including personal information. * Send an e-mail asking a customer to enter their User ID, password or account number(s) into an e-mail or a non-secure webpage. If you receive any other e-mail communications supposedly from the bank that you believe are not valid, you are welcome to forward them to our attention at abuse@chase.com.; Thank you, Jyoti Gracias E-mail Customer Service Representative 1-800-436-7927 Account is owned by Chase Manhattan Bank USA, N.A. and may be serviced by its affiliates."

I recently got a similar e-mail regarding BofA to my NCSU account, except I don't have a BofA account so I just deleted it.

3/28/2006 12:02:32 PM

I get about 10 of these chase emails a day to my ncsu account.

i just delete them all, never had and never will have any accounts with chase or citibank.

(never will for diff reasons obviously)

3/28/2006 3:47:20 PM