Strange Call from UA.
Dec 29, 2004, 5:29 pm
#16
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Since the award ticket was already issued, and this was a UA-only award ticket, the credit card number is already in the e-ticketing data. I can't imagine why UA would need that, so yes, this does sound fishy.
Dec 29, 2004, 6:27 pm
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Welcome back UnitedSkies.
Off the topic, welcome back UnitedSkies, I am glad you are home safe and sound with your entire family. What an experience you lived through at Puhket! I learned something new about tsunami from you.
Dec 29, 2004, 6:37 pm
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And the funny part...this would not have been a problem if the person who wanted me to go on this trip hadn't bailed!! 
Dec 29, 2004, 6:38 pm
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Originally Posted by GodOSpoons
Since we're talking about... what *IS* your credit card number. 
Timothy
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Dec 29, 2004, 6:53 pm
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This takes me back to a thread a few months ago, about united.com support people asking for your password to deal with tech issues. If you gave it out, this is how they use it (or sell it) to access your account, get your travel info, and take over your life. To those who were asking then what the harm was in giving out your password, this is it.
Dec 29, 2004, 7:02 pm
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Originally Posted by UNITED959
I'll give you mine if you give me yours.
Timothy
Dec 30, 2004, 12:09 pm
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I still don't understand how the guy had the itinerary...
Weird!
Another ID theft trick is to capture PIN numbers from security cameras or phone-cameras, but apparently people don't know about this or think about it because I still get funny looks and comments when I cover the keypad while entering my PIN.
Weird!
Another ID theft trick is to capture PIN numbers from security cameras or phone-cameras, but apparently people don't know about this or think about it because I still get funny looks and comments when I cover the keypad while entering my PIN.
Dec 30, 2004, 1:33 pm
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Originally Posted by ldsant
As somebody who has experienced identity theft twice in the last three years (and thank you to MBNA for being so fabulous! ^ ). . .do not EVER give out your CC # to somebody who calls YOU.
The best thing to have done would have been to say "you know, how about if I call you back with that? I'm currently in a meeting. Could I please have your direct extension or your agent # so I can reach you or your supervisor?"
UA has profiles where they have previously asked for a credit card number (at least the PremEx desk always has mine when I call in). As a previous poster mentioned, call your credit card company now and report that you would like them to watch for your "out of spending" ranges in the next few weeks.
The best thing to have done would have been to say "you know, how about if I call you back with that? I'm currently in a meeting. Could I please have your direct extension or your agent # so I can reach you or your supervisor?"
UA has profiles where they have previously asked for a credit card number (at least the PremEx desk always has mine when I call in). As a previous poster mentioned, call your credit card company now and report that you would like them to watch for your "out of spending" ranges in the next few weeks.
Dec 30, 2004, 2:58 pm
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Credit bureau phone numbers here . I have my reports flagged due to identity theft. The upside is you'll stop getting all those free credit card offers in the mail, which I don't miss at all. You may also get turned down for new cards you apply for (I was turned down by Citibank), but a phone call usually staightens those out (they have to make sure it's really you, versus whoever has your identifying information). The only real problem I had was with T-Mobile, who wanted me to bring a utility bill and my social security card in to activate service, and I told them that was not going to happen.
Dec 30, 2004, 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by tom911
The only real problem I had was with T-Mobile, who wanted me to bring a utility bill and my social security card in to activate service, and I told them that was not going to happen.
If one of my guys made my potential customers jump through these kinds of hoops to do business, I'd have his ... rolling on the street before he could say, "Unthinking corporate drone."
