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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Not a Joke! ID theft info from a lawyer

Thanks Clay Vice!






ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGE



Not A Joke!! Even If you dislike attorneys..You will love them for these tips.



Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to



refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his



advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the



employees in his company:





1.... Do not sign the back of your credit



cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'



2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card



accounts, DO NOT put the complete account



number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put



the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.



3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone.



If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address.



If you do not have a PO Box, use your work



address.. Never have your SS# printed



on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.



4.> Place the contents ofyour wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both



sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know



what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers



and phone numbers to call and cancel..... Keep the photocopy



in a safe place.



I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here



or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud



that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address,



Social Security number, credit cards.



Unfortunately,



I, an attorney, have first hand knowledge because my wallet



was stolen last month... Within a week, the thieves ordered



an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA



credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway



computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my



driving record information online, and more.



But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case



this happens to you or someone you know:



5. We have been told we should cancel our credit



cards immediately.



But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card



numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you



can find them.



6. File a police report immediately



in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were



stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent,



and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there



ever is one).



But here's what is perhaps most important of all:



(I never even thought to do this.)







7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately



to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social



Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that



until advised by a bank that called to tell me an



application for credit was made over the internet in my



name.



The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your



information was stolen, and they have to contact you by



phone to authorize new credit.



By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the



theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of



all the credit checks initiated by the thieves'



purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the



alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and



the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone



turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their



tracks..



Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your



wallet, if it has been stolen:



1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285



2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742



3.) Trans Union : 1-800-680 7289



4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271



We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about



everything.



If you are willing to pass this information along, it could



really help someone that you care about.















































































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Subject: ATTORNEY's ADVICE - NO CHARGE Really worth reading.













ATTORNEY'S ADVICE - NO CHARGE



Not A Joke!! Even If you dislike attorneys..You will love them for these tips.



Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:



1.... Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'



2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing channels won't have access to it.



3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO Box, use your work address.. Never have your SS# printed on your checks. (DUH!) You can add it if it is necessary. But if you have It printed, anyone can get it.



4.> Place the contents ofyour wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel..... Keep the photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.



Unfortunately, I, an attorney, have first hand knowledge because my wallet was stolen last month... Within a week, the thieves ordered an expensive monthly cell phone package, applied for a VISA credit card, had a credit line approved to buy a Gateway computer, received a PIN number from DMV to change my driving record information online, and more. But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:



5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom to call. Keep those where you can find them.



6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).



But here's what is perhaps most important of all:

(I never even thought to do this.)



7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the internet in my name.



The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.



By the time I was advised to do this, almost two weeks after the theft, all the damage had been done. There are records of all the credit checks initiated by the thieves' purchases, none of which I knew about before placing the alert. Since then, no additional damage has been done, and the thieves threw my wallet away this weekend (someone turned it in). It seems to have stopped them dead in their tracks..



Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:



1.) Equifax: 1-800-525-6285

2.) Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742

3.) Trans Union : 1-800-680 7289

4.) Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271



We pass along jokes on the Internet; we pass along just about everything.



If you are willing to pass this information along, it could really help someone that you care about.



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