Sunday, November 29, 2009

I received a mp3 not orderd by me. Can this be a case of identity theft. Has it happen to anyone you

I received something that i did not order or was expecting in the mail with my name and address. The package was signed and received by my parents. It was an mp3 player from Hong Kong. The strange thing is that it came with no receipt or anything other that mp3 player. and my parents tell me that the mail man that drop off the package did not pick up any of the mail in the mail box nor any of the neighbors(not sure if thats normal). And on the receipt its entitled as a gift. Now i can help but be worried of the package which i already open and i wanted to know if i should worry? I have heard about identity theft being done through hook up of such electronics as flash drives and ipod mp3 players, that when hooked up to the computer, starts getting your information and sent to a remote email. Is there anything i can do to reassure my self of the package? has this happened to you or anyone yall know?



I received a mp3 not orderd by me. Can this be a case of identity theft. Has it happen to anyone you know?myspace quizzes





hmm maybe its just a secret gift from your friend? =P



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Probably not an issue; but it is kinda weird. Could it be a gift from an aunt or uncle that hasn't announced their intention yet?



Be wary of software that might be on the flash drive. Scan the drive with your antivirus software before you do anything. Your firewall should prevent anything from "phoning home" with sensitive information.



About the delivery: the delivery man cant pick up from the mailbox unless he is from the Post Office. The UPS guy is prohibited from using the mailbox for any reason.
Find somebody with a Mac or linux box to plug it in to if you don't feel safe about it. At least they could browse the device and/or format it for you.
Someone might have had it sent to you as a gift. I did that once. They said that it would take 7-14 days to get to the person and it got there in 3 days and everything got all screwed up because I didn't tell her yet that it was coming...
Plug it in and scan the crap out of it with your antivirus and antispyware programs. Do NOT install or run anything on the player on your computer! After you get clean scans, enjoy your gift.
It could be indeed a gift but I caution you to watch your credit card and bank statements and be alert for anything weird over seas thieves order stuff on line with stolen credit card numbers they give U.S. and Canadian postal address's why? their stolen stuff is dropped off stateside because Companies won't ship it to them over seas a third party will pick up their stuff (dropped at the door) and that guy then sends their stuff to wherever it's suppose to go in the World.



If you see lots of expensive stuff like ipods dvd players and even expensive tvs arriving that you never ordered or requested it's a sure bet it's the credit card thief's.

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