Be aware that this has been on the Texas-Flyers mailing list
as well and it has been (allegedly) exposed as a scam and is
regarded by the US Government as fraudulent. The conclusion
arrived at on that list is that Lexis are actually using it
to get personal numbers from you instead of removing them!
Including your SSN.
Doesn't affect me over here (I hope) but thought you ought
to know what was going around on the other mailing lists.
Regards
Kim Harris
Entrix Computing, England.
email [log in to unmask]
http://www.entrix.co.uk
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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 09:36:06 -0700
From: Don Harrington <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Lexis database and your SSN (fwd)
FYI. Feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested. Also
feel free to ignore it if this is familiar to you, already! :-)
Don Harrington Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
(206) 931-4457 voice P. O. Box 3707 M/S 5J-34
(206) 931-9085 FAX Seattle, WA 98124-2207
[log in to unmask]
These thoughts are owned by the person expressing them, and no one else!
----- forwarded note -----
Subject: Lexis database and your SSN
I was finally able to get through to this company...the following is what I've
discovered. They will only accept changes via fax at 513/865-1930 or mail to
attn: P-Trak at the address previous mentioned. The recording, however, states
that the only information available is your name, your maiden or assumed name,
you current and no more than 2 previous addresses, telephone and birthdate.
This is still alot of personal information for public use, but probably not
quite the security violation it first sounded...
----- forwarded note within forwarded note -----
The following message was sent to me this morning by a law school classmate
of mine. I am forwarding it because I thought many of you would find it of
interest. I had my name removed from the list this morning as soon as I read
it.
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.
You can have your name and information removed from this list by making a
telephone request. Call (800)543-6862, select option 4 and then option 3
("all other questions") and tell the representative answering that you wish
to remove your name from the P-trax database. You may also send a fax to
(513) 865-7360, 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.
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 forward this e-mail to everyone we know.
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