return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoI rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for salearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square197linkfedilinkarrow-up1861arrow-down18
arrow-up1853arrow-down1external-linkI rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for salearstechnica.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square197linkfedilink
minus-squareGenosseFlosse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·2 months agoThey can open bank or crypto accounts in his name, and then either overdraw the account or use it to move money from other scams in and out of this account, so the real scammers name is not attached to this account.
minus-squareaceshigh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIs there a way to block that? Ie: freezing your credit means no one can take a loan, but that doesn’t remove the scenario you described.
They can open bank or crypto accounts in his name, and then either overdraw the account or use it to move money from other scams in and out of this account, so the real scammers name is not attached to this account.
Is there a way to block that? Ie: freezing your credit means no one can take a loan, but that doesn’t remove the scenario you described.