I can see that, thanks for the explanation. In my case, I'm not too worried. Aside from an Amex Black, no credit cards and zero debt. Not saying that makes me invulnerable but I'm guessing it does make me a bit more difficult. I'm guessing the scammed are looking for low hanging fruit.
I hear you. I think one place we never think about our venerability is our medical insurance and our doctors records where they are stored. Everything is backed up to electronic warehouses, and those files are beached from time to time. If you use your credit card, just using it makes you extremely vulnerable. Locking down the credit is about as good as you can get. But even then, I've had places where I know my numbers were swiped when I used the card. This is when you depend on you credit card company and bank to stop unauthorized purchases. Those three numbers on the back of the card come in real handy. You live on the coast. A real common scam along the East Coast is for "moors" to put liens on a home you might own and try to claim your home for themselves. They even go through the trouble of evicting you legally.
From the New York Times, "And so it was with surprise that Ms. Little found herself in her yard on Ivy Street on a June afternoon as a police SWAT team negotiated with a man who had broken in, changed her locks and hung a red and green flag in its window. He claimed he was a sovereign citizen of a country that does not exist and for whom United States laws do not apply."
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