Assumptions

By Anonymous - 25/09/2009 12:54 - United States

Today, I received an envelope from Verizon. I assumed it was my bill. I opened it and saw a Visa credit card offer so I quickly snapped it in half to prevent identity theft. Only after playing with the pieces for 10 minutes did I realize that it was the $100 rebate for my new phone. FML
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null_fml 11

What exactly was your thought process? I'm thinking either: "QUICK! Somebody could come into my house, rip the credit card offer out of my hands, run out and go redeem it in my name! I better snap it in half (because that's completely irreparable and would foil the thief) before reading it!" Or: "QUICK! I've opened the envelope so now spy satellites can see it through the window! I better snap it in half (so they can't see it anymore because spy satellites don't actually record anything they see) before reading it!"

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heckatightis 0

It doesn't really matter since you can go on the website shown in the letter they send you and transfer the money on the gift card into your checking account (I did this with the $70 rebate visa debit card they sent me when I bought my blackberry) or just use the card for online purchases. This isn't an FML...

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cantanstrophe 0

I wonder when i_reply_with_lyrics will reply with lyrics.

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rocketdog 0

people can't steal your identity until the cards are active

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driedpeaches 0

you would be wrong, "stealing someones identity" is a term used a couple different ways. In general just pretending to be someone else for short term gain is the most common. Most cards just have a number you call to activate and 50% of the time the information you need to activate it is in the envelope with the card. Actually pretending to be the person is a bit less common but still happens. Again, the card is useful if it has the name of the person on it. This provides a "Proof of identity" that the person can use with other information to get things like bank accounts, state ID's, credit, loans, etc....

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tvspeedy07 0

You deserved it. Why the hell would a phone company send you a promotional credit card? Banks and credit card companies do that.

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MissAmber07 4

That's when you bend the envelope where you cracked the card and say it was delivered like that.

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foryoublue94 0

you could've at least read it first; nobody will steal your identity in the time it takes you to read a letter in the privacy of your own home, and even if they do, not via that piece of mail. >.>

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EffYoLife 14

either call and get a new one or just activated and buy something online with it using the numbers. duh

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