When my dad passed away, we cancelled each credit card he had as the bills came in. One of them had a charge of about $5000 for a cruise during Christmas. This was a one time thing and not full blown identity theft, but I was furious nonetheless. My father went into the hospital the day after Christmas and passed away two days later while these fuckers were on a cruise on his dime...
The credit card company was very understanding. When I called I told the lady that I was going to cancel the card when the next invoice came, but that my father was absolutely not on any cruise. She said "he wasn't?" I said "no, he went into the hospital on the 26th and passed away on the 28th. I can assure you, no-one in my family was enjoying a cruise... I'll send you a death certificate if that's what you need." She was sincerely choked up and removed the charge.
I shred everything with my name on it, but I know it's not my trash but the database they're after. [grumble]
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