Quote Originally Posted by fink View Post
Unrelated but I also once had someone set up a fake phone account using my name. I knew nothing about it until one day I got a bill for around 1,200 dollars. Again, I had to call the cops and create an official crime report. I didn't have to pay the bill.. it was obvious it was a thief, all the calls were made to India from outside Toronto, but jumping through legal hoops and having cops visit my home was more than annoying.

Turns out all they needed to set up the fake account was my name and address which were both things freely available in the phone book.
That's terrifying...