Cohousing-L Mailing List: Personal Information on Lexis

[JJSherwood (JJSherwood]

Hi, Everyone....

We just received this e-mail from a longtime friend.  He's a software
engineer who spends a lot of time in cyberspace.  I consider him to be a very
reliable source and not hysterical in any way.  With that introduction, I
pass this information on to you.

 Please feel free to pass it along to others.

jack sherwood

>Subject:  Re:  Personal Information on Lexis
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>
>Your name, social security number, current address, previous addresses,
>mother's maiden name, birth date and other personal information are now
>available to anyone with a credit card through a new Lexis database
>called P-Trax.  As I am sure you are aware, this information could be
>used to commit credit card fraud or otherwise allow someone else to use
>your identity.
>
>You can have your name and information removed from this list by making
>a telephone request.  Call (800) 543-6862, select option 4 and then
>option 3 ("all other questions") and tell the representative answering
>that you wish to remove your name from the P-Trax database.  You may
>also send a fax to (513) 865-1930, or physical mail to LEXIS-NEXIS /
>P.O. Box 933 / Dayton, Ohio  45401-0933.  Sending physical mail to
>confirm your name has been removed is always a good idea.
>
>As word of the existence of this database has spread on the net,
>Lexis-Nexis has been inundated with calls, and has set up a special set
>of operators to handle the volume.  In addition, Andrew Bleh (rhymes
>with "Play") is a manager responsible for this product, and is the
>person to whom complaints about the service could be directed.  He can
>be reached at the above 800 number.  Ask for extension 3385.  According
>to Lexis, the manager responsible is Bill Fister at extension 1364.