Things I despise about living in the now.

A data broker I'd never heard of mailed me (slightly wrong address but it somehow made it.)

Apparently someone tried to change information about me and it failed due to an inability to verify my identity.

It leads me to so many questions:

Who are these guys? They're not a credit bureau.

Why do I have a customer ID at a business I have never done business with?

Who tried to change my info?

What consequences would this have?

Is this a ruse to squeeze more information out of me?

=> 👻 darkghost

2024-12-31 · 3 weeks ago · 👍 bronzie94

7 Comments ↓

=> 👻 darkghost [OP] · Dec 31 at 20:11:

Oh that's not cool, Denmark. Be better!

=> 🚀 stack · Dec 31 at 20:18:

Sounds like a fishing expedition. I wouldn't give them any extra data or even confirm they have the right person.

=> 🎵 random-elephant · Jan 01 at 00:09:

Sounds like phishing to me !

=> 👻 darkghost [OP] · Jan 01 at 00:40:

I verified the company exists and grabbed a phone number off of their web presence as opposed to calling the number in the letter. If it's phishing it's "official" phishing. But I'm starting to feel like a company larger than 25 people is indistinguishable from organized crime.

=> 💎 safiire · Jan 02 at 01:07:

I wouldn't interact with any company or service I didn't initiate contact with

=> 🦋 CarloMonte · Jan 03 at 18:10:

what about asking them for a dump of all your personal data (easy to obtain if in the EU)? find their address yourself; don't use any information from the suspect e-mail.

=> 👻 darkghost [OP] · Jan 03 at 20:22:

Oh this was a physical mailing.