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I watched some lucky fella drive off in my truck last night. That was a weird feeling. Had my wallet,brief case,house keys, camp keys, boat keys, and well just about everything of any importance in it. They disabled the onstar system before they drove off. Anybody got any ideas as to some things that I could do to take some security measures for my family/identity.

WEBFOOT- It was not one minute after you and Patrick walked off. It just started up and drove away.

feedcall:It is disgrace that we live in a city with auto thief and other crimes out of control.

I personal know the pain of identity thief when they broke into my truck here in Jackson in December 2001 they stole my checkbook along with other items.

What a nightmare that was, see that the bank follows your account closely.

When we left the club, we did not notice but the two vehicles we spoke about.

Dang! Glad I'm in Tupelo. I know that stuff happens up here, but not as much as it does in Jackson. You need to contact Trans Union or Equifax and get a copy of your credit report. Tell them what has happened and you should be able to keep a regular check on whether any new accounts have been opened or not. Contact your credit card companies/bank and tell them your stuff has been stolen and they'll put a stop on the old account and issue you a new number. I would also get my driver's license number changed to another number other than my SSN just for security purposes. Also, when you order new checks at the bank, don't have your SSN printed on your checks. Not all merchants ask for it or require it, so that's just fewer people who MIGHT see it.

http://www.transunion.com

http://www.equifax.com

I'd use one of these two credit reporting agencies. They're legit. They've been around for awhile and just about every bank uses one or the other, so I'd trust them. Stay away from "freebie" ads on the internet from different companies offering credit checks for free. Stick with someone who you know is secure.

As for the Tahoe....A car alarm or a big Rotweiler that lives in the truck would be the best deterrents I could think of. You could just rag the thing out so no one would want it, but that would sort of defeat the purpose.

If you need any more info on the stuff about SSN or credit reports, I'll be happy to help. By the way, there's a new law going into effect sometime this summer (June or July, I can't remember) that will allow consumers to get one FREE credit report per year. Don't listen to some people who will tell you checking your credit will hurt your score. It's okay to do it a couple of times a year and it'll show up on your credit report that YOU checked it and not the bank, therefore, they will understand.

Hope some of this helps.

onstar custumer service should be able to help you with the recovery cause their should be a sensor that automatically sends a signal that the onstar is being tampored with so if you want call this #, 800-222-1020. buddy that owns a chevy dealership gave me this and said they should be able to help.. jtdumallard

Webfoot wrote:feedcall:It is disgrace that we live in a city with auto thief and other crimes out of control.

Welcome to JAFRICA!!!!!!!!

What's that sign say as you are coming into Jackson on hwy 49......."Welcome to Jackson...Best of the New South"..............yeah friggin' right...

Feedcall--If you dont mind, where do you live? What subdivision? I am in Ridgeland and I want to know how long until they get up here?

As far as I can tell, they are already in parts of Ridgeland with auto theft etc... Do'nt it pizz you off! Disabled Onstar!

I have heard horror stories for 6-8 years about how bad the crime is in Jackson. Keep all those non-swimmin' democraps in Mississippi.

seems i remember s story last year of a guy in here getting his truck stolen(well, actually several in jafrica(lol) did) but ...i think the police told HIM TO GO RIDE THRU THE BAD PARTS OF TOWN looking for it...ain't that hillarious...anyway, they did finally find his truck stripped down completely...he said all they left in the cab was a rap cassette and a used rubber...does that narrow it down any?!

Feedcall, sorry to hear about your truck. You ought to do like I do. My truck is so old and sorry looking that I leave the doors unlocked and hope someone breaks in and vacuums it!

Hope you find yours quickly.

duck_nutt wrote:seems i remember s story last year of a guy in here getting his truck stolen(well, actually several in jafrica(lol) did) but ...i think the police told HIM TO GO RIDE THRU THE BAD PARTS OF TOWN looking for it...ain't that hillarious...anyway, they did finally find his truck stripped down completely...he said all they left in the cab was a rap cassette and a used rubber...does that narrow it down any?![/quolol that was funny in a sad kinda way......a rap tape and a condom. say it ain't so. i don't think i would want that truck back.

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crow, that's kinda how I am..my truck is a blue/green ford..1994 and still kickin...my friends always kid me about where I leave it...they say with it being green, one of those big garbage trucks might mistake it for a dumpster , pick it up, and shake it!

Somebody tell me disconnecting OnStar isn't that easy? My free year has just ended and I paid a good bit of money to keep it activated. Left a LSU game early last season and couldn't find my suburban anywhere. After 30 minutes of searching I finally called OnStar and they activated my alarm so I could find it.