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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 532435" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>My parents <em>still</em> get calls for my XH. (I left him in June 2001, divorce final 1 year after that... SO... TEN YEARS AGO.)</p><p></p><p>He <em>never</em> lived with them.</p><p></p><p>A while back I did a search for him, because of this. And almost every search engine - I show up - at our last known address - with his last name, of course. Which was 800+ miles from my parents. I get that "OK" and "OH" do look alike, and I probably somewhere show up with my married-to-him name at my parents' home (I lived there for 2 months between leaving him and finding my own place)... But - his parents, with their (I suppose) current address show up too!</p><p></p><p>What happens is this, some database somewhere has her connected to him (if they were married the license is public record). And of course he is connected to you (birth records are also public). It's just connect-the-dots. And anyone who thinks PII (Personally Identifiable Information) isn't easy to find... Think again. Just your name & birthdate on facebook is enough for identity thieves...</p><p></p><p>Just one thing, keep in mind the poor kid who is calling probably has an autodialer, and doesn't even know that bimbo isn't actually related to you (or that you are not she). The only time that the person calling truly deserves to be ripped up is if they're rude to you. However, you CAN tell them NOT TO CALL YOU anymore. Does NOT mean they will stop - you actually have to put <em>that </em>in writing.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, I did get a call for husband once. On my <em>cell phone</em>. I asked the guy how they got my number and he said, "we have our ways". He also told me a LOT about the debt, etc. and refused to believe that I was not husband (anyone who knows me in real life knows husband has a definite GUY name and my voice isn't <em>that </em>deep). He violated all kinds of laws. I reported him...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 532435, member: 6705"] My parents [I]still[/I] get calls for my XH. (I left him in June 2001, divorce final 1 year after that... SO... TEN YEARS AGO.) He [I]never[/I] lived with them. A while back I did a search for him, because of this. And almost every search engine - I show up - at our last known address - with his last name, of course. Which was 800+ miles from my parents. I get that "OK" and "OH" do look alike, and I probably somewhere show up with my married-to-him name at my parents' home (I lived there for 2 months between leaving him and finding my own place)... But - his parents, with their (I suppose) current address show up too! What happens is this, some database somewhere has her connected to him (if they were married the license is public record). And of course he is connected to you (birth records are also public). It's just connect-the-dots. And anyone who thinks PII (Personally Identifiable Information) isn't easy to find... Think again. Just your name & birthdate on facebook is enough for identity thieves... Just one thing, keep in mind the poor kid who is calling probably has an autodialer, and doesn't even know that bimbo isn't actually related to you (or that you are not she). The only time that the person calling truly deserves to be ripped up is if they're rude to you. However, you CAN tell them NOT TO CALL YOU anymore. Does NOT mean they will stop - you actually have to put [I]that [/I]in writing. FWIW, I did get a call for husband once. On my [I]cell phone[/I]. I asked the guy how they got my number and he said, "we have our ways". He also told me a LOT about the debt, etc. and refused to believe that I was not husband (anyone who knows me in real life knows husband has a definite GUY name and my voice isn't [I]that [/I]deep). He violated all kinds of laws. I reported him... [/QUOTE]
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