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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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Just got this in an email. Scary stuff!!!!

Log in and have yourself removed if you are on there. I can't believe this is even possible!!!

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http://standeyo.com/NEWS/10_Sci_Tech/100319.Spokeo.html
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 01:39 PM
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Tried to remove mine but getting to the privacy point i get a Internal Server error. It says I'm 60 and i live with my parents, who are also 60. Makes alot of sense. Says i got kids too. Very funny
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:36 PM
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Only thing right is name and google picture of house. They say my house is worth 1mil plus lol. I would be selling today if true and moving on up
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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Thats crazy. Its info is out of date, I havent lived at my parent's house in ten years. It also says I own an RV for some reason, maybe cuz I buy diesel trucks. Supposedly I play hockey too, tons of that in South Texas. LOL
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 05:08 PM
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I checked and the only thing that was there was my name, nothing else. They were not even close to where my house is.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 06:12 PM
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From: Live Oak Texas
Basic Profile†
Age: mid 30's
Gender: Male True
Ethnicity: unknown
Zodiac: Capricorn False
Relationship: Married True
Children: Yes True
Occupation: unknown
Education: College Degree False. Never finished
Hobbies: Outdoors, Travel, Reading, Gardening Kind of true. Don't do gardening
Home Owner: Yes True
Residence: Single Family House True
Length of Residence: 12 years True
Est. Home Value: $1M+ God I wish!!
Neighborhood: Below Average Below Average and value is $1M + Uhhh. OK


It did have the picture of the correct house. That is kind of scary.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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I wish I was as fine, as those who work the pipeline!
 
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My lead DD check his out and it had all his info, and it was all correct. He lives in Colorado. The company man had the same thing.I didn't even show up. Which is fine by me.

My lead DD, and the company man were freaked out though.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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If all they have is wrong info, I'd let it alone...The less they know, the better I feel......Ben
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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Says I'm a young successful male with above average looks and a great personality.

I'd say it's pretty accurate!
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by chaikwa
Says I'm a young successful male with above average looks and a great personality.

I'd say it's pretty accurate!


Yeah but them and about a million other people are still trying to find out where sasquatch lives.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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Guess what, any of you have a facebook???

Thats how they got it.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dieselJon
Guess what, any of you have a facebook???

Thats how they got it.
I have a FB, but that site had no info on me or where I live. No there were others with my name somewhat close to me but none of the profiles matched me.

No my dead grandmother showed up on that profile and she's been gone for almost 2 years. She was 81 when she died but it says she in her late 80's and had 2-3 people in her house when she lived alone.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 11:59 PM
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Says I own the house I grew up in. Parents sold it after I joined the Army a hundred years ago. That neighborhood is probably mostly ghetto now anyway. Maybe I'll leave it and then if somebody comes looking for me, they'll get a surprise by the current occupants.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dieselJon
Guess what, any of you have a facebook???

Thats how they got it.
My guess would be someone sold your information, like a telemarketer or something. When I searched my name it came up with my parents address which I've never lived at, but have received mail there before.

No facebook account here so that's not where the made up info about me came from.

The only info that was correct about me was "education-unknown"

I've been told I don't know anything for years.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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None of my info was correct except one of the addresses. The first one that came up is my mom's place. The next address is my house. Pictures are incorrect, and nothing else is right.

Marshall
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