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ID-protection ads come back to bite pitchman
By JORDAN ROBERTSON – 12 hours ago
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Todd Davis has dared criminals for two years to try stealing his identity: Ads for his fraud-prevention company, LifeLock, even offer his Social Security number next to his smiling mug.
Now, Lifelock customers in Maryland, New Jersey and West Virginia are suing Davis, claiming his service didn't work as promised and he knew it wouldn't, because the service had failed even him.
Attorney David Paris said he found records of other people applying for or receiving driver's licenses at least 20 times using Davis' Social Security number, though some of the applications may have been rejected because data in them didn't match what the Social Security Administration had on file.
Davis acknowledged in an interview with The Associated Press that his stunt has led to at least 87 instances in which people have tried to steal his identity, and one succeeded: a guy in Texas who duped an online payday loan operation last year into giving him $500 using Davis' Social Security number.
Good move Todd.
*please disregard this post if dated before 2017 and accept my apologies*
I had my wallet stolen a few days ago...talk about sucking. This idiot is dumb enough to post his information everywhere and dare people to steal his identity, he deserves whatever he gets.
I'm not saying the service is good, and I certainly wouldn't pay for it, but after broadcasting his personal data to the world for 2 years apparently all anyone has been able to get out of it is $500 from a payday loan place. Doesn't seem like that bad of a record to me.
The friend of a woman I work with works for that company. I got to read the official email from the CEO to the employees after that broke earlier this week. It was pretty funny.
I mean its a pretty smart sleezy way to make money for this guy...all it is, is insurance...I mean he knew good and well only 1 out of every 100 will actually ever have a problem and he'll make a lot more then he'll be shelling out for payments for people who actually do have problems...they take minimal approaches that everyone can take but like I said before they understand more will never need their service then that will need their service
Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
Hold My Own wrote:I mean its a pretty smart sleezy way to make money for this guy...all it is, is insurance...I mean he knew good and well only 1 out of every 100 will actually ever have a problem and he'll make a lot more then he'll be shelling out for payments for people who actually do have problems...they take minimal approaches that everyone can take but like I said before they understand more will never need their service then that will need their service
I think i can summarize this huge run-on sentence by saying their business will continue and be successful.
An old friend of ours who was a news anchor in Austin is the lady giving the television testimonial for the product. Right now that business is a license to print money.
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