Just found out I had a Twitter account, I didn't open it but it had 2
followers despite no input from me at all. How can that happen?
Perhaps it might be worth those who haven't got an account checking that
they actually haven't.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

"Bob Hobden" wrote:

Perhaps it might be worth those who haven't got an account checking that
they actually haven't.

I prefer the Zen approach....what is the sound of no hands tweeting?


--
Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
Just found out I had a Twitter account, I didn't open it but it had 2
followers despite no input from me at all. How can that happen?
Perhaps it might be worth those who haven't got an account checking that
they actually haven't.

It can't happen. You've been spammed and scammed.

You cannot have a Twitter (or Facebook) account if you haven't opened it
yourself, in the same way that you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't ;-)

Tina

"Christina Websell" wrote ...


"Bob Hobden" wrote
Just found out I had a Twitter account, I didn't open it but it had 2
perhaps it might be worth those who haven't got an account checking that
they actually haven't.


It can't happen. You've been spammed and scammed.

Maybe, nothing of any import had happened so I can't understand why.

You cannot have a Twitter (or Facebook) account if you haven't opened it
yourself, in the same way that you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't ;-)

You have a lot more faith than I. Looking at the situation the account may
have been opened automatically when I commented on a new article on Yahoo
but you have to tick a box for that to happen and I certainly have not, I'm
quite careful about such things.
Like my Facebook page I've closed it now anyway.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

"Martin" wrote ...

"Bob Hobden" wrote:



"Christina Websell" wrote ...


"Bob Hobden" wrote
Just found out I had a Twitter account, I didn't open it but it had 2
perhaps it might be worth those who haven't got an account checking
that
they actually haven't.


It can't happen. You've been spammed and scammed.

Maybe, nothing of any import had happened so I can't understand why.

You cannot have a Twitter (or Facebook) account if you haven't opened it
yourself, in the same way that you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't ;-)

You have a lot more faith than I. Looking at the situation the account
may
have been opened automatically when I commented on a new article on Yahoo
but you have to tick a box for that to happen and I certainly have not,
I'm
quite careful about such things.
Like my Facebook page I've closed it now anyway.

If you checked that your Facebook paged was closed within 14 days of
closing it, it is still open.

I'd already heard about that so didn't check for a month. Twitter takes ages
to cancel too.

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...

"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
...
Just found out I had a Twitter account, I didn't open it but it had 2
followers despite no input from me at all. How can that happen?
Perhaps it might be worth those who haven't got an account checking that
they actually haven't.

It can't happen. You've been spammed and scammed.

You cannot have a Twitter (or Facebook) account if you haven't opened it
yourself, in the same way that you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't ;-)

Beg to differ, at least in the case of facebook. Anyone who knows your name
can open an account in your name. Facebook don't do checks, you want an
account, you got one.

Steve(not Steve, the other one, with a f/b account opened for me by my
niece)

In article , Christina Websell
writes
you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't


Oh what a shame especially if there was a nice balance in there
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...
In article , Christina Websell
writes
you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't


Oh what a shame especially if there was a nice balance in there

Exactly!
If anyone opened a bank account in my name I would grab the money out of
there ;-) It would serve them right.

On 04/08/2011 22:25, Christina Websell wrote:
"Janet wrote in message
...
In , Christina Websell
writes
you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't

Oh what a shame especially if there was a nice balance in there

I did once "win" a Lloyds bank account with £3 in it. I expect every
other student who entered their competition did exactly the same.

Exactly!
If anyone opened a bank account in my name I would grab the money out of
there ;-) It would serve them right.

I have actually been in that position with the boot on the other foot. A
banking error merged my own account with someone elses!

Name collisions can cause serious trouble. In this instance there were
two distinct M T Browns banking at the same branch and when I moved to
another part of the country they helpfully merged all the assets and
both salaries into my account. The other person was left with nothing -
cards all cancelled and a big mess. Hazards of having a common name.

The main problem is when someone steals your identity and uses it to run
up large debts pointing at you and your home. Happened to an elderly
couple nearby and it is very disconcerting for them to be hassled by
persistent debt collectors and bailiffs.

Regards,
Martin Brown

"Martin Brown" wrote in message
...
On 04/08/2011 22:25, Christina Websell wrote:
"Janet wrote in message
...
In , Christina Websell
writes
you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't

Oh what a shame especially if there was a nice balance in there

I did once "win" a Lloyds bank account with £3 in it. I expect every other
student who entered their competition did exactly the same.

Exactly!
If anyone opened a bank account in my name I would grab the money out of
there ;-) It would serve them right.

I have actually been in that position with the boot on the other foot. A
banking error merged my own account with someone elses!

Name collisions can cause serious trouble. In this instance there were two
distinct M T Browns banking at the same branch and when I moved to another
part of the country they helpfully merged all the assets and both salaries
into my account. The other person was left with nothing - cards all
cancelled and a big mess. Hazards of having a common name.

Luckily, I have an uncommon surname. There are not many of us and I think
we all came from the same root, in the North East.
Also luckily none of us seem to be not managing their spending habits and
have no bailiffs after us (phew)

Tina

In article ,
Christina Websell wrote:

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...
In article , Christina Websell
writes
you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't


Oh what a shame especially if there was a nice balance in there

Exactly!
If anyone opened a bank account in my name I would grab the money out of
there ;-) It would serve them right.

People have been convicted of theft for doing just that!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

wrote in message ...
In article ,
Christina Websell wrote:

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...
In article , Christina Websell
writes
you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't


Oh what a shame especially if there was a nice balance in there

Exactly!
If anyone opened a bank account in my name I would grab the money out of
there ;-) It would serve them right.

People have been convicted of theft for doing just that!



How? Surely if the account is in my name, the money in it is mine!

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:57:09 +0100 (BST), wrote:

In article ,
Christina Websell wrote:

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...
In article , Christina Websell
writes
you cannot discover you suddenly have an
account at Lloyds bank if you know you haven't


Oh what a shame especially if there was a nice balance in there

Exactly!
If anyone opened a bank account in my name I would grab the money out of
there ;-) It would serve them right.

People have been convicted of theft for doing just that!

A colleague had around £50K accidentally put in his account by the
Dutch tax people. He told them what they had done. It took them around
6 months before they retrieved the money. We wanted him to put the
money in a high interest savings account, but he didn't dare.
--

Martin


When I came out of the Civil Service and return to Industry, my Civil
Service Pension was frozen and they sent me a paper saying what the lump sum
and pension would be on reaching the age of 60, the Civil Service Pension
age then. "Notify us a couple of months before your 60th birthday"

Couple of months before birthday, forms come and are returned. Lump sum and
pension to be paid into bank after birthday.

Go to hole in wall and call up a statement. Ooooooooooooopppppppppsss
tooooooooooooooo much much much too much money paid in :-((

Back to the telephone.

:-)))))))))))

Lump Sum and Pension "Index Linked"

All mine :-))

Mike

--

....................................

Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive.

....................................

Martin wrote in
:
A colleague had around £50K accidentally put in his account by the
Dutch tax people. He told them what they had done. It took them around
6 months before they retrieved the money. We wanted him to put the
money in a high interest savings account, but he didn't dare.

A story about Pat Coombs, who deposited a junk advert cheque
for $95000, and due to a bank error the money became his and
he was able to withdraw it..

http://www.goodthink.com/writing/vie...d=11&page_id=2

In article , Martin
writes
What would you do if you found you had a very large overdraft in the
account?


panic
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk