Thieves Steal Herman Munster's Identity

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via Yahoo! News (AP).

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Did Internet thieves steal Herman Munster's MasterCard number? Crooks in an
underground chat room for selling stolen credit card numbers and personal
consumer information offered pilfered data purportedly about Herman
Munster, the 1960s Frankenstein-like character from "The Munsters" TV
sitcom.

The thieves apparently didn't realize Munster was a fictional TV character
and dutifully offered to sell Munster's personal details — accurately
listing his home address from the television series as 1313 Mocking Bird
Lane — and what appeared to be his MasterCard number. Munster's birth
date was listed as Aug. 15, 1964, suspiciously close to the TV series'
original air date in September 1964.

CardCops Inc., the Malibu, Calif., Internet security company that quietly
recorded details of the illicit but wayward transaction, surmised that a
Munsters fan knowledgeable about the show deliberately provided the bogus
data.

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More:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070620/ap_on_hi_te/techbits_munster_s_credit_c
ard

Enjoy. :-)

- - ferg

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