Oh Lucky Me!

8th April 2008

So, I’m walking along, minding my own business when it happens. “Oh look! Someone has dropped their wallet right here in the middle of the sidewalk!” I open the wallet only to find the identification of one of the most famous quilters of all time! I begin looking around to see if the lady who owns this wallet is around and I don’t see anyone, not a single person. Where is everybody? What will I do with this wallet?

I begin looking further in the wallet and I discover credit cards as well as the driver’s license. Just think of all the wonderful quilting supplies I could go buy at my favorite quilt shops! I feel lucky that I’ve found this wallet just in time to attend the Paducah Quilt Show later this month! I’m thinking, I look an awful lot like this lady, even if I’m only a beginning quilter and she’s an expert, but maybe I can pass myself off as her! With the credit cards, I can even buy my own plane ticket and book my hotel.

What do you think, can you guess who I’d be impersonating?

Truthfully, I would only open the wallet to find out who it belonged to. I would also hope that whoever it belonged to knew the importance of identity theft protection such as life lock for their own safety.What would you do if you found someone’s wallet?

Tags: identity theft, life lock

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1 On April 8th, 2008, Karen said:

I guess Alex Anderson from Simply Quilts.

Karen’s last blog post..Tackle It Tuesday

posted on April 8th, 2008 at 10:50 am

2 On April 8th, 2008, lynne said:

Karen - You’re too funny! But no!

posted on April 8th, 2008 at 12:07 pm

3 On April 8th, 2008, Mickie said:

Hi. I never heard of Life Lock but I’m going to look into it.

Someone did get hold of my credit card info and charged up a storm but they were smart. They charged small amounts all over the place online and they mimicked by stores. I didn’t even notice because it’s a card I used for EVERYTHING.

Their mistake was that they finally charged something in England and the credit card company busted them. I was lucky that Citibank was diligent and I didn’t have to pay anything. In all I think it added up to $3000!

I now have one card just for internet purchases with a small credit limit so if I do ever get stuck with the bill, it’s an amount that I can deal with.

Mickie’s last blog post..Is That Change in Your Pocket or are You Just Happy to See Me?

posted on April 8th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

4 On April 8th, 2008, lynne said:

Mickie - I also have a cc just for use on the internet. It makes it so much easier to track spending and verify purchases. It’s really scary to think what can be done with just a little personal information.

posted on April 8th, 2008 at 12:21 pm

5 On April 8th, 2008, Morning Rose said:

If I found someone’s wallet, I would try to return it to them. My hubby had his wallet stolen from work a year ago, so we know what it’s like to lose a wallet and have a thief use your credit cards, checks, etc.

Morning Rose’s last blog post..Spring Cleaning

posted on April 8th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

6 On April 8th, 2008, lynne said:

Rose - I think it would be horrible to have your information and credit cards stolen. I would also turn in a found wallet, hoping someone would do the same for me.

posted on April 8th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

7 On April 8th, 2008, Ellen said:

As much as I’m on the internet, I have that fear from time to time. I just try to take all precautions to prevent it. By the way, Lynne, what are you making in this picture?

Ellen’s last blog post..Update on Sewing Project

posted on April 8th, 2008 at 10:02 pm

8 On April 9th, 2008, 1stopmomI said:

That is so funny, but it is nice to know i am not the only person who has done this.

1stopmomI’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

posted on April 9th, 2008 at 1:26 am

9 On April 9th, 2008, simple said:

phising is rampant now… it’s really hard to trust other people on the net these days…but if I were the ones who picked the wallet…obviously i’ll inform the owner right away to save him/her from further hassle…

simple’s last blog post..The Sims do carpooling too

posted on April 9th, 2008 at 3:14 am

10 On April 9th, 2008, lynne said: