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I had a woman who I met who worked for a government agency run a very comprehensive check on me using government resources. I made the mistake of giving her my business card when I first met her. She seemed nice enough and emailed me at work one day. The next thing I know she's telling me about real estate I own and when the last time I got a ticket. She stalked me for several months
Anyone can find that stuff out just by using the common people-search websites. They don't need access to gov't resources. Those websites already have access to gov't records that are public.
So the consensus seems to be that no one would really care if they were in my shoes and had the same happen to them....
Oh well, guess I'm just an overly private person
I'm totally aware people do this all the time, just kinda surprised someone I barely know did it -and- actually told me they did (and brought up things I care NOT to be reminded of )
ETA: Oh..and then said they were 'just kidding'.
So they didn't do it. So nothing to fret about right?
Anyone can find that stuff out just by using the common people-search websites. They don't need access to gov't resources. Those websites already have access to gov't records that are public.
So the consensus seems to be that no one would really care if they were in my shoes and had the same happen to them....
Oh well, guess I'm just an overly private person
I'm totally aware people do this all the time, just kinda surprised someone I barely know did it -and- actually told me they did (and brought up things I care NOT to be reminded of )
ETA: Oh..and then said they were 'just kidding'.
This is weird, too. It's obvious they weren't kidding, because they had accurate info on you that they hadn't had before, and also they were reading the results of the search to you in real time, and even corrected themselves once, after misinterpreting the results.
This is weird, too. It's obvious they weren't kidding, because they had accurate info on you that they hadn't had before, and also they were reading the results of the search to you in real time, and even corrected themselves once, after misinterpreting the results.
So, I guess you know he's a liar, now, fwiw.
^Well, I guess that's the part I will never know for sure...was the information he stated just coincidental, or did he really do it and then lie about it?
Soooo....ummmm....I don't know what to think of this. I wonder can you actually run a background check on someone with just their name (I have a very very unique name)? Also, the things he said were very true: I have a TON of student loan debt and also was arrested around age 22 for unknowingly driving under a license suspended due to an old unpaid parking ticket.
Is it just a coincidence he said these two things that are actually true? If not and he did run a check on me and admitted to it...now I'm kinda embarrassed actually. Or should I not even care? Would you?
I always look people up, and yes, you can find out those sorts of things.
^And do ya'll report back to the people you're running these checks on with your 'findings'?
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Or should I not even care? Would you?
