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Old July 1st 07, 08:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Matt Barrow[_4_]
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Default ID Theft -- Courtesy of the FAA


"El Maximo" wrote in message
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"quietguy" wrote in message
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I've just received a "past due" invoice for the purchase of 250
gallons of Jet A from an FBO a thousand miles away on 20 May. The
invoice includes my name and address and the N-number of my airplane.
The trouble is: I'm not a jet pilot; haven't been to that city in
thirty years; the airplane with that N-number is still a-building in
my garage and it won't burn kerosene when it flies, anyway.


A few years ago, I fueled up at an airport and gave them my Discover Card
(1% cash back). They didn't have a machine there, so they took an imprint.
A few weeks later, I got a bill from them with a note saying they don't
take Discover. They had written the tail number on the slip, so they knew
where to mail the bill.

My guess is something similar happened here, but they got the tail number
wrong.

Still makes no sense if it was a CC sale.