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Old 11-18-2005, 11:05 PM   #1
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Can you believe this, This should be illegal!!!!!


You can search a national database in the US and find someones Drivers license info, this should be illegal.

http://www.license.shorturl.com/





 
Old 11-18-2005, 11:20 PM   #2
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Umm.. it's a joke.
 
Old 11-19-2005, 12:55 AM   #3
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Umm.. it's a joke.
No, worse. It's a phishing scam.
 
Old 11-19-2005, 07:27 AM   #4
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Well, the dutch drivinglicence authority RDW offers such a service on ther site ( rdw.nl ) too... so I don't think it's that illegal... Phonebooks aren't illegal either, right?
 
Old 11-19-2005, 08:42 AM   #5
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No, seriously guys:
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Originally posted by J.W.
Umm.. it's a joke.
It's been around a while.

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No, worse. It's a phishing scam.
Putting a first name, last name, state and city only would be a very poor pfishing scam - unleass your name is Aardvark Asparagus, in which case you'd be easy to find.
 
Old 11-19-2005, 10:44 AM   #6
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I just had to try that and would you believe it, Aardvark Asparagus lives in Miami, Florida. The guy needs a closer shave.
 
Old 11-19-2005, 11:38 AM   #7
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