Off Beat Stupidity on the account of Identity Thefts

[AJE]

Not fiction? Herman Munster's identity stolen
Thieves apparently didn't realize he is a fictional 1960s TV character

June 20, 2007
By Ted Bridis
Associated Press


WASHINGTON - 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.

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Victim

[MrKhay]

It's a sad commentary on today's society when a hard working monster, with a wife and family, and a broken down father-in-law to take care of, is targeted for identity theft. How well off can a grave digger be? I would like to think that they'd go after Thurston Howell III, or Amos Burke, the well to do secret agent from the 60's drama, "Burke's Law"

[pk]

goes to show no one is safe anymore.

[kmfarm]

Most criminals aren't very smart. That's why most are caught. That's also why we need to keep them off the street as long as possible. Stupid people shouldn't be allowed to breath my air.

Mark