Today, I received an envelope from Verizon. I assumed it was my bill. I opened it and saw a Visa credit card offer so I quickly snapped it in half to prevent identity theft. Only after playing with the pieces for 10 minutes did I realize that it was the $100 rebate for my new phone. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today I bought a $50 voucher card to refill my phone. After I purchased it, I threw the receipt in the dustbin. When I got home, I found out that the 14-digit pin code was on the receipt. I basically threw 57 bucks in the dustbin. FML
Today, I received a new debit card, so I cut the old one into pieces. I then picked up my remaining card, and realized I'd cut up the wrong one. FML
Today, I gave my friend a $5 VR set that I purchased from the dollar store for Christmas. I received a $60 gift card. Later, I realized I left the receipt in the package. FML
Today, I opened some junk mail addressed to my fiancé and saw a credit letter about applying for a new mortgage. When I called to tell him his identity was stolen, he admitted he bought a house, and then broke up with me. I had no clue he was unhappy. FML.
Today, I went to switch my phone number to a new carrier. During the credit check, I was told that I couldn't because I already had an active account. This came as a surprise, as I've never had an account with that carrier. Time to file a fraud claim. FML
Today, I realized while paying bills on my phone I fat-fingered which credit card I was paying and sent 299 to a paid-off card instead of 200 to another one. Now I'm going to have overdraft fees too. FML
Today, my boyfriend gave me a $100 gift card for Victoria's Secret. Suspicious, I checked the receipt he'd left in the bag. Turns out he had bought it during the two weeks we were broken up for some other girl who rejected him, so decided to give it to me instead. FML
Today, I opened my mail and mistook it for my bank statement. It was my hospital bill. FML
Today, I had to sell my phone to pay for the phone bill. FML
Today, I had money set out to pay bills, for a gift, and to put in a card as my cousin's wedding gift. I was rushing and not paying attention and ended up putting all of the money in the wedding card. $400 from one person. I guess I'll have no cable or cell phone this month. FML
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null_fml 11
What exactly was your thought process? I'm thinking either: "QUICK! Somebody could come into my house, rip the credit card offer out of my hands, run out and go redeem it in my name! I better snap it in half (because that's completely irreparable and would foil the thief) before reading it!" Or: "QUICK! I've opened the envelope so now spy satellites can see it through the window! I better snap it in half (so they can't see it anymore because spy satellites don't actually record anything they see) before reading it!"
debbtennis 0
URE AN IDIOT YDI
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heckatightis 0
It doesn't really matter since you can go on the website shown in the letter they send you and transfer the money on the gift card into your checking account (I did this with the $70 rebate visa debit card they sent me when I bought my blackberry) or just use the card for online purchases. This isn't an FML...
MimiKnox 0
dumbass
cantanstrophe 0
I wonder when i_reply_with_lyrics will reply with lyrics.
rocketdog 0
people can't steal your identity until the cards are active
driedpeaches 0
you would be wrong, "stealing someones identity" is a term used a couple different ways. In general just pretending to be someone else for short term gain is the most common. Most cards just have a number you call to activate and 50% of the time the information you need to activate it is in the envelope with the card. Actually pretending to be the person is a bit less common but still happens. Again, the card is useful if it has the name of the person on it. This provides a "Proof of identity" that the person can use with other information to get things like bank accounts, state ID's, credit, loans, etc....
ddengler 0
just buy stuff online with it
tvspeedy07 0
You deserved it. Why the hell would a phone company send you a promotional credit card? Banks and credit card companies do that.
Quinnjamin 0
ur a dumbass
MissAmber07 4
That's when you bend the envelope where you cracked the card and say it was delivered like that.
foryoublue94 0
you could've at least read it first; nobody will steal your identity in the time it takes you to read a letter in the privacy of your own home, and even if they do, not via that piece of mail. >.>
EffYoLife 14
either call and get a new one or just activated and buy something online with it using the numbers. duh