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Old 09-15-2004, 10:22 PM
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BTW, I found three listings for Jason Hamilton:


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...arch+PhoneBook
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None are me. I don't actually live in Tampa, I live just north of it.

I also lived in Saint Petersburg, FL, Spencer, NY, Bennington, KS, and Malibu, CA in the last three years.

PS: When using google, you can specify a state, like "FL" for all matches in the state.
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Originally Posted by titaniumgrey
The easy answer .... not tracking you down .... some people are real ******** .. they'll write down your liscense plate number and say the make and model of your car to their insurance company and said YOU JUST COMMITED A HIT AND RUN ON THEM !!!

No bullshit , happened to a friend I knew, happens ALL THE TIME , so DO NOT PUT YOUR LISCENSE PLATE ON THE WEB.

Ok that is all, 8P
Anyone who actually does this is a complete idiot and are likely to go to jail for filing a false report.

Think about it. When the police show up, and see there is no damage to the alleged "hit and run" vehicle, and you deny being involved in a hit and run, guess where the police are going next? Back to the person who made the false police report! Hardly a scam any semi-intelligent person is likely to engage in.
Old 09-15-2004, 10:31 PM
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So the two Google searches did not produce the desired results from this board. I am safe!

Old 09-15-2004, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TownDrunk
Because from a plate, a bad person can get your address.
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Ironic that on http://www.abika.com/Reports/LicensePlates.htm Oregon is one of three states where they can not get your name from your license number. In reality in Oregon the password protected DAVE system was proceeded by being able to purchase the whole data base of license numbers and addresses for $19.95 from the state until someone decided it was a bad thing.
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hmmz i dunno why everyone is thinking about tracking you ... they could care less ... think of it this way


They get a car same color as yours and hit their own car and the guy goes off , they have some made up witness, that said they saw you hit their car , and they got your liscense plate and make and model and said you hit and run .... Then they sue you cause they make up some injury ...


They do this alot to the rich people especially

Basically if this happens, it's your word against theirs ... and they got a witness , wow I love america .....


Anyways, basically this happened to my mom, and she got to the point where the other guy got scared and drop the insurance claim ...
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Originally Posted by RX8-TX
Your name, state (which may be gathered from your license plate or profile) and maybe city may give away more than you think:
http://yourownprivateeye.com/

And just from your license plate:
http://www.abika.com/Reports/LicensePlates.htm

Now just imagine that someone gets really pissed off at you...and they are able to gather information such as your SSN, address. Do you have a clue of the damage they can do?
Funny thing is this started about PLATE numbers, and the form at one of the listed links doesn't ask for your plate number. They want so much information, you may as well knock on my door yourself and save yourself some money.

The other site wants between $35 and $70 to attempt a license plate search, and who knows what you actually get with that money. If you PayPal me $35 I'll proudly tell you what hand I beat off with.
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I don't think I blank out mine, as it is a personalized plate. However, when I post pics of someone else's car I blank out their plate out of courtesy - some people are sensitive about that. I think it's kind of become standard car forum netiquette.
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Originally Posted by OldCodger
Ironic that on http://www.abika.com/Reports/LicensePlates.htm Oregon is one of three states where they can not get your name from your license number. In reality in Oregon the password protected DAVE system was proceeded by being able to purchase the whole data base of license numbers and addresses for $19.95 from the state until someone decided it was a bad thing.
That site also specifies that for California, you will only get the person's name, not their address.
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Originally Posted by B-Nez
I don't think I blank out mine, as it is a personalized plate. However, when I post pics of someone else's car I blank out their plate out of courtesy - some people are sensitive about that. I think it's kind of become standard car forum netiquette.
Yeah, I remember someone here posting a bunch of pics of RX-8's that he saw on the street. Initially he didn't blur the license plates and a few people told him he should do that.

Certainly there is no law against posting pics of cars and their license plates on the internet, but I do agree that "netiquette" would make it the proper thing to do.
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And just to prove how much I live on the very edge, just take a look at this:

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Old 09-16-2004, 10:01 AM
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I think most people blur thier plates for the reason of the car being located...
Yeah, while it may be no big deal on the street locally, but you also have to remember that you are not listed all your mods on the side of the car either.
If you post your plate along with a long list of what's in the car, then the car becomes easier to find and steal IMO.
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It's just like blurring your face out when posting pics... People can see your face in public too ^_-
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oh, and if you post pics with your liscenese plate... someone can go to a dealer and have "Connections" and find your address and such.

some people will do not nice things.
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Originally Posted by JasonHamilton
For the same reason why most don't post under their real name, or have their home phone number and address in their sig.
What's your real name?
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Interesting Thread

This is an interesting thread. Why dont we start a thread where the owner's photos are uploaded to. Perhaps next to their mazda RX-8.
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