The Leprechauns GOT me!

"Leprechauns"... or some other mischievous person... created some problems for me last night/this morning. I received an email which I thought was sales/junk/spam and almost deleted, but there was something niggling around the outskirts of my thoughts urging me to "OPEN THIS ONE!". So, I did.

It was a confirmation on the date of installation for our new satellite TV system...

Ummmm... but I didn't order satellite TV...

I didn't want to call the number on the email, thinking yeah this still could be spam... so this morning I called information and got the local number for this company. Sure enough, they had all my info - name, address, phone number and email address. Someone ordered this installation online last night! I talked to my family - nobody signed up for anything.

But... someone DID!! Who??? I don't know... but someone...

I had a heck of a time getting this canceled, too, since they are so sure we really would LOVE satellite TV if we tried it. "My cable suits me just fine, thank you very much!" was not enough. I was at the point of screaming at this poor girl until I realized she had absolutely nothing to do with causing this situation and was just doing her job and I shouldn't take my frustration out on her. Bad enough she's probably getting paid minimum wage and it seemed she was very inexperienced because she kept putting me on hold (presumably to ask her supervisor questions), she didn't need to deal with an irate customer. So, I just became very firm instead and finally was able to cancel this installation after a few more minutes.

A little while later, another thought hit me and I called up the cable company just to make absolutely sure that the satellite company (as part of the alleged impending installation), or my mischievous leprechaun "friend", didn't go canceling my cable as well! Turns out the leprechaun did not think of canceling my cable, thankfully.

I've checked my credit cards and bank accounts and they seem to be in order. It seems whoever did this did NOT also steal my identity. I didn't think so, but just wanted to be sure. I mean, why would someone steal my identity just to change my TV service at my OWN ADDRESS?

It is all so very strange!

Though I must admit that this HAS left me wondering what OTHER things my leprechaun "friend" has done to cause problems for me! Are all sorts of online orders being placed? Am I going to have installation/delivery people at my door every day next week? Did they change my oil heat to gas and set up an appt for that to take place? Arrange to have water or electric or snail-mail service stopped?

What did I ever do to anyone to deserve this treatment?

Oh and by the way, Happy St. Patrick's Day!