I Have No Relatives in Russia

Why the strange title, you ask? Because someone logged on to my online banking today... from Russia. And also from LA. We got a call from BB&T's Fraud Department advising us of the strange behavior and urging us to close our accounts and open new ones.

Isn't that crazy!? My Thursday was much more exciting than I anticipated.

Fortunately, our money wasn't touched. But it still makes me uneasy, you know? Identity theft is something that happens to someone else -- not me!

I was surprised at the amount of places I needed to update my banking information. I use our checking account to pay a lot of things online (utility bills, credit cards, etc.), and our paychecks are directly deposited. Now we need new debit cards. New checks. Oh my.

Thank you, BB&T Fraud Department, for doing your job!