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From: eggimann@maxzilla.encore.com (Scott Eggimann)
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Subject: Private Investigator's claims
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Date: 15 May 91 17:45:07 GMT
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but I'm going to
do it anyways 8-).

A friend of mine is a private investigator who tends to make up
stories a lot.  He tells me that for $58.00/month he can dial into 
some information data base and get personal information on anybody in
this country.  I told him he was crazy.

This information includes:

Police records (the biggest problem in his story)
Credit records
Bank balances (checking and savings)
Places you've lived since you were born

And a couple of others that I cannot remember.  I told him that a lot
of this stuff is personal/confidential information that he cannot
access.  So you tell me.  Can he access this information?

Thanks for your time,

scott