Reddit reviews Tapp C. Business Name Card Holder Stainless Steel Case

Updated: So I posted on EDC 3 years ago back when I was working for a small Chicago based IT consulting firm with no flying that's the first photo. Second photo is my EDC I currently work for a very large Global Tech Consulting firm with weekly travel to the east coast.

• Incase backpack
  
• Plastic document holder with legal pad inside
  
• Green ethernet cable
  
• Serial to USB adapter cable
  
• USB console cable
  
• USB to ethernet cable
  
• Serial Console cable
  
• DB9 adapter
  
• DB25 adapter
  
• Green lacrosse ball for rolling out muscles/feet
  
• TP-Link pocket router with USB power brick
  
• Yellow 1 foot ethernet cable
  
• Gray 3 foot ethernet cable
  
• Trader Joes almonds
  
• Plantronics Bluetooth headset
  
• Anker USB battery
  
• Western Digital 1 TB usb drive
  
• USB cables
  
• Logitech mouse
  
• g2 pens and sharpie
  
• Earplugs for data centers and airplanes
  
• Wet wipes
  
• iPhone headphones
  
• iPhone charger
  
• First aid kit
  
• Kleenex
  
• hp elitebook 745 and charger
  
• magpul 5s case
  
• client badge
  
• employee badge
  
• client RSA key
  
• RFID blocking passport with various travel rewards cards
  
• business card case
  
• hand sanitizer
  
  I can include links to things if curious just ask.
  
  not pictured:
  
  
• iphone 5SE 64 gig
  
• oakleys
  
• citizens nighthawk watch
  
• wallet
  
• chapstick
  
• keys
  
• I usually have more snacks than that, protein bars, almonds, protein powders, I hate eating in airports due to inflated prices and greasy unhealthy foods (most of the time)

I'm sorry to hear you fell victim to identity theft. It sounds like you've done quite a bit of the legwork already but just to be certain that you haven't missed anything important, here are the steps one should typically take when they discover that they were victim of identity theft (bare with me here please as I know you've already done some of these):

1. Do contact your local police department about it and file a police report about the incident if you haven't done so already (but from the sound of it you may have already). As to how likely the police are to pursue the matter further, they theoretically should especially that you do have the forwarding address (so they literally do have a lead) but I have never worked in the force and am unaware of their standard procedures so this is mere speculation.
   
   
2. Contact each financial institution involved immediately and make sure to ask for a reference number of the inquiry so you can follow-up in the future if need be. (Sounds like you've done so already for BMO, Chase, and TD, right?)
   
   
3. Notify both Equifax and TransUnion. They use their own proprietary algorithms and sometimes things get reported with a delay at one vs. the other. I don't mean to be a pessimist here or cause you even more worry, but it could very well be that TransUnion has additional cards listed that you are unaware of. And when I say notify, I mean, call them during their regular business hours and explain to them your situation. You can also add a note or alert to your file. The basic service is free as far as I recall (but I might be wrong - so double-check this with them to be safe). The thing you saw on heir web site, is probably them offering a premium service where they can send you an email or SMS to tell you each time a new credit card gets added to your account in order to verify that it's you who has applied for said credit card. Simply putting a note on the file for them to use internally and be more vigilant should be free or at least it used to be free).
   
   
4. As already stated (but it's important so I'll highlight it once more): get a credit report from TransUnion as well.
   
   
5. Contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre they will be able to provide a few additional pointers and advice.
   
   Note: Sorry I'm not sure what the other two lines in your credit report are specifically, but when you contact Equifax, you can ask them directly, they should be able to sort that out easily.
   
   This type of thing does unfortunately happen, and at times it's a bit ridiculous. For a recent example involving Canada's largest bank, RBC, have a look at this.
   
   To end on a related and somewhat uplifting note, one of the rising types of fraud is credit card fraud by having your RF-ID enabled card "read" in passing. Not sure if that's how they got your Visa info or not, but there's a cheap way to protect yourself against this (cost: $3 and about 4 - 6 weeks wait since it gets shipped from China). To see what I mean by having your RF-ID credit card read, have a look at this TedTalk from 2012 (hint: I know people in the industry and they tell me things have gotten more sophisticated now - mostly on the end of the hackers).
   
   So here's your $3 solution: Stainless steel business card holder (can accommodate between 3 and 4 credit cards depending on the model). There are some like the RF Defender that guarantee efficacy and so worth. It has a fancy little engraving on the side (probably slightly thicker, higher quality stainless steel) but it's mostly marketing. At roughly $70, it's a waste of money; so don't get duped. There are also stainless steel wallets for $15-200 but as they wear out they become less reliable since the card has one side exposed (the upper portion that you slide into your wallet.
   
   In short, get the $3 stainless steel business card holder; it's just as effective as the "fancy stuff" (it's what I've been using for years). To test out, put one RF-ID credit card inside of it next time you stop by one of those self-checkout kiosks at the super market or at your gas station. Try scanning your card over the PayPass/Visa Wave scanner while it's inside the stainless steel holder. If the machine doesn't detect your card, you know your new purchase is working.
   
   This type of identity theft isn't very prevalent yet, but the repercussions could very much be the same as the OP outlined in this post.

business card holder

not for that price though

What are you doing that you need your insurance cards everyday? And get a Business card holder. And I've never kept scraps of paper in my wallet seems unnecessary with the thousands of other places you could keep them.

What about a metal card case like this or this?

edit: I got sidetracked looking at these and found one dirt cheap.

I keep a few main cards in my wallet. For gift cards and other shit I have a stainless steel card case that I usually leave home. Got it for $1.50.

Congrats on the new job, and Happy Birthday! Cool idea for a contest!

My week via amazon

I did a good amount of networking this week for my own job search, so this [Business card holder] (http://www.amazon.com/Business-Name-Holder-Stainless-Steel/dp/B008BW41EK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1YN8J34LXV9BW&coliid=I22G0I1AYS6O1L) could sum up my week fairly well!

This works great for protecting business cards and a condom within a wallet. Mine is now relegated to the messenger bag, but still around.

edit: a link