Hey sug ... I thought about it prior to posting & if any harm was done from informing a new member about the current username of a member , I am to blame .
Last I'd heard from the member in question , he was still hangin' around the forum , but mostly just reading posts (March , this year) .
There is certainly a range of reasons members can seek out other members , and not always for the 'proper' reasons , though .
I've had a few "newer' members contact me via PM here before , thru the years & most are fairly harmless (excepting the spammer/hacker-folk) .
I too have been hit 2x by ident theft , so I really do understand the concern , sugarcube5419 !