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Credit Card Fraud- Anybody else have a recent episode?

MadMonk

MadMonk

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Happy Father's day to the Guys or single Moms.
 
I just recently had an issue with somebody getting my Credit Card number and making fraudulent charges.
I really only use my card for tobacco related purchases, with one other purchase from a musical instrument vendor.
This is over a span of a couple of years.
 
I occurred to me that somebody else may have suffered the same issue, if in fact the perp got my number from a cigar vendor.
 
If anybody else had this happen, please consider sending me a PM with who you buy cigars from online?
 
Don't know if it will actually help me narrow things down to the the non-secure vendor, but you never know.
 
Looks like it might not be a bad idea to use vendors who accept PP more, if not exclusively.
 
Thanks,
 
I've had issues over the years.
 
Most recently a card was used overseas and then a few days later...boom...fraudulent charges.
 
I have all my cards set up to issue warnings with large purchase (over X dollars).
 
Anyhow...the CC company cleared the charges and issued a new card.
 
No issues here, but I try and use pp or a check when possible. If I have to use a cc, I try and call them to give then my # as opposed to using the internet.
 
My son the Marine just got his card jacked.  Someone tried to (no kidding) rent go-karts in the UK with the number.  Kudos to Navy Federal and the CC company for jumping all over it.  No harm on this end.
 
Robbie recently had his card compromised, but I think that had more to do with shady purchases in Queens than anything else.
 
My purchases were stateside. I only happened to catch it the same day cause I was moving some funds around.
 
And per Gary, I did not have that feature set up to alert me when charges go over a certain amount. Didn't know it was avail. That bank didn't advertise it, but does offer it. I jumped right on it, on all my accounts. I would strongly recommend any of you to do so if you haven't already.
 
Sometimes before a scammer uses your account for major purchases they'll test it with very small amounts, perhaps less than a dollar.  Had that happen once with one of my cards.  Didn't recognize what the charges were from.  The customer service said that's their MO.  Try a few very small amounts and then bam, hit you with the big charges.  They closed the account and issued me a new card.
 
Someone charged stamps in Germany on my card then after they "tested" it, went on to bigger things.  My bank made everything right. :thumbs:
 
Talking with my brother yesterday, he mentioned he had his BofA account hacked not once but twice in a two month period and has left them to bank with Chase.
 
This kind of theft is happening more and more, and no one is immune. For those merchants that don't accept PP, AMEX is a great alternative as they have zero tolerance with fraud.
 
Best of luck to everyone that has been hit by this wave of attacks.
 
Yeah, they got me a couple of months ago. Ran up a bunch of charges in Thailand. Pretty sure it happened at a shady (but very good) restuarant in North Philly, though. I buy pretty much everything but groceries online, so I guess I should be thankful it hasn't happened more often.
 
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