wrightsracing
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posted on August 9, 2003 05:11:24 PM new
Really !!!,Some one did at 2-3am this morning. Went on-line and spent $950.00 with 3 different charges. The 1st was at payless shoes and then another at some bargain.com place.
The CC company called me this morning to ask if I was up at 3am shopping ??? No, Not this morning I was sleeping.
They shopped and spent $950.00 and I didn't even have the pleasure of doing it, but it got charged to my card. What a hoot !!!
They are not charging me for any of it.
I would like to know how that got my card # tho ??? I do use this card on-line for a number of places for business and in the outside world.
Even when you try to be cautious, they can still get you.
Now I want to know who got a new pair of shoes last night LOL.
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CBlev65252
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posted on August 9, 2003 05:23:29 PM new
Someone got mine once also. They used my debit card as a credit card. I only found out when my checking account was overdrafted by over $300. They bought purses! I only have mine registered three places (I'll let you guess two of them). The bank gave me my money back and cancelled the card.
Cheryl
Power to the people. Power to the people, right on. - John Lennon
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jensmome
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posted on August 9, 2003 06:58:41 PM new
I bet the CC co. will find the thief and prosecute. The stupid thieves had to give a delivery address. Besides the $$, the fact that the send to and billing address didn't match set off an alarm. Typically the CC Fraud Dept. will work with the on-line businesses and the Feds or local police. Unfortunately, you'll never find out if they get caught.
[ edited by jensmome on Aug 9, 2003 06:59 PM ]
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wrightsracing
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posted on August 9, 2003 07:11:53 PM new
What brought it to their attention was the shopping at 2-3 am. at least that is what they said.
I know I'll never know if the catch them but I would like to know how they got my number??.
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AuctionAce
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posted on August 9, 2003 08:00:46 PM new
My mother recently got a new Sears credit card that she never called in the verification info to activate the card. She got a bill for a $3,000 go cart from Sears and when she called them with the unverified card and bill info they told her it must be someone at Sears that stole the number. She told them to cancel the card and not to send any others. 
-------------- sig file ----------- He who angers you controls you
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throughhiker
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posted on August 9, 2003 08:22:18 PM new
Credit card theft is getting more and more frustrating.
Two weeks ago my Father-in Law and his wife went out and shopped at three places, the grocery store, a restaurant, and Costco. a couple of hours after returning home the CC company called to check on "unusual activity". It seems that in addition to their charges, someone had charged $2000 at TOYS are US. As they had them on the phone a charge came through from a local gas station so the CC company immediately called the station and told them the card was void. They paid cash and disappeared. The Police are "working on it".
The interesting thing about this story is that my Father-in-Law still had his card. It wasn't lost or stolen. How does a thief charge $2000 in a B&M store with out the card!? As an honest person I couldn't walk in and say "Oh I'm sorry I forgot my card today but I know the number." Sooner or later it's probably going to happen to all of us.
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fenix03
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posted on August 9, 2003 08:31:25 PM new
It's done with a magnetic strip reader/writer. You can go to any hacking site on the net and purchase a small palm size strip reader. This reader will pull the incided info off of your card. That info can then be written onto a different card and poof! Physical card, with name imprint that matches card holder but which in reality is someone elses card.
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If it's really Common Sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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jensmome
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posted on August 9, 2003 08:34:26 PM new
Here's one way - there are small (walkman sized) card readers that can pull all the info off of a mag stripe and display it. You give your card to a waiter, who disappears with it. He can scan it and do the dinner tab within seconds. And he can either use the card number or more likely sell it just as fast.
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gousainc-07
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posted on August 9, 2003 09:14:04 PM new
Someone stole my credit card once, but I did not report it.
They were spending less than my wife.
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ahc3
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posted on August 9, 2003 09:21:18 PM new
Happened to me a couple of months ago with my business debit card. Two or three small charges ($150 total) then they tried to charge $4000 - That got my bank's attention. I did get the money back, but something to be aware of: you have fewer rights with a business account than a personal account. It took several weeks to get the money back in my account, thankfully the $4000 charge was declined.
Anyone can get a credit or debit card number. Nobody has to even see your card, a thief can find a way to get the info from an ATM or any POS terminal. It will happen to you, just be careful. If you use a debit card, don't have an account with a lot of money in it tied to one. I just purchased a house, and have $40,000 in an account that I will use as a downpayment. The first thing I did when I transferred this much into one account was cancel all debit cards assoicated with the account. I figure I can order them after the account is emptied (by me, not a thief!)
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sapington
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posted on August 9, 2003 09:22:59 PM new
I have seen a couple pay at pump receipt that have the entire card number and exp. date on them.
Also, if you happen to order something and they deliver it to the wrong address, a lot of times they have the entire card number on the invoice.
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sparkz
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posted on August 9, 2003 10:04:50 PM new
About 90% of the time, it turns out to be a clerk or cashier working at minimum wage who jumps at the chance to earn a quick $50.00 to get your number and pass it on to someone who duplicates it, including the magnetic strip (very easy to do).
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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