Credit Card Fraud
- Thread starter ronk
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North West Surrey
I got two texts from the provider and a phone call on the land line . At first i thought it was a scam so contacted them directly from the tel number on the back of the card - They needed to know a a few details and were able to stop my card and my wife's card also.
They've removed the charges from my account once I told them it wasn't me or my wife - Top marks for seeing an out of the ordinary spend. It looks like they bought a wedding bash and a holiday, so fortunately the merchants will be able to cancel and not incur any costs either.
Police and credit card fraud department are now involved.
It seems that they get info from hacked business accounts - so no amount or personal safety will prevent it completely.
They've removed the charges from my account once I told them it wasn't me or my wife - Top marks for seeing an out of the ordinary spend. It looks like they bought a wedding bash and a holiday, so fortunately the merchants will be able to cancel and not incur any costs either.
Police and credit card fraud department are now involved.
It seems that they get info from hacked business accounts - so no amount or personal safety will prevent it completely.
What sort of dim wit buys future services with stolen credit card details. :?ronk said:I got two texts from the provider and a phone call on the land line . At first i thought it was a scam so contacted them directly from the tel number on the back of the card - They needed to know a a few details and were able to stop my card and my wife's card also.
They've removed the charges from my account once I told them it wasn't me or my wife - Top marks for seeing an out of the ordinary spend. It looks like they bought a wedding bash and a holiday, so fortunately the merchants will be able to cancel and not incur any costs either.
Police and credit card fraud department are now involved.
It seems that they get info from hacked business accounts - so no amount or personal safety will prevent it completely.
Fair play to the credit card company. I had my details stolen from a small site that had their database hacked. It was the only place I had used that card so let them know and they were able to find the malicious entry to stop anymore people being impacted.
The thing that got me is the person who took the card details bought bloody insurance with it! Must be about the easiest thing to track back to someone. We deserve a better class of criminal than that surely
The thing that got me is the person who took the card details bought bloody insurance with it! Must be about the easiest thing to track back to someone. We deserve a better class of criminal than that surely
I'm now on my third credit card in four weeks. First card (of twenty odd years) cancelled by the bank because they correctly spotted a fraudulent spend. Replacement card used by me on only three occasions where it never went online or left my hand but had a small online payment made - not mine so card changed by the bank again and £9.99 refunded (did you know banks don't investigate under £10). Of the three merchants paid on the second card two were small shops local to me. The third payment was to a national firm via a hand held reader to their technician. By coincidence I also paid the same firm the same way a couple of weeks before the first card was compromised. Can't prove anything but told them I think they've been hacked but they didn't appear bothered.
I had a similar issue some fkkr enjoyed two long haul flights on my card .
I spotted it and contacted them got a full refund ,glad to say .The credit card providers wouldnt tell me of the outcome ie did they catch the fkkrs.
Data protection an all that s**t.
I spotted it and contacted them got a full refund ,glad to say .The credit card providers wouldnt tell me of the outcome ie did they catch the fkkrs.
Data protection an all that s**t.
:xAlienZed said:
My daughter is on her third card in 9 months, unfortunately card spending often rolls forward to your new card on the same account and it's groundhog day. Unfortunately the card companies do Jack' about investigating this now and just pass on the losses, in your example someone taking an international flight is about as identifiable as it gets, but I 100% guarantee nothing has been done. It's utter madness :x
The banks and merchants are introducing a system where online payments have to be confirmed via a code which the merchant sends by SMS to a mobile number provided by your bank which is linked to your card - happy days for us boys with poor mobile signal. Don't know how this would help where cards are cloned though
I had a renewed cc stolen in the post when sent to me from UK to Holland.
fkrs went on a spending spree in Belgium and finished their taxing shopping day with a pizza! cheeky barstewards!
replacement card was sent via exact same unsecure way through normal post.
sometimes i think the cc companies are asking for trouble...
fkrs went on a spending spree in Belgium and finished their taxing shopping day with a pizza! cheeky barstewards!
replacement card was sent via exact same unsecure way through normal post.
sometimes i think the cc companies are asking for trouble...
Ive just had my Card Statement and found that the cheeky buggers have also charged Amazon Prime to my card!
Amazon have sent me a confirmation of the fraud activity very quickly and the card provider have added it to the list.
It seems they dipped a toe into the water early Jan then went for the big ones at the end of Jan.
Amazon have sent me a confirmation of the fraud activity very quickly
and the card provider have added it to the list.It seems they dipped a toe into the water early Jan then went for the big ones at the end of Jan.