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Someone stole my debit card number on line I received a call from U.S. Bank Fraud Dept. this morning and someone has been trying to use my debit card on line. Luckily the bank caught it before they spent a large amount (it was only around $60) but someone in Paris, France was trying to purchase something from half.com (never been to that site), someone tried to pay for their aol account (I HATE AOL) and there was one other charge to some company I can't even remember the name of.) Tis the season for thieves I guess. Just wanted to warn everyone. Might be a good idea to check your bank account on line. These showed up in my "pending transactions" which I never check but you can bet I will now. Debit card was cancel, charges were refused and all is good. Now have to wait on a new debit card. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR |
Thieves are everywhere anymore. Hope you've got some old-fashioned checks handy.:) |
You bet I do! Life was so much simpler when all we had was cash or check. I don't pay any bills on line except utility bills but now I'll think twice! |
Life used to be simpler in just about any facet you can think of. |
Sadly, this is a common occurence. :( The banks usually catch it quickly. The larger concern is identity theft...that is something very difficult to straighten out that really haunts people for a long time. |
I had this happen to my account a couple years ago. I used an ATM in British Columbia and somehow it copied my card and pin number. The person was able to spend over 1k before I saw the transactions and called my bank. I had to file a police report and then report it to my bank. My bank of course got it back to me, but it really makes you cautious about using ATMs. Be careful and make sure you only use well known vendors online and try to avoid using ATMs and pull money out at your bank. It is sad that things have gotten so bad and that you have to be constantly aware of what you do... |
I love it when banks call about possible fraud. We once used our credit card at lowes for a large amount when we were building a deck on our home. The bank called to make sure we made the purchase. They thought since we rarely used the card and esp for such a large amt, it must be unauthorized. |
That is awful. Sorry that happend. I never shop online. I like to call the merchant directly. |
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I only shop online with Yorkie vendors or popular sites like Amazon.com. And I always pay with PayPal when possible. At least you have a little bit of protection and recourse if needed. I have used the ATM at a QuikTrip before but I won't do that any more. U. S. Bank said their fraud dept. works 24/7 so that was comforting to know. |
Every single time I travel, I have fraudulent charges show up. The card never leaves my possession yet the #s always get compromised. I have heard now that they can just get close to you in public places and can actually read the #s with a device. |
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It sucks, I know! Imagine how I felt....my thief was livin' it up in Hawaii last week, while I sat here in OK freezing my rear off. I told my husband, hope the thief bought some really bad drugs with our money and ended up DOA:mad: The bank was good and our money was returned but it does shake your confidence in this whole on-line banking and purchasing thing. |
How did they get your card number? You're lucky that authorities traced about it before something undesirable happened. |
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