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John Shields

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Well I wake up today from my wife asking me about a charge on our bank account... a little over $220.00. Come to find out that it's a scam charge on an old debit card. So somewhere along the lines my card number was stolen. Showed the charge as DHL EXPRESS, which I obviously don't use.

Took a half a minute to think to myself whether or not I got a new HI knife that I didn't know about. :D But no, I didn't. So I disputed the charge and I'll be hunting the bastard down! Luckily we noticed it early on and got the card shut down.

I hear by calling them that there's a LOT of fraudulent charges going through in their name today. So you guys will want to look at your accounts. Had it been something like $20 I might not have noticed it... but when they charge me $220 and put my account into the negatives then of course I will.

All in all pretty lame play from whoever it was. There was an accompanying charge of .02 cents from Ottawa... so I might have to go up there and see what the deal is. :grumpy:

Anyway, thought I would let you guys know. I frequent Paypal, Amazon, and a couple other reputable sites. So, I'm not sure what the connection is just yet. Just keep an eye out.
 
I just got a couple new cards from my bank because they said my account had been compromised. I never saw any charges, but better safe than sorry
 
Yeah keep in mind this isn't directed at any seller here. I don't think anyone here would have done this. But somewhere out there a website has been compromised (since I'm very careful with my card numbers). So just be careful.
 
Thank you for Looking out for your fellow man, John.
It's Much appreciated.
 
tedwca said:
I just got a couple new cards from my bank because they said my account had been compromised. I never saw any charges, but better safe than sorry
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That was nice of them; do you think they're taking Customer-Service tips from Auntie Yangdu?
 
Thanks for the heads up. :thumbup:

Years ago, back in 2003, we got scammed; some kid in a bookstore in TX (we bought from them through Amazon) stole our card #, and several hundred others, then sold them. Our card showed up being used in Malaysia. When I called Amazon, they & Visa were already on it, and the kid was already in jail. IIRC, he was 16.

thx - cpr
 
Just a heads up. For ALL my internet purchases I use a prepaid visa debit. When I am going to make a purchase I just put the amount on the card and make the purchase. In one instance someone who had gotten the number attempted to place an autotrader ad with the number but it was declined. I caught it and had a new card issued.
 
wildmike said:
Just a heads up. For ALL my internet purchases I use a prepaid visa debit. When I am going to make a purchase I just put the amount on the card and make the purchase. In one instance someone who had gotten the number attempted to place an autotrader ad with the number but it was declined. I caught it and had a new card issued.
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I try to use Paypal for that kind of stuff... but then I guess they could be vulnerable too. I can only count on one hand, MAYBE one hand an finger where I've used my card. So it's odd. Not too happy to say the least.
 
Folks, there is an amazing myriad of ways you can have your accounts hacked and you be scammed (my LE experience). Several years ago, we had some victims get their accounts used without their knowledge until ONE fellow took a notice of his statement. His one bogus charge led to an interstate case in which it was investigated and learned that the sister of the suspect had STOLEN CC numbers from her company. Her company was responsible for billing medical patients for one of the largest hospitals in the region . . . She was stealing sick people's CC numbers used to pay the bills and then she and her brother using the numbers to enrich their own lives with loads of stuff.

Take all of it seriously and always report it, at least to the bank.
 
I stopped using a debit card for this reason, after it got slammed for about $2000 once. By using a credit card (and I am no fan of them), it greatly diminishes the possibility that my checking account will get zapped by some scumbag. Its still bad to get a fraudulent credit card charge, but at least your cash stays safe. JMO.

 
That's a bummer, but at least you're getting things resolved. Good luck:thumbup:
 
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