Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the Leica Store in Vienna I was prevented from making a transaction because the bank thought that the transaction was potentially fraudulent. I changed banks. Marty On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Robert D. Baron <rbaron at concentric.net> wrote: > The major credit card companies have very sophisticated software now > that can be reasonably adept at spotting possible fraudulent > transactions. > > Several times in recent years I have got calls from fraud units asking > me if I was in, say, China the previous day (the answer is always > 'no') and they say we've got a fraudulent transaction here and we'll > cancel your card and overnight you a new one. ?Citibank has been > particularly active in this area. > > But it can also trip you up: ?Several months ago I put gas in my car, > then went a WalMart, then went to a liquor store. ?I used the same > card at all three places. ?At the liquor store I was told the card was > rejected and I should call the issuer's Fraud Unit. ?I did and was > told I had fallen into the pattern of people who steal credit cards: > They go to a gas station to make sure the card works, then they go to > a WalMart to get items to sell, and then they go to a liquor store to > stock up for a party. ?This caused their software to tag me, but when > I convinced them it was me and not a robber they approved the > purchase. > > This Modern Age. > > --Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >