Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Gene, I normally do the same, along with checking off each check that clears our account. However, the card service called during breakfast, so they must get up earlier. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <grduprey at mchsi.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Credit Card Fraud > We check our bank card online statements at least once a week as a normal > process. > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 6:22:39 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] Credit Card Fraud > > On 4/6/2010 5:16 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: >> Just a heads-up. I received a call this morning from the card service >> agency that processes my Visa charges, asking me to review some recent >> charges to establish their legitimacy. They had noted a charge that >> raised a flag, but I don't know how they detected it. >> >> It turns out that, over the weekend, someone got my card number and made >> a fraudulent charge to the account, for the amount of $385.01. I suspect >> it resulted from my use of the card with internet merchants, though I >> also use it around town. >> >> I have canceled the card and initiated actions to remove the charge from >> my account. This is my first encounter with this type of thing, though I >> knew that it is not too uncommon. >> >> Keep an eye on those accounts! >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > Hi Jim,You are correct - reviewing your CC statements and bank statement > is essential (a huge number of people with checking accounts never > reconcile or even review the statements). Your issue may have been > through a skimmer on an ATM or gas pump. It reads your CC information > and can capture your security code or PIN entry with a pinhole camera. > Usually they stick out from the body of the pump more than a normal card > reader, but now I see that some fraudsters are obtaining master keys for > a brand of pumps and wiring the skimmer internally. > > Ken Carney > Oklahoma City, Oklahoma > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >