Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, I get confirmatory phone calls/sms from all my card providers within 1-2 minutes of the actual usage, if it is over a certain amount, so that I can promptly know if a fraud has occurred. If I use a credit card in Thailand/Malaysia/Indonesia (the credit card fraud capitals of the world), however trustworthy the shop/hotel, my card gets canceled and a new one issued, with a different number. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:46 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 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 >