Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 18/12/00 2:27 PM, D Khong at dkhong@pacific.net.sg wrote: > Fraudulent use of CC seem to be in these three (maybe more) varieties: > > 1. The actual duplication of an existing genuine card. > 2. The use of stolen cards and forging of signatures. > 3. The obtaining of CC information (at restaurants, etc) and the subsequent > fraudulent use in mail order purchases. This charge is usually disputed and > I am inclined to think that CC companies judge each on a case to case basis. Hmm interesting: I have just today received a statement for one of my cards where a couple of small items have been billed to a company in Moscow. I never heard of the company and was not recently in Moscow besides having no record of any such amounts being billed on the card at the time. I have notified my card company and will see what happens. Since the amount is only about 10 dollars each time I suspect someone is counting on either not being noticed or not being chased up by the card company. Let's see... - -- Adrian Bradshaw Corporate and Editorial Photography Beijing, China tel/fax +86 10 6532 5112 mobile +86 139 108 22292 e-mail apbbeijing@yahoo.com OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com website: http://www.apbphoto.com http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw.htm http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw_e.htm __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com