Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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