[Leica] Credit Card Fraud

[passaro.vince at gmail.com (Vince Passaro)]

Robert,

What really happened: first you put in $5 worth of "Plus" at the gas
station; picked up some white socks at Wal-Mart, and then a small bottle of
port at the liquor store.  You ARE an outlaw man.

Vince

PS Good thing Marty got in that thing about the Leica shop or we'd be
floating down the mighty OT River brothers.



On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 8:03 PM, 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
>
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