I have been a victim of credit card fraud. I used a NEW card with NEW number once online to purchase from Mobipocket. Since then two other charges appeared amounting to over $1700 in Paris France. Now I am not accusing Mobipocket but since Mobipocket is in France and that is were my card number was used I find it more than a coincidence. I wonder if any one else has experienced this? Thanks
What a drag! I have never dealt with this company, but I have had fraudulent charges on my card by a "web developer" who is notorious for hitting many cards with small charges.
As a side note I also had my drivers license written on a total strangers personal check that bounced. It happened 200 miles from me. Possibly just a mistake ny a clerk but when the check bounced I then was unable to write several checks in MY area. Still working on cleaning this one up. They tell me I have been removed from their "Bad" list but will not provide me anything in writing. So of course I threatened them and promised to do harm if it happens again.
I became an identity theft victim a couple of years ago. Luckly there wasn't any financial lose, but it was a big mess to clean up. I've been doing all the precautions even before that. Shredding every paper with my name on it before disposing, balancing all my credit card and bank statements when they arrive. And I don't shop online often. But it still happened. I still take precautions and live on with my life. Do whatever I need to do. When I shop online, I make sure to check out BBB report on that business before jumping on it.
Been through it with my wife. In our case, a gas station attendant ran off with the info for her Visa Debit card and went on a $2800 spending spree. Fortunately, my wife and I have individual checking accounts and an non-connected joint house account for the common bills because they had to freeze her account for 10 days while transactions posted. While extremely frustraiting for my wife, our split accounts allowed us to keep cash flow and everything was sorted in the end. Needless to say, only thing our debit cards do these days is pull cash from the ATM! Convenience catches up with you...
Yes the credit card company did reverse the charges. They were happy to hear it was my new card because they have a better chance at catching the person.
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I have never dealt with this company, but I have had fraudulent charges on my card by a "web developer" who is notorious for hitting many cards with small charges.
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