Visa fraud
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Visa fraud
Well, I just happened to check my account on-line this morning and sure enough, I found several fraudulent visa transactions. Called the bank and put a stop on the card. They suggested I call the police to report it, which I did. Now I get to go in to the bank and sit down with them to go over which transactions are bad. Just what I wanted to do today. 
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Visa fraud
How do you think they got your VISA number?
Have you paid with your VISA at any restaurants recently? I've heard that a lot of credit card numbers are stolen through restaurants.
How about online stuff?
Have you paid with your VISA at any restaurants recently? I've heard that a lot of credit card numbers are stolen through restaurants.
How about online stuff?
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I would suspect something online, but it did just start happening after I bought something at an auto parts store. Hmmm....
I do almost all of my banking on-line, and usually check things a couple times a week. I just hadn't checked for a while. It was only about $143 worth of charges, and I know it'll get straightened out, but what a P.I.T.A.
I do almost all of my banking on-line, and usually check things a couple times a week. I just hadn't checked for a while. It was only about $143 worth of charges, and I know it'll get straightened out, but what a P.I.T.A.
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Visa fraud
You know what you can do, is find out what companies made the charges, call that company and find out what name/address that order was placed under with that card. You'll know who it is and can nab them. People are stupid, all that stuff is traceable.
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Hate to say it, but if it was a Visa check card you might not get the money back. If it was a real credit card you will get all your money back. On credit cards visa can charge back the merchant that made the charges. On check cards it's the bank who would have to do something. Most of the time banks are not very willing to do anything. A co-worker had $450 charged on his check card last year by a gas station attendant. He only found out when it over drawed his account. Really scrwed him up for a couple of weeks. It is good to hear you caught it early and only got hit for $143.
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My visa number got heisted a few years ago. Several charges from a jeweller in pakistan and a travel agency in Inda showed up.
Visa cancelled the charges, and i hadto agree to go to court if necessary (in India !!)
My wife saw the bill and asked, "Exactly where did you guys go fishing last week?"
Visa cancelled the charges, and i hadto agree to go to court if necessary (in India !!)
My wife saw the bill and asked, "Exactly where did you guys go fishing last week?"
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Visa fraud
re: VISA number exposures. I've discussed this issue with banking staff in the past to try to limit my VISA # being picked up by people inclined to share it.
I make it a habit to darken in the VISA # (except the last 4 digits) when I get the signature ticket at a restaurant or store. Some merchants only print the last 4 on the ticket to help with security.
This is not a fixall, but it will certainly limit the exposure.
Good Luck!
I make it a habit to darken in the VISA # (except the last 4 digits) when I get the signature ticket at a restaurant or store. Some merchants only print the last 4 on the ticket to help with security.
This is not a fixall, but it will certainly limit the exposure.
Good Luck!
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Ya you should be all set by the credit card company. Doesn't cost them a dime it's the merchant who pays for it and gets hit up for fees from the credit card company, so the CCC actually makes money on charge backs.
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I would suspect something online, but it did just start happening after I bought something at an auto parts store. Hmmm....
My visa card # got hijacked a few months ago. I found a $300 charge on my monthly statement from some offshore "Online Casino" I believe is based out of the British Virgin Islands. You know the routine...cancel the card, provide a statement, get your account credited, etc.
Anyway, I thought about it and I also suspect that the fraud might have originated from a purchase that I made from an auto parts store. And like you, I also buy things online, but it only happened right after I used my card at the auto parts store. Hmmm...
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Hey, If you sell stuff on ebay motors and somebody sends you way to much money, make sure you send the same check back to the person, there was a fraud in Delaware somebody from a Foriegn country bid on some classic car and sent $30,000+ dollars over the price of the car and the check the people doing the fraud sent was fake, and the person cleared out there bank account or something. but anyway theres alot of frauds out there so watch yourself.
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