annie Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Hi All, I received a letter from my bank this morning, from their Fraud Detection Dept. It asked me to contact them, which I did. Somebody has got hold of my card details . They tried to use my card for this - Mobile phone pre-pay 2 x ?60.00 Mobile phone pre-pay 2 x ?60.00 Big high street and online store ?507.89 Internet girly dating membership ?6.99 In person, yesterday afternoon in a restaurant ?5.00 Thankfully, I never use my card so it was picked up straight away and my card has been cancelled. So a big thank you to my bank for sorting everything out . It's a scarey thought that somebody has been doing this. Annie xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mel Report post Posted April 25, 2006 that is scary. i dont have any credit cards, thank goodness. im glad your bank sorted it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest hallyscomet Report post Posted April 25, 2006 There is a huge problem over here at the moment apparently the Merchants are not checking the signatures on the card against the credit advice slip that is signed. The A Current Affairs tv program went into half a dozen places with a credit card that wasnt theirs and signed Ronald McDonald in big bold signature and got away with it all 6 times. scary. So they are now saying that shop owners will have to where the debt if this fraud continues. About time. You were lucky Annie that the bank acted in your favour. A friend of mine did a transaction on ebay with her credit card for a "Collectors Item" book and they made the transaction using her card twice and she also didnt receive the book in the end, and she had no luck getting the money back from the bank, no chance because of a fake IP address. So you were lucky. H. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flora Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Annie, wow, thank goodness your bank picked up on it. How scary that someone can get your details so easily? How did they do it? Lauren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Annie what a relief, we had something similar a year ago, hubbies statement had several transactions over ?1,000 pounds on it that were,nt his.The bank were very helpful and sorted it out.It,s such a worry nowadays thing I,ll have to buy myself a shredder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mossgrove Report post Posted April 25, 2006 H We have something called 'Chip and PIN' over here now which means that you enter a PIN number into a machine rather than signing anything. Some older cards are not 'Chip and PIN 'enabled, so Annie either had an older type card or someone has stolen/guessed her PIN number. Online fraud is increasing as it is getting harder to commit fraud in person. Simon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted April 25, 2006 I don't know how they did it. I've still got the card. I've never used it, apart from Sunday to buy my George Michael concert tickets, which is a weird coincidence . Whoever got the details used it twice last week before I ever used it. Annie xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted April 25, 2006 NO NO Annie.......please.........this does,nt affect the george tickets does it???..........they won,t cancel the transaction will they...........oh the misery.............I,ve heard there going on ebay for ooooh ?400..........can you believe it ...........lucky were sorted hey <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted April 25, 2006 That was what I thought the bank were talking about. Then they reeled off the other amounts . So, the George Michael tickets are safe xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted April 25, 2006 . So, the George Michael tickets are safe xx Awww hun, i'm so sorry...... WHOOPS! Did I quote the wrong bit there??? DOH!! BD <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Did somebody just say something?? Annie <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
