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OT: Somebody ripped off my cc #
Feb. 1st, 2009 01:10 pmYesterday, I got my monthly Visa credit card statement. Imagine my surprise and consternation to see four charges made between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6 to Air Asia in Singapore. The really odd thing is all of the charges were $160 or less, with one charge as little as $46. These were clever bastards...they made sure the charges weren't really high so they wouldn't raise any red flags.
I called the bank, cancelled the account, and requested a new card with a new number. I have to now make sure I'm not responsible for these charges. Who knows how this POS got my number? Businesses have been hacked before and for all I know, the number could have been stolen two years ago. I don't know if the thief/thieves chose a vendor that doesn't require a CVV number or somehow managed to get that too. All the more reason to use PayPal when you can!
I called the bank, cancelled the account, and requested a new card with a new number. I have to now make sure I'm not responsible for these charges. Who knows how this POS got my number? Businesses have been hacked before and for all I know, the number could have been stolen two years ago. I don't know if the thief/thieves chose a vendor that doesn't require a CVV number or somehow managed to get that too. All the more reason to use PayPal when you can!
