arrfep
Platinum Member
First off: No, I did not send any money to Nigerians. But here's the story.
Last Monday, there was a call on my home answering machine from Visa Fraud Protection. They had noticed suspicious activity on my debit card, please call back ASAP. I logged onto my bank website, and noticed 6 charges that were not mine.
Four separate ITunes purchases (from a thread earlier today I now know they were just testing the card number), a $1 preliminary authorization at some place called Arcot Systems,
and then a $117 purchase at Huy Nguyen LTD in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
I called Visa back, they put a freeze on the account, cancelled the number. I followed up with my local bank, they issued me a new card, and got me back my funds within days.
Saturday, while I was at work, USPS left a certified mail slip in my mailbox. Today, I went to the PO to pick it up. I was not expecting anything, but figured it would probably be some correspondence from Visa regarding this whole mess. I was wrong. After a few minutes, the later came back from the back room with a package.
Lo and behold, it's from HCM City, Vietnam. I can't read anything because all the customs forms are in Vietnamese. The only thing I can read is that inside the box is a wallet. The company's website is www.nt-mart.com. The package is still on my desk, unopened, because I'm slightly paranoid. I called my bank and made sure they recorded that I did not order this package and I wanted their opinion on what to do. Other than that, I'm not sure what to do. Anyone else ever hear of anything like this?
Am I going to FPMITAP??
Cliffs:
-Last week, debit card compromised. Charges made in Vietnam.
-Today, receive package from Vietnam.
-I'm a patsy or criminal was stupid.
-Spend my life in FPMITAP???
Last Monday, there was a call on my home answering machine from Visa Fraud Protection. They had noticed suspicious activity on my debit card, please call back ASAP. I logged onto my bank website, and noticed 6 charges that were not mine.
Four separate ITunes purchases (from a thread earlier today I now know they were just testing the card number), a $1 preliminary authorization at some place called Arcot Systems,
and then a $117 purchase at Huy Nguyen LTD in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
I called Visa back, they put a freeze on the account, cancelled the number. I followed up with my local bank, they issued me a new card, and got me back my funds within days.
Saturday, while I was at work, USPS left a certified mail slip in my mailbox. Today, I went to the PO to pick it up. I was not expecting anything, but figured it would probably be some correspondence from Visa regarding this whole mess. I was wrong. After a few minutes, the later came back from the back room with a package.
Lo and behold, it's from HCM City, Vietnam. I can't read anything because all the customs forms are in Vietnamese. The only thing I can read is that inside the box is a wallet. The company's website is www.nt-mart.com. The package is still on my desk, unopened, because I'm slightly paranoid. I called my bank and made sure they recorded that I did not order this package and I wanted their opinion on what to do. Other than that, I'm not sure what to do. Anyone else ever hear of anything like this?
Am I going to FPMITAP??
Cliffs:
-Last week, debit card compromised. Charges made in Vietnam.
-Today, receive package from Vietnam.
-I'm a patsy or criminal was stupid.
-Spend my life in FPMITAP???