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Have I become embroiled in an International credit fraud scheme?

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arrfep

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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???
 
Gee, and after all those stories from people in ATOT about how debit cards weren't protected.

Glad to hear that the first outcome was positive for you, OP. If it would help your conscience, after opening the package (if the bank tells you to go ahead), just donate whatever's in there to the salvation army or something.
 
Open it, find out what it is for sure.

There's been a lot of fraud activity coming out of Vietnam the past few weeks. Somebody there got ahold of a few thousand card numbers (or more), complete with security digits, and has been running tests on them around the clock. I wouldn't worry about it too much since your card company identified it as fraud prior to you receiving the package. They'll do a chargeback against the company, who won't be able to dispute it, and you can be a really nice guy and send back the wallet, or keep it.
 
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