SOB!.....Identity Theft Happened to Me

[Scarpozzi]

My AMEX Blue was compromised with $151 at Telaflora in LA. It is also known as Sear's Flowers.

 

[NaOH]

They knew everything. Name, Address, Card number, security number on the BACK.....i thought it was common practice to have a check card since everyone i know has one and uses them.

This is considered identity theft as they are using my information (ie name, address, personal bank account information) to purchase items (expensive items at that).

 

[SagaLore]

If your identity was stolen... how do we know its really YOU logged in as AMDUALY?

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
If your identity was stolen... how do we know its really YOU logged in as AMDUALY?

 

[Scouzer]

wow, check cards dont even exist in canada. just visa/mc for credit and interac cards for debit (punch your PIN)... not combined

 

[Compton]

There was a guy at a local restaurant that was writing down CC#s of many customers he served. He was ordering thousands of dollars of stuff online with it.

I try to only pay cash now at restaurants and bars.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Unheard
Off the topic but guys, check out what I just bought: http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product....okie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&pid=00965517000

 

[Amdiggidy]

Originally posted by: AMDUALY
I checked my checking account balance earlier to see how much I would be able to transfer to a savings account. I found out I was missing almost a grand! $700 bucks spent at Sears.com. WTF and $100 bucks spent at some MFI FAMILY thing. Weird thing is...I still have my check card and everything so I'm confused how this happened. argghhh...dealing with BofA fraud team right now...


better not be one of you guys! :|

I feel your pain. One time when we were moving cross-country, we stopped at a Best Western in Gallup, NM and a Hispanic lady who worked there processed my Discover card for payment.

About a week later I got a call from the Discover Fraud Prevention Dept. wanting to know if we had knowingly purchased two one-way tickets from Las Vegas to Mexico, and then from Mexico on to Acapulco. They also wanted to know if we had authorized a cash-advance in the amount of $2000. Of course, we were shocked and had no knowledge of any of this. (The lady at the Best Western obviously just wrote our info. down from off the card). The kicker is, she purchased the tickets from a B&M travel agency using the card info.

We were able to call the travel agency directly, as well as the airlines they were supposedly going to fly on. Long story short, someone was going to be waiting for them at the ticket counter when they went to check in at the airport. THAT somehow made us feel better.

We got all our money back, along with a new card, so it all turned out well. Point is, anyone can steal your info, anytime, anywhere.:thumbsdown:

 

[rezinn]

This makes me nervous because I paid with my credit card a couple times at the drive thru and it seemed like they had it for much longer than was necessary to swipe.