GRRRRR

[Zee Bee 61]

So I got an email from my bank telling me there was some 'suspicious activity' on my credit card. I checked and lo and behold there it was: about $400 that I had not made all this evening

But, I managed to get some information from one of the places my credit card number was used at to send the police knocking on their door.

Now, it is 1.5 hours past my bedtime and I am cranky. I have half a mind to go over and let these morons know exactly how I feel.

So freaking annoying!!!!!

[Jesse and Hema 2]

So I got an email from my bank telling me there was some 'suspicious activity' on my credit card. I checked and lo and behold there it was: about $400 that I had not made all this evening

But, I managed to get some information from one of the places my credit card number was used at to send the police knocking on their door.

Now, it is 1.5 hours past my bedtime and I am cranky. I have half a mind to go over and let these morons know exactly how I feel.

So freaking annoying!!!!!

Agh!! I'm always afraid that will happen! It'd be so dang easy, and there's not a lot of mechanisms around to prevent it!

I'm sorry this has happened to you. Hopefully you have your money back and everything's straightened out soon!

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Make sure that e-mail wasn't a phishing scam.

[Ta Ta 1]

Make sure that e-mail wasn't a phishing scam.

That is what I am thinking.

Would you not get a call from the bank ?

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

Grrr!

[C and J 1]

Phishing emails are annoying and, yes, be careful because a bank would normally phone with that kind of information.

At the moment I keep getting (3 since Xmas) phishing emails supposedly from a bank I am not even banking with, telling me that my online account login information is expiring... fun fun *sarcasm*

[vbtbmrt 2]

there has been phishing scams going on here with my bank some one calling said there from my bank telling people there fraud protection is about to run out and to call them back they have been randomly dialing numbers from town here. a bank will never ask you for your info. because they already have it good luck

[Jesse and Hema 2]

So I got an email from my bank telling me there was some 'suspicious activity' on my credit card. I checked and lo and behold there it was: about $400 that I had not made all this evening

But, I managed to get some information from one of the places my credit card number was used at to send the police knocking on their door.

Now, it is 1.5 hours past my bedtime and I am cranky. I have half a mind to go over and let these morons know exactly how I feel.

So freaking annoying!!!!!

I'm giving ZeeNusah the benefit of the doubt here in that it's not an email phishing scam, or he would have figured that out by now.

[Zee Bee 61]

Make sure that e-mail wasn't a phishing scam.

That is what I am thinking.

Would you not get a call from the bank ?

That's what I thought too. But I called the bank directly and verified with them.

Plus, I called all the merchants that had the bogus charges and it was true.

[Ricca711 1]

So I got an email from my bank telling me there was some 'suspicious activity' on my credit card. I checked and lo and behold there it was: about $400 that I had not made all this evening

But, I managed to get some information from one of the places my credit card number was used at to send the police knocking on their door.

Now, it is 1.5 hours past my bedtime and I am cranky. I have half a mind to go over and let these morons know exactly how I feel.

So freaking annoying!!!!!

Sorry that happened...you did not deserved that.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Make sure that e-mail wasn't a phishing scam.

That is what I am thinking.

Would you not get a call from the bank ?

That's what I thought too. But I called the bank directly and verified with them.

Plus, I called all the merchants that had the bogus charges and it was true.

That's cool. I just wanted you to cover all bases.

[~Jackie~ 30]

About a month ago, I noticed a hold on $134.00 in my checking account. I called my deposit services and found out it was for nutritional products and a $102 wallet from Spain

It was from my debit card and come to find out the next day, a whole bunch of us were 'comprimised' as the bank put it. After 3 days and many calls, I did get my money put back, and had to wait thru Christmas for a new debit card to be ordered. Scary, because it almost caused my rent check to bounce!

Jackie

[Jaseball 0]

This isn't really ID theft. It is fraud and someone using established credit or accounts. Someone didn't use your SS# to establish new lines of credit, open accounts, etc., which is the start of ID theft.

The worst ID theft is they get valid ID under your SS#, commit other crimes and get arrested under that assumed ID, get bank loans, etc., all under your information and you don't find out for years.

I know a few people who had this happen to them and even after years they still have bill collectors after them, they have trouble with getting new jobs, credit, etc.

Still, I know the feeling of being victimized and having someone steal and use you for their own short term gain. If the economy and the state of the US continues downwards things will only get worse.

When this happened to me and I placed fraud alerts with the 3 credit bureaus and told them to remove me from pre-approved credit card offers it was amazing how much junk mail was eliminated.

[Jasman0717 9]

I had that happen once. Seems someone was buying dog food in a pet store in Brazil. The card company took care of it very quickly.

[kaydee457 13]

Phishing, well perhaps..... I read recently that appoximately 35% of people that are reporting identity theft in recent times are people looking to skip out on legit purchases that they themselves made.....