Took the wife to lunch today.. The bill comes, it's only $14.00 for the both of us. I go to pay with my MasterCard as I get points for free stuff in their virtual mall.
The waitress brings back my card "DECLINED".
Very odd, as I carry a ZERO balance on all my CC's.
I paid with AMX, and while waiting for the receipt, I call the bank that the MasterCard is issued from and the customer service rep tells me the charges I made for $46,659.86 from Volagratis.com for tickets from CAI to MXP have put me over my limit by ~$1,600.00 and would likely affect my credit rating if I didn't "FIX" this soon.
I just chuckled and hung up the phone, and let the wife deal with it later. No sense in me blowing a blood vessel over the ignorance of the customer service rep.
Here's the best part, over a period of 7 days, they charged more than 50 different tickets (all the same airport codes). My mastercard charges $10.00 for each chargeback that is issued, and I'm responsible for the 1st $50.00 of each charge. so I'm out $3,000.00 (($50.00*50)+($10x50)). I'll be making a personal visit to the bank on monday to inquire why their fraud department didn't catch these, and to bitch about the fees. And obviously cancel my affiliation with them if they don't rectify the situation in full.
I have a feeling someone cloned my card while I was travelling, as I don't use this particular card for any internet purchases.
Mr. CAST
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