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MAME owes italie many thank yous, hah
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Reged: 09/20/03
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Re: Credit Card fraud.. :(
05/27/12 02:16 AM
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> 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
Swipe readers are being retrofitted with phony covers at an astounding rate. Most of the ones I've seen are pretty obvious, but a few are done so well that they'd fool me.... and counterfeit detection is part of my job...
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