MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Credit Card fraud.. :(

> 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...