famous556
TV4 Rider
Hello all, not sure if this is the right section but it seems the most appropriate.
I wanted to post here about a credit/debit card scam/fraud which I have been affected by.
I was reviewing my bank statement today online, and noticed a charge which I couldn't account for. To avoid any potential virus/fraud to members here I will not directly post the website which is listed with the charge. But I was charged $5.66 from a web-based company in Wisconsin which I have never even visited. I am very careful about using my debit card online for purchases, but I do use it frequently for online order motorcycle parts, gadgets, etc. Of course I have cancelled my card, and I will contact my bank in the morning as soon as they open.
The reason I am posting this information here is because the only places which I have recently used my debit card online are motorcycle related websites.
I will not yet post the websites I have used because I have no reason to believe that either of them caused a breach in my information. It is likely a coincidence but I have recently used my card online at two motorcycle websites that I have never shopped at before except within the last week. If the mods see no problem with it, I will post the sites I have used so others can be cautious when using them, but at this point I see no correlation between the motorcycle mail order sites and the fradulent charge. I will post up any other relevant information I find after I visit with my bank tomorrow.
So to sum up, CHECK YOUR CC/Debit card statements frequently! Check your online bank statements frequently. I am lucky in that I discovered this just minutes after the charge was made, the visa customer service person who cancelled my card said that these small charges are usually a test to see if the card is still active, and then the big charges start getting placed in rapid sucession until the cardholder or bank notices, sometimes to the tune of thousands of $$.
Sorry about the rambling, but I'm grumpy about the charges even if they are only $6. Its the principal and the violation that bothers me.
BE CAREFUL!
I wanted to post here about a credit/debit card scam/fraud which I have been affected by.
I was reviewing my bank statement today online, and noticed a charge which I couldn't account for. To avoid any potential virus/fraud to members here I will not directly post the website which is listed with the charge. But I was charged $5.66 from a web-based company in Wisconsin which I have never even visited. I am very careful about using my debit card online for purchases, but I do use it frequently for online order motorcycle parts, gadgets, etc. Of course I have cancelled my card, and I will contact my bank in the morning as soon as they open.
The reason I am posting this information here is because the only places which I have recently used my debit card online are motorcycle related websites.
I will not yet post the websites I have used because I have no reason to believe that either of them caused a breach in my information. It is likely a coincidence but I have recently used my card online at two motorcycle websites that I have never shopped at before except within the last week. If the mods see no problem with it, I will post the sites I have used so others can be cautious when using them, but at this point I see no correlation between the motorcycle mail order sites and the fradulent charge. I will post up any other relevant information I find after I visit with my bank tomorrow.
So to sum up, CHECK YOUR CC/Debit card statements frequently! Check your online bank statements frequently. I am lucky in that I discovered this just minutes after the charge was made, the visa customer service person who cancelled my card said that these small charges are usually a test to see if the card is still active, and then the big charges start getting placed in rapid sucession until the cardholder or bank notices, sometimes to the tune of thousands of $$.
Sorry about the rambling, but I'm grumpy about the charges even if they are only $6. Its the principal and the violation that bothers me.
BE CAREFUL!