Ever have a credit card number stolen?

I had it done the old fashioned way. Waitress at a restaurant took down my info and went on an online shopping spree after work, shipped everything to her address under her name and everything.

CC company keeps a decent eye on this stuff. I just made a $3k purchase in CA and they called me to see if it was legit.

 

Sorry but that's funny to me, I wonder how often that happens.. seems pretty easy from your story. Conceivably they could do it any time you gave paid by credit card..

 

She got everybody at my table. Ran up like $7k in an hour.

 

It happened to me a few months ago. I have no idea how they got my number, but someone in London charged a round-trip flight to somewhere obscure and bought a Gucci handbag. Cost around $4,000 in total.

I agree that it was relatively easy to handle. Visa had no problems cancelling my card and sending me a new one. The only hassle was going without my card for a couple of weeks.

 

Someone stole my credit card info once and spent 1500 dollars at a hockey store in Denmark or something.

I got a strange email containing a bunch of people's name, address, SSN, Credit card numbers, including my own, from a UK address.

I wonder why they would have sent the person they stole from, the notice of doing so???

anyway, reported it and got it cleared. They said to use a credit card for online purchases, not debit. Easier to challenge credit card fraud because it doesn't come right out of your account.

 

Sorry to hear that. I've never had it happen to me... I've always been curious how it happens so often.

I think most people are pretty careful with their cards. Do these thieves have photographic memories or what?

I guess it's most likely hackers that get it from the web.

 

Out of interest TJ, were your details on PSN when it went down last year?

I've never had it happen to me, but it happened to my Dad...but that's because he left his credit card in South Africa.

Apple stole money from me once though. I reported it, the bank refunded me and then Apple refunded me so I got paid twice. lol.

 

Funny you mention that

I carry no cash, only use a debit card. On the back I wrote "Please see I.D."

I have been doing this for about 3 years, and only once has anyone asked me for ID. A few times they actually turn it around and look at it too:sad2: