Warning - Credit Cards

[pastorables]

Just a warning to credit/debit card users as I've been contacted by two respective banks in successive months concerning accounts that have been compromised.

I'm not sure exactly how these crooks are getting my numbers, but one security representative shared that these guys sit around all day putting number sequences together until they find the ones that are valid.

This is scary.

[Shellie]

It happened to us about a month ago. Thankfully, my Harley card was on top of things. They called us because our card had been used in Florida and New York within a few hours of each other.

The Florida was a legitimate charge the New York one was not. It was used for $5 first for a charity donation and then used to fill up a tank with gas. The card company told us that they make up cards with numbers and run it for the $5 charge to see if it is a valid number. When they see that it is, they use it once or twice and then throw it away.

[KBevangelist]

I cannot even begin to tell you our story................


They can get it and get it quickly before you even realize it.

We had to get a lawyer and everything else



KB

[Linda]

Yes, beware! My hubby checks our accounts a couple of times each day. The other day he noticed a lot of money was taken out and notified our bank (USAA). A collection agency had the money taken out for a collection, which was not ours...we haven't had any debts for years. The bank did a great job, are investigating and the money was put back into our account! My hubby has agreed to press charges if they can catch the thief. Soooo, everyone, please be aware of your accounts at all times. Sad to say, but I think we are going to see this more and more!

[Sherry]

We just went through this with hubby's card. Come to find out it was an ATM (Omni America) at his work (he works for a multi billion dollar goverment defense contractor) that was hacked into! He was not the only one, many of the employees that used those ATMS got hit. We caught it the same day it happened, and our money was returned by the next morning. It's scary!!

[JanB]

We only have debit cards and a Discover card (for travels, hotel, meals etc). I go online and check our accounts twice daily. The branch manager of our bank, a close friend of ours, recommended we do so. She said the sooner they are notified of a problem, the faster they can resolve the problem. Quick action on our part, got our money returned to us within the same day. In our case, it was an inside bank job...how sad.

[MacUser]

As an online ecommerce developer a huge threat is compromised online shopping. I can't tell you the number of attacks and bombardments from Switzerland and Europe is staggering. It's just nothing you can do.. but research the logs, learn how they operate on hack sites and block these guys IP addresses and then be sure your code is as strong, applying all tricks to confuse, divert, lockout as possible.

They are relentless. I recently got into it with one overseas and I irritated him so much, ducking weaving, sending him on goose chases that he bombed my public email address to the point that I had to change it (It was a buffer email anyway as I was prepared for that also).

The amount of time spent doing this around the globe is staggering.

I guess the answer is EMBEDDED chips under the 666 skin?

[Mole_J]

Has anyone used Lifelock? I don't have it, although I have thought about signing up for it, it is only $10 a month.

http://www.lifelock.com/

[KBevangelist]

Has anyone used Lifelock? I don't have it, although I have thought about signing up for it, it is only $10 a month.

http://www.lifelock.com/

Life Lock is not in a lawsuit from several states because of false advertisement and they have been breached.

I will have to find the article but it was circling the net yesterday.

You just have to stay on top of it and pray for God's protection.

KB

[KBevangelist]

Just on of many articles on LifeLock

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/0 ... nde_1.html

KB

[Susie Hamilton]

I used to have Lifelock and cancelled it. They had my credit record tied up so tight even I could not get access to it. When I tried to buy a new vehicle it took me 6 months to get it fixed so I could get the vehicle.

[Mole_J]

Glad I have not signed up for Lifelock now. Thanks for the information.

[dalebert]

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