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Laszlo · 9 December 2013, 11:26 AM

This happens to my wife and I at least three times a year. Once it was a plane ticket from Australia to the Middle East. That one was very questionable.

SUBversive · 9 December 2013, 11:45 AM

This keeps going. It's almost part of the system now.

mtrunner · 9 December 2013, 12:04 PM

Lisa that is unbelievable.

I just cancelled one of my cards last week after someone used my credit card number to order an $800 guitar online with all my information but had it shipped to a different address. The only reason I even knew this purchase was made is UPS called me asking me for the apartment number for the address to where the guitar was being shipped. The guitar was bought online from a store in California and was being shipped to a California address and I live in NYC!

So annoying! And it seems the credit card companies do little to stop this type of fraud.

vitalsignsrn · 9 December 2013, 02:32 PM

Wow..all these examples are frightening. Thank goodness the CC companies have a way to track normal expenses or at least flag the ones that aren't so normal (flights etc).
Ive had this happen as well. Is a complete pain in the arse…after I chill out I think how easily it could have been worse that having a cancelled card.

Hairdude1 · 9 December 2013, 02:45 PM

Happened to me as well. There was a charge for a Groupon vacation

Old Expat Beast · 9 December 2013, 05:54 PM

Happened to me in Venice recently. I think i'll get one of those scanner-proof wallets or daypacks that have appeared on the market in recent times.

SkyKing31 · 9 December 2013, 06:11 PM

Happened to me twice. I recieved a call back in Feb. 2009 from my CC company asking me if I purchased electronics in Maylasia. Then in 2012 I saw a charge on my statement for 210.00 for pet food ordered in the U.K. It's always a headache to deal with.

bayerische · 9 December 2013, 07:20 PM

Only once have I had a card "copied". I never got any bogus debits on it, just a letter with a new card from the CC company, telling me that had reasons to believe my card had been copied while on vacation in the US, and I should watch the debits closely. Never any strange stuff, perhaps it was a big buy by the "copier" and it got stopped in it's tracks.

Hooper · 10 December 2013, 12:38 AM

Happened to us twice! They noticed the issue when at the same time I was buying a coffee, someone was buying gas in Montreal, so they automatically froze my card and called me! Turns out, it was part of a huge credit card fraud ring and almost a hundred people were arrested.

Lisa · 10 December 2013, 12:46 AM

Still amazes me how many places won't ask for a photo ID when I'm using my credit card, and amazes me that all credit cards don't have a photo of the card holder somewhere on it. I'm sure the technology is there to make some kind of visual identification of the card holder a requirement for online purchases, too.

69mach351 · 10 December 2013, 08:02 PM

This has happene to my wife and I probably 3-4 times in 10 years. It is a PITA and has lead to me only using CC instead of debit.

zama · 10 December 2013, 08:26 PM

I used to travel a lot in Asia, every time I went to KL my card would be reissued a week later back in OZ. It is part of our modern life.

Linzjnr · 13 December 2013, 09:35 PM

It happened to me recently, the bank rang me to say someone had just charged a pile of money to my Mastercard in the UK (I'm in Oz) and should they ok it, I told them no so they declined it and cancelled the card and reissued it with new numbers. There is a lot of thieving scum out there.

9 December 2013, 11:26 AM	#31
Laszlo 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Watch: Date & No Date Posts: 10,868	This happens to my wife and I at least three times a year. Once it was a plane ticket from Australia to the Middle East. That one was very questionable. __________________ "You might as well question why we breathe. If we stop breathing, we'll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die." Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo in Casablanca

9 December 2013, 05:54 PM	#36
Old Expat Beast TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Adam Location: Far East Watch: Golden Tuna Posts: 28,826	Happened to me in Venice recently. I think i'll get one of those scanner-proof wallets or daypacks that have appeared on the market in recent times. __________________ _______________________

9 December 2013, 07:20 PM	#38
bayerische "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Real Name: Andreas Location: Margaritaville Watch: Smurf Posts: 19,879	Only once have I had a card "copied". I never got any bogus debits on it, just a letter with a new card from the CC company, telling me that had reasons to believe my card had been copied while on vacation in the US, and I should watch the debits closely. Never any strange stuff, perhaps it was a big buy by the "copier" and it got stopped in it's tracks. __________________ Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

10 December 2013, 12:38 AM	#39
Hooper "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Tony Location: Ontario, Canada Watch: 16610 Posts: 3,290	Happened to us twice! They noticed the issue when at the same time I was buying a coffee, someone was buying gas in Montreal, so they automatically froze my card and called me! Turns out, it was part of a huge credit card fraud ring and almost a hundred people were arrested. __________________ “LIfe’s Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting “Holy shit, what a ride!” – Hunter S Thompson

10 December 2013, 08:26 PM	#42
zama "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Real Name: Craig Location: Sydney Watch: 4 Broken glass Posts: 5,808	I used to travel a lot in Asia, every time I went to KL my card would be reissued a week later back in OZ. It is part of our modern life. __________________ Day Date 118206, Daytona 116509 & 116505, AP 25859ST Gone but not forgotten and genuinely missed..... Root Beer GMT, Sub, TT Daytona, YG DD Bark, Datejust(2 his & hers), AP RO, PP Aquanaut, Lange 1, Heuer Monza, Piaget Altiplano, GP Chrono, Seamaster, Tudor Sub, Tudor Chrono, Tudor Black Bay Bronze

9 December 2013, 11:45 AM	#32
SUBversive Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: ri Watch: Sun Dial Posts: 14,346	This keeps going. It's almost part of the system now.

9 December 2013, 12:04 PM	#33
mtrunner 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Gary Location: Bozeman, MT Watch: 126508 Paul Newman Posts: 7,835	Lisa that is unbelievable. I just cancelled one of my cards last week after someone used my credit card number to order an $800 guitar online with all my information but had it shipped to a different address. The only reason I even knew this purchase was made is UPS called me asking me for the apartment number for the address to where the guitar was being shipped. The guitar was bought online from a store in California and was being shipped to a California address and I live in NYC! So annoying! And it seems the credit card companies do little to stop this type of fraud.

9 December 2013, 02:32 PM	#34
vitalsignsrn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Judy Location: Ontario Watch: 116234 - 14060M Posts: 4,607	Wow..all these examples are frightening. Thank goodness the CC companies have a way to track normal expenses or at least flag the ones that aren't so normal (flights etc). Ive had this happen as well. Is a complete pain in the arse…after I chill out I think how easily it could have been worse that having a cancelled card.

9 December 2013, 02:45 PM	#35
Hairdude1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Real Name: Alex Location: Chicago Watch: AP,PP, Rolex Posts: 37,156	Happened to me as well. There was a charge for a Groupon vacation

9 December 2013, 06:11 PM	#37
SkyKing31 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Manalapan Florida Watch: Tridor Masterpiece Posts: 2,819	Happened to me twice. I recieved a call back in Feb. 2009 from my CC company asking me if I purchased electronics in Maylasia. Then in 2012 I saw a charge on my statement for 210.00 for pet food ordered in the U.K. It's always a headache to deal with.

10 December 2013, 12:46 AM	#40
Lisa "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oklahoma city Posts: 15,741	Still amazes me how many places won't ask for a photo ID when I'm using my credit card, and amazes me that all credit cards don't have a photo of the card holder somewhere on it. I'm sure the technology is there to make some kind of visual identification of the card holder a requirement for online purchases, too.

10 December 2013, 08:02 PM	#41
69mach351 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Midwest Watch: 116900 Posts: 1,066	This has happene to my wife and I probably 3-4 times in 10 years. It is a PITA and has lead to me only using CC instead of debit.

13 December 2013, 09:35 PM	#43
Linzjnr 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Real Name: Linz Location: Perth WA Watch: My bank balance! Posts: 1,373	It happened to me recently, the bank rang me to say someone had just charged a pile of money to my Mastercard in the UK (I'm in Oz) and should they ok it, I told them no so they declined it and cancelled the card and reissued it with new numbers. There is a lot of thieving scum out there. __________________ SS Submariner Date 16610 - SS Polar Explorer GMT 216570

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