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GradyPhilpott · 1 December 2018, 05:17 AM

I looked at my online bank statement this morning and there was a charge from "AT&T" for over $200.

I have no affiliation with AT&T, so I did a Google search on the the data and found this:

https://www.google.com/search?q=3336...nt=firefox-b-1

I've already got a new card. Now I have to go to all my online sites and change the card number, so I can pay my bills and have my automatic billing work as they should.

Be careful and monitor your bank statements.

As my banker said this morning, "T'is the season...."

superdog · 1 December 2018, 05:19 AM

Nice catch

I monitor my accounts like a hawk.

Valenciawatchrepair · 1 December 2018, 05:20 AM

Good to know. wonder how they got your info.

GradyPhilpott · 1 December 2018, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Valenciawatchrepair

Good to know. wonder how they got your info.

I just do a lot of online shopping.

With all the security breaches and phishing emails that I get, it's a wonder it hasn't happened before.

Valenciawatchrepair · 1 December 2018, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I just do a lot of online shopping.

With all the security breaches and phishing emails that I get, it's a wonder it hasn't happened before.

I do a lot online too. Guess it's just a matter of time.

RW16610 · 1 December 2018, 06:55 AM

Man, there seems to be no shortage of these scams out there. I REALLY hope they can catch up to whom ever is responsible. Either way, I'm glad you caught this when you did, Grady.

The Libertine · 1 December 2018, 07:02 AM

Thanks for the alert, Grady.

Also heard on the news today about a data breach from Marriott, so another reason to be wary about unauthorized charges.

Dr.Brian · 1 December 2018, 07:32 AM

We have fraudulent charges at least once a year. It’s a pain in the ass.
Once they tried to say that the charge, an IPad from Kansas, was not fraudulent as it was supposedly paid with a swipe at the store. They sent me the signature which looked like a chevron.
Needless to say that a call fixed that. Very thorough investigation there...
We’ve never been to Kansas, don’t live anywhere Kansas, and don’t sign with a curved line.
That annoyed me more than anything else about the fiasco.

beshannon · 1 December 2018, 07:59 AM

We recently had some fraudulent charges in our checking account from "Amazon"

Long story short, somehow the debit card in my wifes name which she has never used and was in a drawer at home, had two charges against it from "Amazon" services.

It got sorted but that was crazy. We did not activate the replacement card.

dwatcher · 1 December 2018, 08:04 AM

This happened to me some months ago, i was quick to notice the fraudulent act and follow it up immediately. We all need to be on guard against these dubious people.

ashbaug2 · 1 December 2018, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by RW16610

Man, there seems to be no shortage of these scams out there. I REALLY hope they can catch up to whom ever is responsible. Either way, I'm glad you caught this when you did, Grady.

The authorities almost never catch these people. They aren't smart, but they are clever, and trails usually end once that card number is closed. It takes a lot (I mean A LOT) of forensic data to get enough evidence to track them down. It's definitely not like in the movies where "good hackers" can just trace false transactions back to the individuals. Plus, a lot of it originates overseas, and they sell info to the users.

I'm no hacker, I can barely update my computer from Windows 8 to Windows 10, but I've got friends that are Certified Ethical Hackers and network security specialists, and I got to be a fly on the wall one day when they were discussing it. It was a lot like the Charlie Brown teacher speaking jibberish, but I caught enough to get the gist of what was being said...

Plus, there is so little incentive for the cops to go after them because it's hard to prove. It really has to be a slam dunk and pretty much handed to them on a silver platter.

66Berret · 1 December 2018, 10:56 PM

Now am worried and should probably check mine.

benvh · 1 December 2018, 11:40 PM

Ugh, I went through the same thing yesterday. Just finished updating all my CC info for online billing. Such a pain.

Ben

SemperFi · 2 December 2018, 04:11 AM

Sorry to hear that Grady.
Given the choice you should always use “credit” over “debit”.
And if you haven’t done so already, set up alerts on your bank accounts and credit/debit cards to receive an email or text alert whenever there’s any activity.
Better to catch it sooner rather than later. So far this has worked very well for me.

GradyPhilpott · 2 December 2018, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SemperFi

Sorry to hear that Grady.
Given the choice you should always use “credit” over “debit”.
And if you haven’t done so already, set up alerts on your bank accounts and credit/debit cards to receive an email or text alert whenever there’s any activity.
Better to catch it sooner rather than later. So far this has worked very well for me.

SemperFi · 2 December 2018, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

I actually did the same for my mothers accounts since she’s nearly 90 and starting to mentally slip. Whenever I get an alert I always question her about it.

Rockrolex · 2 December 2018, 05:12 AM

I got a call yesterday from an Indian or Pakistani person claiming they were going to renew my subscription to Windows Defender. I never signed up for this service to begin with so I told him to cancel it. Then he wanted to take control of my computer (I assume to download my passwords and other personal info). I told him I would not allow that. He then hung up on me. Foiled another scammer.

GradyPhilpott · 2 December 2018, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockrolex

I got a call yesterday from an Indian or Pakistani person claiming they were going to renew my subscription to Windows Defender. I never signed up for this service to begin with so I told him to cancel it. Then he wanted to take control of my computer (I assume to download my passwords and other personal info). I told him I would not allow that. He then hung up on me. Foiled another scammer.

Excellent!

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returntorolex · 2 December 2018, 05:57 AM

I was threatened with lawsuits and jail via robocall....should I worry?

returntorolex · 2 December 2018, 05:59 AM

BTW, AMEX is the best when dealing with fraudulent charges. Any charge that comes through on my cc I receive instant notification from. Still, usually have an incident or two per year.

Jim Smyth · 2 December 2018, 06:11 AM

I use my CC a lot and also do a lot of online buying. I get hacked about once every other year. Its about a 4 hour process every time this happens to re-establish all my accounts with the new card and is a royal PITA.

I have 2 cards total for my entire life and I am now older. One card is our main card and used for literally everything and tied to all automatic billing. The second card never gets used at all unless our 1st card is hacked and then its used till our main card is back up and running and then paid right off.

Well 6 months ago my main card got hacked again (I was about due as its been a few years) and when I went to use my secondary card I found a recent bogus charge on it also. This second CC card hasnt been used in at least 2 years. So the only way that info was out there was if a credit agency or credit card company got hacked and my information was compromised.

You would think during these breaches they would re issue all the CC to prevent this theft.

dddrees · 2 December 2018, 06:15 AM

The phishing emails and phone calls are getting ridiculous. Microsoft calling to tell you your subscription to Windows is expiring and your computer will shutdown unless you call us back at such and such a number. Well since the first call occured almost three months ago and now it almost occurs at least once a week I’m thinking it might be a scam. LOL Actually I knew from the start it was a scam.

I get at least an email now once a week that tells me to click on a link if the Apple charge is false. I get at least three others trying to get me to do the same for other things like PayPal. Whenever I’m in doubt I go directly to the site and I don’t click on their link to get there to check things out. You really have to pay attention to what you do.

I manually plug in my credit card for online bills for whichever ones allow which reduces the chances I”Lloyd miss updating card info. I monitor my accounts religiously.

GradyPhilpott · 4 December 2018, 04:21 PM

I had my charge credited back today. Not bad for having reported it on Friday.

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pjaffe · 5 December 2018, 08:36 AM

Link your CCs to your phone. I had a fraudulent charge on my Amex on Thanksgiving day and it popped up as an alert on my notifications. $475 on Instacart (online grocery deliveries) in California, umm negative. Amex reversed the charge in 5 minutes and had a new card in the mail the next day.

1 December 2018, 05:17 AM	#1
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	Billing Scam I looked at my online bank statement this morning and there was a charge from "AT&T" for over $200. I have no affiliation with AT&T, so I did a Google search on the the data and found this: https://www.google.com/search?q=3336...nt=firefox-b-1 I've already got a new card. Now I have to go to all my online sites and change the card number, so I can pay my bills and have my automatic billing work as they should. Be careful and monitor your bank statements. As my banker said this morning, "T'is the season...." __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

1 December 2018, 05:19 AM	#2
superdog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,834	Nice catch I monitor my accounts like a hawk. __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

1 December 2018, 07:32 AM	#8
Dr.Brian 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: CA dreamin' Watch: ing the market. Posts: 5,906	We have fraudulent charges at least once a year. It’s a pain in the ass. Once they tried to say that the charge, an IPad from Kansas, was not fraudulent as it was supposedly paid with a swipe at the store. They sent me the signature which looked like a chevron. Needless to say that a call fixed that. Very thorough investigation there... We’ve never been to Kansas, don’t live anywhere Kansas, and don’t sign with a curved line. That annoyed me more than anything else about the fiasco. __________________ -Brian AUDENTES FORTUNA IUVAT 十人十色

1 December 2018, 07:59 AM	#9
beshannon "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Brian Location: Northern Virginia Watch: One of Not Many Posts: 17,892	We recently had some fraudulent charges in our checking account from "Amazon" Long story short, somehow the debit card in my wifes name which she has never used and was in a drawer at home, had two charges against it from "Amazon" services. It got sorted but that was crazy. We did not activate the replacement card. __________________ IWC Portugieser 7 Day, Omega Seamaster SMP300m, Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent Clock

2 December 2018, 04:11 AM	#14
SemperFi "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Real Name: Angelo Location: Brooklyn, NY Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 42,164	Sorry to hear that Grady. Given the choice you should always use “credit” over “debit”. And if you haven’t done so already, set up alerts on your bank accounts and credit/debit cards to receive an email or text alert whenever there’s any activity. Better to catch it sooner rather than later. So far this has worked very well for me. __________________ Rolex Submariner Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Tudor Black Bay 58 Blue Tudor Ranger 79910 Nomos Club Datum 733 Nomos Metro 38 Stowa Flieger Classic 40 * Card carrying member of TRF's Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons *

1 December 2018, 05:20 AM	#3
Valenciawatchrepair Banned Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ellijay, GA Posts: 1,504	Good to know. wonder how they got your info.

1 December 2018, 06:55 AM	#6
RW16610 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Rommel Location: Toronto Canada Watch: 116710LN Posts: 9,203	Man, there seems to be no shortage of these scams out there. I REALLY hope they can catch up to whom ever is responsible. Either way, I'm glad you caught this when you did, Grady.

1 December 2018, 07:02 AM	#7
The Libertine Banned Join Date: May 2014 Real Name: Mike Location: BOS Watch: 16710;14060;214270 Posts: 6,375	Thanks for the alert, Grady. Also heard on the news today about a data breach from Marriott, so another reason to be wary about unauthorized charges.

1 December 2018, 08:04 AM	#10
dwatcher Banned Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: USA Watch: Luxury Watches Posts: 264	This happened to me some months ago, i was quick to notice the fraudulent act and follow it up immediately. We all need to be on guard against these dubious people.

1 December 2018, 10:56 PM	#12
66Berret Banned Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: USA Posts: 255	Now am worried and should probably check mine.

1 December 2018, 11:40 PM	#13
benvh "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Boston Posts: 438	Ugh, I went through the same thing yesterday. Just finished updating all my CC info for online billing. Such a pain. Ben

2 December 2018, 05:12 AM	#17
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,968	I got a call yesterday from an Indian or Pakistani person claiming they were going to renew my subscription to Windows Defender. I never signed up for this service to begin with so I told him to cancel it. Then he wanted to take control of my computer (I assume to download my passwords and other personal info). I told him I would not allow that. He then hung up on me. Foiled another scammer. __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

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returntorolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Steve Location: Atlanta Watch: Jackie Stewart DD Posts: 5,661	I was threatened with lawsuits and jail via robocall....should I worry? __________________ Rolex - Tudor - Omega - Breitling - Oris - Grand Seiko - Timex - Casio - Ocean Crawler - Ganymede - American Waltham - Seiko - Gruen - Arethusa - Citizen - Sinn - Nodus - Formex

2 December 2018, 05:59 AM	#20
returntorolex "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Steve Location: Atlanta Watch: Jackie Stewart DD Posts: 5,661	BTW, AMEX is the best when dealing with fraudulent charges. Any charge that comes through on my cc I receive instant notification from. Still, usually have an incident or two per year. __________________ Rolex - Tudor - Omega - Breitling - Oris - Grand Seiko - Timex - Casio - Ocean Crawler - Ganymede - American Waltham - Seiko - Gruen - Arethusa - Citizen - Sinn - Nodus - Formex

2 December 2018, 06:11 AM	#21
Jim Smyth Banned Join Date: Nov 2013 Real Name: Jim Smyth Location: Florida Watch: DD Posts: 1,842	I use my CC a lot and also do a lot of online buying. I get hacked about once every other year. Its about a 4 hour process every time this happens to re-establish all my accounts with the new card and is a royal PITA. I have 2 cards total for my entire life and I am now older. One card is our main card and used for literally everything and tied to all automatic billing. The second card never gets used at all unless our 1st card is hacked and then its used till our main card is back up and running and then paid right off. Well 6 months ago my main card got hacked again (I was about due as its been a few years) and when I went to use my secondary card I found a recent bogus charge on it also. This second CC card hasnt been used in at least 2 years. So the only way that info was out there was if a credit agency or credit card company got hacked and my information was compromised. You would think during these breaches they would re issue all the CC to prevent this theft.

2 December 2018, 06:15 AM	#22
dddrees "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Real Name: Dan Location: USA Watch: This N That Posts: 34,253	The phishing emails and phone calls are getting ridiculous. Microsoft calling to tell you your subscription to Windows is expiring and your computer will shutdown unless you call us back at such and such a number. Well since the first call occured almost three months ago and now it almost occurs at least once a week I’m thinking it might be a scam. LOL Actually I knew from the start it was a scam. I get at least an email now once a week that tells me to click on a link if the Apple charge is false. I get at least three others trying to get me to do the same for other things like PayPal. Whenever I’m in doubt I go directly to the site and I don’t click on their link to get there to check things out. You really have to pay attention to what you do. I manually plug in my credit card for online bills for whichever ones allow which reduces the chances I”Lloyd miss updating card info. I monitor my accounts religiously. __________________ When it captures your imagination, that's when you know you have found your passion. Loyal Foot Soldier of The Nylon Nation. Card Carrying Member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch-Curmudgeons

4 December 2018, 04:21 PM	#23
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	I had my charge credited back today. Not bad for having reported it on Friday. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

5 December 2018, 08:36 AM	#24
pjaffe "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: atlanta Posts: 159	Link your CCs to your phone. I had a fraudulent charge on my Amex on Thanksgiving day and it popped up as an alert on my notifications. $475 on Instacart (online grocery deliveries) in California, umm negative. Amex reversed the charge in 5 minutes and had a new card in the mail the next day.

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