$500 Gambling Fraud on my C.C.!!!

[Fishhead]

Listen to this friends.

Received a letter from my credit card company thinking they may have spotted some unusual activity on my credit card. I blew it off for 3-4 days because I knew I had put some unusual high charges on the card for me in the last week and figured everything was ok. Called them last night, and to my disbelief there was a charge of $500 on there that I didnt charge! They claim the charge was from a gambling/lottery related business based in GERMANY! Now please understand, I have never used this card to fund any offshore account. The operater asked me if I had ever used my card for ANY thing gambling related, which I promptly said NO. She then when on this spill how they were not allowing charges to any gambling related businesses anymore. The good news is they immediately took the charge off of my card. Thought you all would be interested in hearing this.

 

I had almost the same thing happen 5 or 6 months ago, but I didn't get a written notice. (or maybe I did.. I get so many credit card aps in the mail, I might have pitched the notice thinking it was just another one)
I called CS after an attempted charge was rejected and was told my card was deactivated due to suspected fraudulent activity. The charge in question was $500 for an Asian "jewelry purchase". They took it off my acct, canceled the card and sent me a new one.

 

[jjgold]

Simple do not use credit cards

 

[PatrickMcIrish]

I have never used one for gambling. In fact we use them very rarely at all. Vacation is about the only time, getting flights, hotels etc.... Maybe that is why we have never had a charge that was not ours, knock on wood.

I did however get my phone "cloned" - twice! I guess I had an older style in my car but somehow they cloned the nunber and ran up just ridiculous amount of charges. Once it was like 10k in one month before they caught it. I thought for sure they'd try and stick me for it but it was no problem. Wheww......

 

[Dante]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Minnow:
I had almost the same thing happen 5 or 6 months ago, but I didn't get a written notice. (or maybe I did.. I get so many credit card aps in the mail, I might have pitched the notice thinking it was just another one)
I called CS after an attempted charge was rejected and was told my card was deactivated due to suspected fraudulent activity. The charge in question was $500 for an Asian "jewelry purchase". They took it off my acct, canceled the card and sent me a new one.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>



tisk tisk tisk..minnow buying that exotic asian jewelery again.. probably pearls

 

[Dante]

Rule Number 1 never use a CREDIT card to fund accounts

main reason is fraud second reason is why would you gamble on credit card money? makes no sense to me


I have a sep Debit card account to fund neteller and for withdrawals...money is there in 1-2 days FREE of charge from neteller and usually from the book 1 time per month if not its 15$