by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 11/08/2017 at 12:07
by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 11/08/2017 at 12:07
Tags: miscreants and malefactors
STARS: 1
Seems someone helped himself to a hardy breakfast on my dime at a convenience store this morning, according to Chase fraud prevention. He then washed it down with $100 of something he bought at a liquor store.
Hope the bastard gets indigestion and hung over.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
11/08/2017 at 12:13, STARS: 2
When someone duplicated my card last year, they got $200 in Old Navy gift cards and $4 of something from a vending machine.
I kinda felt sad for them. So little imagination.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/08/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 0
Yeah, that is kinda pathetic.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
11/08/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 0
I think the intent is to make small enough purchases with the hope it goes unnoticed, then just keep skimming one or two c-notes a month as long as it can hold out.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
11/08/2017 at 12:25, STARS: 1
Someone got my card, went to Red Lobster and spent about 150 at Walmart that night.
Classy.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
11/08/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 2
$20 charge to a movie theater in El Salvador. That got flagged pretty quick.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/08/2017 at 12:32, STARS: 1
Wow, living large.
"Chinny Raccoon" (chinnyraccoon)
11/08/2017 at 12:32, STARS: 1
Yes, the small amount is very common to test if the card works. It’s also increasingly common for them to use online services to check, when one of my cards was done it was for a UK TV service, then a resturant in Tallahassee- That flagged it up with the bank.
Certain card processors will also make a $1 auth to store card details which can trip the fraud detectors as well.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/08/2017 at 12:33, STARS: 1
The story about how that purchase even happened must be interesting.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
11/08/2017 at 12:35, STARS: 1
Well, they did a crap job then, since they bought them 2 states away, which was an immediate red flag for the bank.
"Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)" (galileo-humpkins)
11/08/2017 at 12:48, STARS: 0
...I was in El Salvador recently....my bad...
"Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)" (galileo-humpkins)
11/08/2017 at 12:49, STARS: 0
So do we think it was a few quality spirits, or a lot of cheap crap, for $100? I’m saying bulk cheap crap.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/08/2017 at 12:53, STARS: 1
Someone once got my PayPal info off a keylogger installed to Miss Tesla’s computer. They bought $400 in iTunes cards on eBay. The login to my PayPal originated (theoretically) in San Francisco. My bank had the money back in my account by the next day.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/08/2017 at 13:04, STARS: 0
I think there is a way to convert the gift cards to cash, which is why they do it.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
11/08/2017 at 13:11, STARS: 0
My guess is it was gaffed from a Target etc.. security breach.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
11/08/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 0
Really? Other than craigslist? I figured if they were going for cash, they’d sell them on CL for like $80.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/08/2017 at 14:19, STARS: 0
It’s just a guess. I’m not a crook, so I don’t really know. I work for my money.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/08/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 1
Chase didn’t say, but I’m guessing Wild Irish Rose and maybe some Wild Turkey. Gotta match the bouquet to your 7-11 microwave burrito, right?
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/08/2017 at 14:29, STARS: 0
Do I wanna know how a key logger got onto her computer?
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/08/2017 at 14:30, STARS: 0
Score another for international commerce. It truly is a global marketplace.
"wkiernan" (wkiernan)
11/08/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 0
I’d guess all PayPal transactions show up as “San Francisco” because that’s where the PayPal corporate offices are.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/08/2017 at 23:04, STARS: 1
She’s smarter than I am so I was surprised, myself. Most likely it rode in on a torrent.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/08/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 0
While true, the login to PayPal was recorded from an IP in SF...Of course hacker guy could have been using a proxy though.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
11/08/2017 at 23:29, STARS: 0
Prolly. For some reason, I usually associate them with nosy admins. Don’t know why. I must be paranoid.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
11/16/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 1
Yeah, you can sell them. I’d guess 50-60% of gift cards sold are the result of card fraud, another 30% or so are people unloading unwanted ones, and the remainder is MS in the card community.