Yay CC fraud!

Kinja'd!!! "Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street." (demon-xanth)
03/03/2017 at 10:27 • Filed to: None

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WTF? This is literally the second time in three months that I’ve had to get a new CC number. What vendor is handing this info out?!


DISCUSSION (17)


Kinja'd!!! Rainbow > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 10:33

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I’m assuming you’re already being careful, but just to be sure... Do you check for skimmers at gas stations?


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rainbow
03/03/2017 at 10:36

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How exactly do you spot skimmers, btw? I had to get a new card about a month ago, no idea what happened. I almost always get my gas at the same place, so unless they sat on it for ages I don’t don’t think that’s it.


Kinja'd!!! PartyPooper2012 > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 10:40

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Get rid of credit card and debit card... just ask your boss for cash payments. Keep cash under mattress. Let me know where you live


Kinja'd!!! diplodicus > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
03/03/2017 at 10:41

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I think you’re supposed to grab the reader and jiggle it. I always forget until after I put the card in.


Kinja'd!!! Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > diplodicus
03/03/2017 at 10:50

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OK, but what am I trying to identify with that?

The place I usually go has the sort that are molded right into the body of the pump though, so is there any way they can mess with that?


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PartyPooper2012
03/03/2017 at 10:52

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I love the last bit of advice on this one...


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
03/03/2017 at 10:54

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Couple examples below. It typically looks like a bumped out extra add on if you’re paying attention. It’ll match the pump normally, but be bigger than it should be:

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Also keep an eye out on the pump seals (if equipped, some don’t use these):

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Kinja'd!!! RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 10:57

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It’s either the hooker vendor or the crack vendor, IMO.


Kinja'd!!! Future next gen S2000 owner > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 11:09

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I went through this a bunch last year. I always suspected a car wash. Since I’ve stopped using my cc there, my cards haven’t gotten jacked.

Think of the sketchiest place you use regularly, start using cash there.

*Edit: One time when my cc numbers got stolen, the person/people went to Red Lobster and Walmart one night in Georgia. Classy people.


Kinja'd!!! B/Xmrrmvr > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 11:12

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Are there any non-major online vendors you do business with using your CC directly? I had a similar problem and I found out that one of the small online vendors I buy from has a security issue on their site that they won’t admit to (read a post on reddit about this particular vendor and then used a CC I rarely use for 2nd purchase, fraud 4 days later).


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Rainbow
03/03/2017 at 11:20

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Yep, but I don’t use this card for gas.


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > PartyPooper2012
03/03/2017 at 11:21

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Done, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.


Kinja'd!!! ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 11:28

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It could be worse. They could be using your identity, which is a lot less fun to fix than having to get a new cc number. But seriously, you might check to make sure no one is also using your identity.


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
03/03/2017 at 11:29

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There is a reason I never use my debit card online.


Kinja'd!!! PartyPooper2012 > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 11:35

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Mr. Trump, tax payers pay for all your shenanigans. You don’t need to use credit card.


Kinja'd!!! ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 11:38

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Indeed. I’ve stopped using my debit card a lot of places. If something goes wrong, it is so much easier to deal with on a credit card.


Kinja'd!!! Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
03/03/2017 at 13:01

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Lots of online purchases?

Maybe a keylogger?