Some bastards...

"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
02/08/2018 at 19:46 • Filed to: debitcardfraud

Somehow acquired my debit card number and ran up an impressive run of fake charges today...

first up where 2 $130 +/- bill payments to an AT&T self-serve kiosk in Texas (I live in Vermont and haven’t left the state since Christmas), then they tried to buy a new iPhoneX

and then they tried to by $450 worth of god-knows-what from Target’s online store and then, to cap it off they tried to spend over $2000 in tickets with Delta airlines. All the charges are reversed and/or declined, but I hope the fuckers get nailed for it. I still don’t know how they got my card info, I *JUST* got a new card less than 20 days ago and I haven’t even used it that much.

I mean Jezus, they din’t try to buy ANY car stuff! Not even a rental!

PS: Isn’t chip+pin supposed to prevent these sorts of issues?

DISCUSSION (11)

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
02/08/2018 at 20:26

http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/03/technology/credit-card-chips-flaw/index.html

retailers are half assing it and not encrypting their data.

in the last month did you have any random $1 charges? Happened to me last month, someone did 2 $1 charges then tried to charge 1k for tickets.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
02/08/2018 at 20:31

Nope, checked back through, didn’t see any small random charges... they went straight for the big stuff.

Chariotoflove > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
02/08/2018 at 20:31

We had a couple of those small ones. Chase caught them and we shut it down right away.

404 - User No Longer Available > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
02/08/2018 at 20:47

One reason I will never, ever use a debit card for purchases. Credit card or in-person cash only.

If something happens, I can file a dispute, end of story, not my money out of pocket.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
02/08/2018 at 22:43

My wife’s credit card was used today to buy a $6 scrunchie, then a $250 gift card - both from Urban Outfitters. This happens to her twice a year it seems.

Also, airline tickets? Seems like a bad idea to buy those with a stolen card, no?

TheRealBicycleBuck > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
02/09/2018 at 08:56

It’s happened to me a couple of times. The last time it happened it was grabbed at a gas station. The alert popped up after they tried to buy several thousands of dollars of jewelry over the phone.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > 404 - User No Longer Available
02/09/2018 at 10:24

Any debit card worth having has the same fraud and no-liability protection as a credit card bearing the same logo (Visa, MasterCard).

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > TheRealBicycleBuck
02/09/2018 at 10:26

I haven’t used this card at a gas station at all, and the only place other than local businesses that I frequent often that I have used it at is Old Navy... I suspect that’s my security breach, unless my local farm and yard store got hacked...

404 - User No Longer Available > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
02/09/2018 at 10:49

Problem is their investigations tend to drag on, and in that process you’re still out your own money.

TheRealBicycleBuck > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
02/09/2018 at 12:31

There have been cases where they found card skimmers inside of stores, so it might not have been the cashier. On the other hand, a waitress was caught with a card skimmer and several cashiers have been busted taking snapshots of credit cards or the transaction screen at the drive- through.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
02/23/2018 at 09:41

I actually managed to get my credit card sniped a few weeks ago. Thankfully it has such a low limit that when they attempted to get something expensive online (probably a TV) it ran it way over its limit, and caused it to scream “fraud, fraud!”