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Today started off as a typical day for me. Shortly after lunch I ran into town to the store to pick some stuff up. I walked up to the register and gave the clerk my card. She swiped it then a few minutes later she said it was declined. I knew I had quite a bit of money in my account and told her it must be a mistake. So, she swiped it again and the card was declined.
At this point I'm like wtf is going on? So, I go up to my local bank which is closed by this point. I go to the ATM and do a balance inquiry. Balance was right around where it should be so I tried to take some money out. I get a message saying unauthorized access contact card manufacture. I get back to the house and start trying to figure out who to contact.
Because the bank was closed I tried a few numbers till I got a live person which I talked to and got referred to another number. By the 4th call I had finally found the correct department and asked what the hell was going on.
It turns out this morning some asshole tried to purchase a bunch of stuff through some merchant in Spain or something on my account. Only 1 charge went through for a few dollars which will be refunded by my bank. I was happy to find out that nothing really went through of value, although I'm still pissed about how somebody got my details.
About the only thing I can think of is Friday night. After I finished up work I had drove down to Quick Fill to get some gas. The guy that was working their was a pretty scraggly looking guy and I thought it took him a while to return me my card after he walked in to scan it. I'm really thinking this is the guy that stole my card details but I'm not positive. The only other time it left my sight was when I picked up a case of beer but I've seen that guy working their for the last 2 years and wouldn't think he would take my info. Plus he wasn't gone but a few seconds.
Now I've got to wait till Tuesday morning to get another card issued and hopefully get some info regarding the person that used my card. Supposedly they tried placing orders over the phone but I'm hoping to find out specific details at the bank Tuesday. I haven't ordered from any strange places online and my Mac is virus free so I've got to believe that this happened on Friday night.
Anybody else have their identity stolen? It really pisses me off because I'm pretty careful with my cards and I"m just racking my brain on how somebody could have got the info. All I can come up with is that guy from Quick Fill though. Guess I learned a lesson to never use my card if it's going out of my sight. Has anybody here ever had their info stolen?
What a way to start the holiday weekend! I'm just glad I wasn't out of town or I would have been screwed!
At this point I'm like wtf is going on? So, I go up to my local bank which is closed by this point. I go to the ATM and do a balance inquiry. Balance was right around where it should be so I tried to take some money out. I get a message saying unauthorized access contact card manufacture. I get back to the house and start trying to figure out who to contact.
Because the bank was closed I tried a few numbers till I got a live person which I talked to and got referred to another number. By the 4th call I had finally found the correct department and asked what the hell was going on.
It turns out this morning some asshole tried to purchase a bunch of stuff through some merchant in Spain or something on my account. Only 1 charge went through for a few dollars which will be refunded by my bank. I was happy to find out that nothing really went through of value, although I'm still pissed about how somebody got my details.
About the only thing I can think of is Friday night. After I finished up work I had drove down to Quick Fill to get some gas. The guy that was working their was a pretty scraggly looking guy and I thought it took him a while to return me my card after he walked in to scan it. I'm really thinking this is the guy that stole my card details but I'm not positive. The only other time it left my sight was when I picked up a case of beer but I've seen that guy working their for the last 2 years and wouldn't think he would take my info. Plus he wasn't gone but a few seconds.
Now I've got to wait till Tuesday morning to get another card issued and hopefully get some info regarding the person that used my card. Supposedly they tried placing orders over the phone but I'm hoping to find out specific details at the bank Tuesday. I haven't ordered from any strange places online and my Mac is virus free so I've got to believe that this happened on Friday night.
Anybody else have their identity stolen? It really pisses me off because I'm pretty careful with my cards and I"m just racking my brain on how somebody could have got the info. All I can come up with is that guy from Quick Fill though. Guess I learned a lesson to never use my card if it's going out of my sight. Has anybody here ever had their info stolen?
What a way to start the holiday weekend! I'm just glad I wasn't out of town or I would have been screwed!