(Another) Fraud Alert

[robrrt]

And we just went through this with MyFreedomSmokes a couple of months ago.

This morning, I got an alert that someone in Singapore tried to charge $1 on PayPal. Since the MFS hack, I've only used my card at four online stores:

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If anybody else gets a credit card block, it may be a good idea to share so we can narrow it down. If this is [edited] again, they may as well lock their (virtual) doors

 

[retired1]

Unless there is proof that a business has been compromised, conjecture only implies blame where there may not be any issues. Read the following to see how criminals are able to obtain your banking and credit card information. It's not just businesses that they target.

https://www2.trustwave.com/rs/trustwave/images/2014_Trustwave_Global_Security_Report.pdf

 

[Susaz]

And we just went through this with MyFreedomSmokes a couple of months ago.

This morning, I got an alert that someone in Singapore tried to charge $1 on PayPal. Since the MFS hack, I've only used my card at four online stores:

[edited]

If anybody else gets a credit card block, it may be a good idea to share so we can narrow it down. If this is [edited] again, they may as well lock their (virtual) doors

Get a rechargeable credit card, it's safer and very cheap. Ask your bank.

 

[robrrt]

No blame has been applied. The keyword I used above is "If". The edits above just turn it into a guessing game if any other users have been hit. May as well delete the thread

 

[retired1]

You need to remember that shopping on line is not the only way a credit card can be compromised. Skimmers at gas pumps, restaraunts, point of sale compromises in a store, etc. all have the ability to compromise your card. And once the information has been sold on the black market, it could be months before someone actually attempts to use it.