Credit card defraded yet again! Gammit!

[glowgirl]

So once again I have had my credit card #, and address and name stolen. I know, I know....I said after it happened last time I was going to go buy a disposable, loadable card but I didn't get around to it before I ran out of my fav juice. I convinced myself it was malware on my computer, did a full virus scan before shopping and then ordered my juice. Within a few days I find 5 charges on my card. What The Heck??? Why?????? Seriously this is messed up. I had to spend a hour making phone calls and I seriously have NO TIME to spend on this. I have to fill out fraud paperwork again.

Now what am I going to do? I don't trust the two vendor sites I ordered from with my brand spanking new credit card which makes me sad because I loved the juice. So lame.

 

[Mr.Self_Destruct]

That really sucks! I'm just waiting for the day.

 

[Skruf]

I never experienced much credit card (debit card) fraud until I started vaping. This really sucks. Going through 1 debit card a month. The latest episode were small charges and they had my name and address and were actually shipping things to my address. How whack is that?

 

[BuzzKill]

There is a lot of CC fraud happening , there are a few things you can look for to know if they have a secure site ( I am NOT an expert at this but I do run a store and we have not had any issues to date )
1. make sure the web site address has an HTTPS: at the beginning , this means that it is encoded and secure for the data sent to the CC processor .
2. Look for a seal like " Authorize.net " or similar , these can be clicked on to see if the site is sucure.

I had a card of mine charged as well , they did not find out how it happened ( the bank that is )

Sorry to hear that Glowgirl !! , you attention is your best defense besides a pre-paid type card

 

[El Dee]

Sorry to hear that Glowgirl....was even sorrier when it happened to me last week.... Dangitt!! Still waiting on my new debit card to arrive...got my money back though.... trying all my little tricks to get the address where Mr. X-Box Frequent Flyer lives.. thought I may send him a "package".....

 

[thorn]

I know fraud exists everywhere, brick and mortar, and with electronic transmissions at all hours of the day. On other forums, there might be a sporadic mention of somebody experiencing credit card fraud. It is a HUGE coincidence that so many people here have had similar experiences soon after ordering vaping goods. We need to get some official testers to use brand new cards only for single e-cig suppliers, and do this for each supplier and keep a log of date used and purchase total. Yes it will take a while to get the cards and order what you need but we need to start tracking this. Obviously it is not limited to a single supplier here. It is happening too often and to too many of us.

 

[BuzzKill]

My guess is that it is related to a CC processor ?? but that us just a guess so ????

 

[THE]

Some vendor websites I have seen look like a fourth grader made them.. So I don't imagine they've made the sites very secure..

 

[cashresolution]

I'm not sure how people regard CC fraud, but you have GOT to make sure to look AND validate the seals on vendor websites. Not just an SSL but also a security seal like TrustGuard, McAfee, Verisign... seals like that make a huge difference.

 

[Chalie_Champ]

Just stop at your loacl drug store on the way home or to work and get a prepaid card, i only load exactly what i need on the card this way there is no way this can happen to me, 2nd of all the internet is a shisty place, i would never put a credit card number on here. I thought every1 knew not to, sorry to hear man but trust me only use pre-paid cards online, save yourself alot of time and aggravation.

 

[THE]

Agreed, but CC fraud is everywhere.. There are even waitresses out there carrying portable card readers stealing your card information.... they have false faces they're putting on ATMs that not only read the card but also record the CCV with a camera... etc etc. .

Like cashresolution says .. if you make sure you're dealing with good secure processing .. the internet should actually be much safer than many other ways you would use a card!!

 

[needspaddedwalls]

Sorry to hear you got whacked
I just got hit myself. Some little ....... is hitting one of the sites I use. I have used 6 websites. Very Fishy, glad I am switching accounts anywaybut Im real annoyed. So ...... is ordering video games... I am gonna do some serious investigating and teach a .... a lesson....

 

[THE]

Someone is carding video games?? What a ridiculous little .....!!
I bet that some idiot who's carding is using the information to buy things through affiliate accounts he has.. So the ..... probably isn't after video games, but commissions..

 

[El Dee]

That's a possibility...hit me 8 times in 1 day at Microsoft X-Box last week....GRRRRR!!! Got a new debit and my funds back.......I'm Screaming REVENGE!!!!

 

[bitey]

I hope that you have informed both of these vendors. I had mine stolen last month and have been afraid to use the new card since then. My bank told me that it is probably not the vendors themselves, but instead, the larger company that processes their credit card charges for them. Vendors Need to know this info so they can talk with their cc service providers or switch providers before this ruins their business. You would be doing each of them a favor to tell them (and also all of us). I suspect that a number of the vendors use the same provider so that explains how we can buy from different vendors and still have our credit card info stolen. Back when PayPal abruptly stopped processing e-cig purchases and the smaller vendors were in a panic, a couple of the larger vendors who already had credit card service providers shared their info and contacts with the smaller vendors.

So once again I have had my credit card #, and address and name stolen. I know, I know....I said after it happened last time I was going to go buy a disposable, loadable card but I didn't get around to it before I ran out of my fav juice. I convinced myself it was malware on my computer, did a full virus scan before shopping and then ordered my juice. Within a few days I find 5 charges on my card. What The Heck??? Why?????? Seriously this is messed up. I had to spend a hour making phone calls and I seriously have NO TIME to spend on this. I have to fill out fraud paperwork again.

Now what am I going to do? I don't trust the two vendor sites I ordered from with my brand spanking new credit card which makes me sad because I loved the juice. So lame.

 

[Hendry]

Just stop at your loacl drug store on the way home or to work and get a prepaid card, i only load exactly what i need on the card this way there is no way this can happen to me, 2nd of all the internet is a shisty place, i would never put a credit card number on here. I thought every1 knew not to, sorry to hear man but trust me only use pre-paid cards online, save yourself alot of time and aggravation.

Fraud is everywhere, not just on the internet. You're just as likely to have your cc number stolen from swiping it as entering it online.

 

[THE]

I agree!

Also.. I would never recommend paypal, they are crooked horrible people .. see PayPal Alternative - Pay Pal Lawsuits, PayPal Complaints & Fraud for horror stories .. But I think if you have paypal, you can create ONE TIME USE VIRTUAL CARDS .. And I think (I'm pulling this from my ...) it's citibank who lets you do the same thing

If you're having problems with fraud, find some way to create one time use cards. That will solve it, unless your actual personal computer is somehow compromised.

 

[cozzicon]

So once again I have had my credit card #, and address and name stolen. I know, I know....I said after it happened last time I was going to go buy a disposable, loadable card but I didn't get around to it before I ran out of my fav juice. I convinced myself it was malware on my computer, did a full virus scan before shopping and then ordered my juice. Within a few days I find 5 charges on my card. What The Heck??? Why?????? Seriously this is messed up. I had to spend a hour making phone calls and I seriously have NO TIME to spend on this. I have to fill out fraud paperwork again.

Now what am I going to do? I don't trust the two vendor sites I ordered from with my brand spanking new credit card which makes me sad because I loved the juice. So lame.

Make sure you notify the vendor. The web server or billing service they use may be hacked.

 

[THE]

As a coincidence, someone just posted this on another board I frequent:

 

[5cardstud]

I opened another account that I keep 3 or 4 bucks in it until I need something. Then I just transfer funds online and buy. I set it up so if there's no money in it you can't use it. It won't work unless I transfer funds.