Credit fraud blues...

[Jukei]

I actually thought I had slipped by on this credit fraud fiasco as I watched my account closely and nothing popped up. My last purchases for vape stuff were from AVE on Jan 2nd and Mar 14th. Unfortunately, 2 days ago a mysterious charge for 60.96 popped up from christianmingle.com. I left work early, rushed to the bank and canceled my debit card and called the number on the statement for that site. They said it had already been flagged as fraud and it wouldn't officially be charged to me as it was still pending...but I got my eye on it anyway. Has anyone else experienced issues related to this still or am I the only one who was dumb enough to not bother canceling my card since nothing had been charged yet? I'm kinda kicking myself in the ... now for not just getting a new card just in case but I guess you live and learn. Anyway, just a heads up to anyone who may have thought they were in the clear, it looks like we should still pay close attention for a while just in case, or just go ahead and get a new card.

 

[Chowderhead1972]

I have placed two orders with AVE in the suspected time frame. So far I am untouched however I do check daily. Comes with the territory when buying online. Be diligent or be screwed at some point.

 

[Sdh]

I have placed two orders with AVE in the suspected time frame. So far I am untouched however I do check daily. Comes with the territory when buying online. Be diligent or be screwed at some point.

The thieves sell the numbers online. It may not be today but months down the road.

 

[cctex]

My Bank of America card got froze a couple of days ago because of suspicious activity. Had to call customer service and there was a $447.00 charge in France of all places. No big deal, they canceled that card and a new one is one the way.

 

[dmbryan]

Apparently I bought a lot of flowers from downers grove IL. Had to get a new card as well. It is a PITA for sure.

 

[Jukei]

Yeah, I learned my lesson. Thankfully I got off easy compared to some. I only had to pay a 15 dollar replacement fee for my debit card, I suppose it could have been a great deal worse. Especially considering I was using my debit card and they could have easily cleaned out my entire account. That charge is still sitting there for 60 bucks though, hopefully it will go away soon, its a constant reminder of my own careless behavior. On a side note, I put in a ticket with AVE concerning the matter and it says it was viewed but I never got a response. Anyone know if there is something wrong with the ticket system over there? Their customer service is usually pretty stellar.

 

[dmbryan]

I waited for mine to go away as well. I finally called to check on it, and that is when they credited back to my account.

 

[thenn]

I placed an order on 3/16/2013, received a notice from BoA about charges in the UK. Had to cancel my card. Charges were from a dating website as well, wife was not happy.

 

[Jukei]

I still haven't gotten a reply from AVE about this but the ticket says viewed, I'm trying to give them the benefit of patience here but a little acknowledgement would be nice...

 

[thenn]

Jukei hope you hear from them soon. I sent a pm to them on here on 4/11 haven't heard back yet either. Seems like they are really busy.

 

[Jermania]

Those rotten CSers got me too. My charges were from WMGmatch.com. One for $30 and another for $100. Apparently they like to use dating sites for fraud. My bank caught it instantly, and cancelled my card.

 

[GotF1]

I've been hit a second time since after their credit card system update. This time on another card issued from a different bank. Same pattern of use through dating websites and flowers through FTD in downers grove, IL. These were about 2 months apart.

AVE was great in taking care of me through the last issue.

 

[Jermania]

The new system is safe, right? I shouldnt have any further problems with my new card, right?

 

[GotF1]

The new system is safe, right? I shouldnt have any further problems with my new card, right?

I can't say for sure as I was just hit again following a recent purchase. But I will let them investigate first.

 

[tw39515]

got hit twice today but it was from the same card as last time. the bank didnt advise me close it til today. hope my order went through they said it would.

 

[Crazyinariz]

I actually thought I had slipped by on this credit fraud fiasco as I watched my account closely and nothing popped up. My last purchases for vape stuff were from AVE on Jan 2nd and Mar 14th. Unfortunately, 2 days ago a mysterious charge for 60.96 popped up from christianmingle.com. I left work early, rushed to the bank and canceled my debit card and called the number on the statement for that site. They said it had already been flagged as fraud and it wouldn't officially be charged to me as it was still pending...but I got my eye on it anyway. Has anyone else experienced issues related to this still or am I the only one who was dumb enough to not bother canceling my card since nothing had been charged yet? I'm kinda kicking myself in the ... now for not just getting a new card just in case but I guess you live and learn. Anyway, just a heads up to anyone who may have thought they were in the clear, it looks like we should still pay close attention for a while just in case, or just go ahead and get a new card.

When I checked bank account on sunday, 4/14, I found a $39.99 purchase to 'jdate.com' (a Jewish dating website) and just as you said, when I contacted jdate.com on monday, 4/15, they had already flagged it as fraud and this morning, 4/16, they have the money back in my account. I got a new card today just to be safe.

 

[Jukei]

Still no word from AVE on my ticket, I'm hearing people got a response pretty quickly a month ago though. Did I miss the deadline for an apology or something? Ben stated everyone effected would get a personal response on the issue and apparently that came with a time limit. I feel like I at least deserve a response/apology and it shouldn't matter much that they didn't decide to use my card until a few weeks after they stole it. Whats the deal guys? I know your better than this...

 

[Kablin]

Placed order on AVE, 2 weeks later have to cancel the card....

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[botakvap]

My HSBC, Capital One and Wells Fargo got hit. ...!

 

[tarev]

I just got hit on my second card I used with them, so if you ever used a card with the site, its wise to go ahead and get a replacement.