I never had a problem until I began shopping online for ecigs (been using a debit card since they came out). I did the smaller account thing and transfer funds now. The thieves didn't get anything since my credit union caught it very fast (minutes after the purchase I had a call). I lost nothing but the hassle of driving to the CU for a new card. I gained the knowledge of how not to get ripped off online. It does seem online ecig vendors seem to be an issue but there is a cure.
had debit card number stolen after using vape websites
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its funny this is the topic bc some one tried to make a ten thousand dollars purchase at 2am after I tryed to buy the f3cta Ihybrid 4weeks ago and the person that was trying to use my card was using no merchant for the transaction..... little did.that lerson know that im broke and the card has a low limit and yea, people that steal suck big time
I also got hacked. I feel for you. My bank stopped the transaction though. They got 1.09 in total.
hope it works out for you..
hope it works out for you..
I once had a debit card get compromised and the thieves charged 7.00 repetitively about every half hour for a few days. Long story short, it comes down to your bank and how secure your computer is. My computer was used by the whole fam, so I suspect it was a phishing scam that my wife may have fallen victim to. Suffice to say I bank elsewhere these days and unfortunately I never did recover my money. Cost me about 800$ but it hasn't happened since. If a site doesn't show up secure (by Chrome) or Norton verified in IE I just don't buy there. I almost always buy from Simply Vapes because they are local, but I have never had a problem with their site. Only other place I have ordered from is Madvapes and had no problems there either.
+1 on the prepaid card idea. Some credit cards have services where they give you a one time use number for online purchases. If this number is compromised, it won't matter because its not your permanent one. American Express used to have this feature a while ago, I am sure some companies still use it.
I am on a large number of forums where the members do a lot of buying. All these forums are unrelated in topic. This is the only one where I see this topic come up a lot. In fact I have never seen this topic come up in any other forum.
Two weeks ago $156. It was Blucigs that I bought from and it was actually 2 seconds later they were making purchases from a weight loss online place ( which is funny I weigh 99# ). I have had my card info stolen every May for the last 3 years all vape related and different vendors. The card I use is a prepaid from state of Mn they put about 400$ a month on it for my child support. So I think I am going to purchase another card and do some transferring of funds from now on. I would rather have a card with 10$ stolen than 400$. So here I sit waiting for my cash to come back at least I hope. My connection was secure to Blu. I am almost positive it was on their cc server that received my payment.
My credit card number was hacked and on 6/12/13 and someone tried to charge $519 to sears.com. Luckily I have a $500 limit on that card so they never got their goods. I only use this card for online transactions, most that are for vaping gear. Guess I'm going to have to use the prepaid route in the future. 
My first e-cig purchase coincided with my first identity theft! This was last month; I ordered my first starter kit from a place in Washington state and the next day I received a call from the bank's fraud dept telling me they had some strange charges. I figured it was just that I had used it online and they were making sure, but NOPE...someone had used my card number to try and buy some $250 boots from a company in Texas (after doing the initial 58cent feeler-charge at another TX company). This WAS a debit card but I had no trouble getting my money returned. Just a hassle waiting for my new card. It was pretty strange that it happened directly after my online e-cig purchase, but I do understand it was just as possible that it was stolen a completely different way, but I have only used that card online with one other company (a monthly recurring charge, for a couple years now) and never had a problem.
Don't forget to avoid shady transactions. You know, like handing your card to a below-minimum-wage employee at a restaurant so they can wander off out of your view for several minutes with it.
It amazes me how many people are scared to buy anything through a heavily encrypted internet connection, but will hand over the card to any teenager with an apron.
It amazes me how many people are scared to buy anything through a heavily encrypted internet connection, but will hand over the card to any teenager with an apron.
I use my Regions debit card online all the time. Someone made fraudulent charges on my account on two occasions about a year ago. Both were out of the country. Both were from Brazil. The charges were for amounts very close to recent transactions I had made so I almost didn't notice - Keep an eye on that stuff. My bank cleared the charges no questions asked and sent me new cards on both occasions. I don't usually stand up for this company, but they have done right by me in these situations. That's just my experience.
I got hit this past week as well. I usually use the prepaid visas but I was lazy this time. The visa vanilla's have like a five dollar activation fee so that sucks but worth it to keep your card information safe.
Keyloggers, as a surveillance tool, are often used by employers to ensure employees use work computers for business purposes only. Unfortunately, keyloggers can also be embedded in spyware allowing your information to be transmitted to an unknown third party.
http://thehackernews.com/2013/05/hacking-paypal-accounts-to-steal-users.html
http://thehackernews.com/2013/05/hacking-paypal-accounts-to-steal-users.html
This happened too me in a bar one weekend,someone behind the bar used my credit card number too order $1000.00 worth of skateboards and stuff.My bank covered the theft.I had too file a police report too.
Like many said before, do not use debit cards. As for credit cards, some companies offer "virtual or disposable numbers" that you can use one time. Or go the prepaid route.
Make it a habit to check your online statement/transaction to find any discrepancies.
Make it a habit to check your online statement/transaction to find any discrepancies.
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