The only time I've had my CC stolen was after using it to paying for a meal. Now we try to always pay cash when dining out.
But then I got a charge this month from Katie Belle's, with a Lake Sumter address and a phone number not in service. They've been closed since before I moved here, and were in Spanish, not Sumter, so I figured it might be a scam, since I had relaxed my guard and payed for a meal at the Nancy Lopez country club that day.
After I had Capital One remove the charge, it occurred to me that I'd bought drinks that night at the Erasmith concert at Savanna. I couldn't remember if I'd paid cash, but the charge was probably about right for a beer and a margurita. I called the Villages Entertainment people and discovered that, yes, they're still using the Katie Belle's credit card servicing setup. Weird! I didn't even know Katie Belle's was owned by The Villages! Now I'm a little mad that they closed it. It sounds like a fun place.
Oh, well. At least my CC wasn't stolen.
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