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Originally Posted by mtdjed
Had a Fraudulent charge to one of my Credit Cards recently. Wasn't a high amount but was from Bogota Columbia. May have been missed except that I haven't used the card recently, so it stood out. Long story short, Credit Card Company, reversed the charge and opened a dispute and I canceled the card.
Point of thread is to reemphasize the need to guard access to your card.
How many times have you handed your credit card to a waiter to pay your bill? How many times have you ordered something by mail by credit card , given card number and then provided the sacred 3 digit number on back? These actions put you at risk. Probably far worse if you do the same with your debit card.
Consider all of our recent immigrants that are simply allowed entry with no background checks and then given work permits.
Put it together and use caution. Not saying that all immigrants are responsible, but we are surely increasing the odds.
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In 1993 American Express called and asked if we had our cards? Yes we did. Did we recently have a new baby, or grandchild? No..
Large purchases at different stores, such Babies R US, and Toys R Us.
All totaled, $32,000 charged on that account, all of which they monitored, and finally caught the person. We had new cards in 24hours.
So really card theft has been going on long before recent border issues.