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Gah - Saturday Credit Card Headache

GSteer

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Just what you want on a Saturday when you're trying to buy an additional fan heater for the garage, to find out that the credit card has been abused to the tune of £700 through a uk tool website

No idea where the scoundrels scraped the details from, anytime it's used online I always check for the valid security certificate chains. Could have been leaked from any number of places it's been used since 2014 though, just very bizarre that they'd run a authorisation test on the 30th October against Apple Pay which we don't use, and then use it at a tool shop for around £700 worth of stuff on Nov 3rd. Almost like they knew something tool related maybe be glanced over.

Fraud squad sorting it all out though, just a minor blip while the new card arrives. :rolling:
 
Lons

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GSteer said:
Just what you want on a Saturday when you're trying to buy an additional fan heater for the garage, to find out that the credit card has been abused to the tune of £700 through a uk tool website

No idea where the scoundrels scraped the details from, anytime it's used online I always check for the valid security certificate chains. Could have been leaked from any number of places it's been used since 2014 though, just very bizarre that they'd run a authorisation test on the 30th October against Apple Pay which we don't use, and then use it at a tool shop for around £700 worth of stuff on Nov 3rd. Almost like they knew something tool related maybe be glanced over.

Fraud squad sorting it all out though, just a minor blip while the new card arrives. :rolling:
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Bloody awful thing to happen.
I haven't experienced it thankfully but it's one of the reasons I have 2 credit cards as I have a fear of something going wrong while abroad and at least I have a fall back card.
 
flexi

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Been there...they bought the T shirt...mine was cloned at the local petrol station and then abused to the tune of 2k...took about 4 weeks to get back and sorted.....i feel your pain:sob:
 
bassethound

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Bad news mate Reason why I use Paypal, not allowed cards now since the first time after my Brain bleed a few years ago, I took the Wife's card out to the shops and lost it :rolling: didn't even use the F~~~~~G thing :funny:
 
Penpal

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I had a flaring dispute at my Specialist reception (we don,t accept cash) it seems that is where some people would prefer to go. The Surgeon said no worries mate took my money and wrote a receipt. Nevr know whats next.

Peter.
 
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