Margarita Ma Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Well I must have been one of the last people to carry plastic simply because I thought security was not good enough. And recently I deleted all my saved card numbers from the Amazon site for the same reason. BUT THEY STILL MANAGED TO GET MY MONEY. £600 to be precise. Fortunately my bank (fraud squad) were onto it right away because I don't gamble and it went to an online gambling site which I am guessing must be the one I heard about funding terrorists. There were three more attempts after the initial raid. I did not trust the initial text I received or the later phone call. I went to check the hole in the wall mini statement and saw the details there myself. My cards have now been stopped. Just passing this on, do check your bank accounts regularly between statements, your bank may not be as on the ball as mine. I am very careful with my cards so there must be some sort of hacking going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apelike Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Its safe to say that mine is not in any bank and not under the mattress either. This give some information on the extent of online fraud. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37677446 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margarita Ma Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Well the bank fraud team emailed me to say the money had been replaced. Make your own conclusion. Relief on my part, that they realised it was not me using an online betting co. A new card is on the way. I hope they get whoever it is. I for one cannot afford to lose that much money, not even half as much. and my energy supplier is having to wait until the cards are sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Well I must have been one of the last people to carry plastic simply because I thought security was not good enough. And recently I deleted all my saved card numbers from the Amazon site for the same reason. BUT THEY STILL MANAGED TO GET MY MONEY. £600 to be precise. Fortunately my bank (fraud squad) were onto it right away because I don't gamble and it went to an online gambling site which I am guessing must be the one I heard about funding terrorists. There were three more attempts after the initial raid. I did not trust the initial text I received or the later phone call. I went to check the hole in the wall mini statement and saw the details there myself. My cards have now been stopped. Just passing this on, do check your bank accounts regularly between statements, your bank may not be as on the ball as mine. I am very careful with my cards so there must be some sort of hacking going on. Odds are something on your PC siphoning off the data or youve used a comprimised point of sale terminal I suspect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margarita Ma Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Odds are something on your PC siphoning off the data or youve used a comprimised point of sale terminal I suspect... I had a look for anything obviously strange and have AVG security. But I do shop on Amazon, though I recently took all card no's off and I also pay HMRC on that particular card. So who knows. I think it must have flagged up because they know the scammer or is it the terrorist account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 It's flagged up because it's a large amount and you have no history of spending with that profile. As O said, it's most likely that your card was skimmed at a tampered cash point or POS (cashpoint is actually easier though from a criminal POV). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASGOWOODS Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I had a look for anything obviously strange and have AVG security. But I do shop on Amazon, though I recently took all card no's off and I also pay HMRC on that particular card. So who knows. I think it must have flagged up because they know the scammer or is it the terrorist account? Be careful when you're paying by card in shops-restaurants etc. if they take your card and walk away to process the payment, as they could be stealing your data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Be careful when you're paying by card in shops-restaurants etc. if they take your card and walk away to process the payment, as they could be stealing your data. … or card. ..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric_Collins Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I guess depends if you wet the bed or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I guess depends if you wet the bed or not. Eugh! I wonder if that's why they introduced the new plastic fivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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