Someone stole my card number again. That is twice in less than 6 months.
This time it's someone in italy. I caught this one before they emptied my account this time, but still, they've caused yet another headache.
I'm getting really sick of it. Also I find it weird that I don't use this card for online purchasing, at all, but my other card which I do use for online billing I've had 8 years with never a problem.
It's only the Mastercard one. The one I specifically do not use online.
Hm.
Either way, I'm pissed because that has my money for my neurosurgery copay on it and now I can't access it.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I would get the problem solved the put my money somewhere else. Quick.
dalefvictor
Level 8
Nov 28, 2018
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And they're REALLY trying to suck every cent out lol even though I shut off my card before they even got a dime! They just tried for 46 cents lmfao
LadyAlyxandrea
Level 8
Nov 27, 2018
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Some sites do this kind of thing for age verification.
Log onto Equifax, Trans Union or Experian's website directly... NOT through any link. Ask for your free copy of your credit report and while you are at it... Put a fraud alert on your bureau. You only need visit one of the big three and it is their responsibility to ask for your credit bureau to be sent to you and also put the fraud alert on the other bureaus as well.
It won't help with your issue now... But it may help you later!
RiverRick
Level 7
Nov 27, 2018
0
Do you use the chip or swipe? I recently had mine stolen after having using the swipe feature. I know which store it happened at too.
chucklesIII
Level 7
Nov 27, 2018
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I don't have a chip
@LadyAlyxandrea
You definitely should change it for a new card with a chip.
Has happened to me twice this year. My bank told me to start going to the window to pay for my gas as they pin pointed that it has happened right after I got gas. It is a royal pain in the ass. I also got an RFID wallet to protect my cards while in my purse as the bank told me there are folks who pull the info from your cards just getting near you. I guess it's some kind of device that picks up the info on the cards.
Redheadedgammy
Level 9
Nov 27, 2018
0
A few days ago my checking account was locked due to multiple failed log in attempts. My daughter's debit card was successfully breeched the same day.
I haven't used my debit card in months because I use a rewards credit card for everything and pay it off monthly. My bills are paid through online checking and my purchases are through paypal.
The bank did ask my daughter if she had used samsung pay (nope) which means I guess that samsun pay was hacked.
Lucy_Fehr
Level 8
Nov 27, 2018
1
Your information is out somewhere online being accessed or possibly sold. You should run the entire gauntlet of cancelling that card and changing all of your passwords or access info that pertain to your financials.
mattersauce
Level 7
Nov 27, 2018
2
I did last time. I can't even think where it's coming from. Changed all my Netflix, hulu, Amazon, and Google accounts and the account numbers and passwords I've done everything I can think of
I recently read an article about this. Our online info is sold repeatedly for less than 5 bucks. Maybe 30 bucks if they have our social security number as well.
@LadyAlyxandrea You may want to talk to someone in real internet security and privacy then. I'd pay for a service like Lifelock or something for a while at least. Once may have been an individual, but twice in short succession I'd say there's a good chance that your information was stolen by a hacker and they've posted it for sale somewhere on the dark net. They do it in bulk so it's probably part of a huge list of others.
These type of issues get really bad so my recommendation would be to take it super serious and invest some money into a legitimate company to curb it. Companies that do specialize in this stuff also often have guarantees so even if it doesn't work, you can still be covered for your losses. Plus if you report it now and something big does happen later, it's a thousand times easier for you to refute it as identity theft.
@LadyAlyxandrea The bank could have been hacked. It is really hard to do but it can be done.
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