Got Caught

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10-05-16, 17:57
blue rebel

Got Caught

I got a call from my bank today that there was suspicious activity on my Credit Card over yesterday and Today.
They took about £430 in 7 small transaction mostly about £24 a go to some place called jumpareana in the Uk
and some other thing I cant remember what she call it.
My daughter was the last person to use my cc as she booked flights online on Sunday last and I am thinking if she
went in to some link that got my details? Anyway the Bank are sending me out forms for my local Garda to sign and then
they will reimburse me I hope.
I got caught a few months back on my Bank card after receiving an EMail from Paypal to say someone was hacking my account,
and they gave me a link to re-enter my details which I stupidly did and I got a call from my bank on a Sunday night at 10pm
asking if I was trying to send money to western union? so they saved me from getting burnt as it would have been my own fault.
So I suppose I am trying to warn ye all Be Careful.
10-05-16, 18:25
Sexy Sandy 69

You should also keep all cards in a wallet or purse with RFID protection, as all a scammer has to do is stand close enough to you when you're out & about in a public place & they can skim all the info from your cards & they can take small amounts of 20e/30e without your PIN number, the skimmed payments will be processed as 'contactless payment'.

Sandy x
10-05-16, 22:31
Magicman

Perhaps this link will explain a little more about how the system works and it's built-in safeguards.

https://www.visa.ie/pay-with-visa/contactless-payments

worth a quick read.

Cheers
Magicman
10-05-16, 22:38
Patt113

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sexy Sandy 69

You should also keep all cards in a wallet or purse with RFID protection, as all a scammer has to do is stand close enough to you when you're out & about in a public place & they can skim all the info from your cards & they can take small amounts of 20e/30e without your PIN number, the skimmed payments will be processed as 'contactless payment'.

Sandy x

If you keep two cards together in wallet/purse, scammer can't read them.
10-05-16, 22:41
willie wacker

I thought you caught by the wife :o

I try to use cards as little as possible
Cash is king
10-05-16, 22:51
Barney Rubble

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patt113

If you keep two cards together in wallet/purse, scammer can't read them.

Good job I keep my American Express Gold card with my Dunne's Stores card then.
Nah seriously I didn't know that but I do keep my debit & 2 credit cards together always.
10-05-16, 23:30
ladiesman217

I really do not agree with the contactless payment scheme for cards, for the reasons as above.
10-05-16, 23:36
Mister Anderson

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladiesman217

I really do not agree with the contactless payment scheme for cards, for the reasons as above.

Touch your forehead to your TV screen now for free laser eye surgery.
10-05-16, 23:38
ladiesman217

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Anderson

Touch your forehead to your TV screen now for free laser eye surgery.

Technology will be the death of this world. That's a certainty. The only question is when.
10-05-16, 23:41
Mister Anderson

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladiesman217

Technology will be the death of this world. That's a certainty. The only question is when.

Yes. Best throw away that device you used to respond to my internet post before it rises up and kills you ... :D
10-05-16, 23:46
ladiesman217

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Anderson

Yes. Best throw away that device you used to respond to my internet post before it rises up and kills you ... :D

Nah I've my death planned out already. I ain't living passed 50 so just have to decide on the most peaceful way to go. Looking into a similar way that animals are put down. Don't want nothing violent so that's why blowing me head off is out. Unless the machine wants to offer euthanasia services.
10-05-16, 23:49
Mister Anderson

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladiesman217

Nah I've my death planned out already. I ain't living passed 50 so just have to decide on the most peaceful way to go. Looking into a similar way that animals are put down. Don't want nothing violent so that's why blowing me head off is out. Unless the machine wants to offer euthanasia services.

Technology has the answers ;)

http://discardedlies.com/images/suicide-booth.jpg
10-05-16, 23:53
Mister Anderson

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladiesman217

Nah I've my death planned out already. I ain't living passed 50 so just have to decide on the most peaceful way to go. Looking into a similar way that animals are put down. Don't want nothing violent so that's why blowing me head off is out. Unless the machine wants to offer euthanasia services.

I just realized I have a mortal fear of being dead. Not actually dying, just being dead. I've just had a very vivid image of my cold dead body laid out on the mortuary table and some dork prick lifting my leg to see if I have tattoos on my asshole.
11-05-16, 00:00
ladiesman217

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Anderson

I just realized I have a mortal fear of being dead. Not actually dying, just being dead. I've just had a very vivid image of my cold dead body laid out on the mortuary table and some dork prick lifting my leg to see if I have tattoos on my asshole.

No point worrying about that which you have no control over. A waste of your limited time, the only true thing you've got in life. Everything else is fickle. For without time, nothing could exist.
11-05-16, 00:08
Mister Anderson

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladiesman217

No point worrying about that which you have no control over. A waste of your limited time, the only true thing you've got in life. Everything else is fickle. For without time, nothing could exist.

Fine words LDM, very fine words.
11-05-16, 00:28
Red and Horny

Theres alot to be said for keeping your money in the matress.

We're a world thats becoming to dependent on computers.
It will be our downfall.
11-05-16, 00:43
DaJudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue rebel

I got a call from my bank today that there was suspicious activity on my Credit Card over yesterday and Today.
They took about £430 in 7 small transaction mostly about £24 a go to some place called jumpareana in the Uk
and some other thing I cant remember what she call it.
My daughter was the last person to use my cc as she booked flights online on Sunday last and I am thinking if she
went in to some link that got my details? Anyway the Bank are sending me out forms for my local Garda to sign and then
they will reimburse me I hope.
I got caught a few months back on my Bank card after receiving an EMail from Paypal to say someone was hacking my account,
and they gave me a link to re-enter my details which I stupidly did and I got a call from my bank on a Sunday night at 10pm
asking if I was trying to send money to western union? so they saved me from getting burnt as it would have been my own fault.
So I suppose I am trying to warn ye all Be Careful.

hi,sorry to hear about your troubles,i experienced something similar a few years back,forms bring them to the garda,the garda hadnt a clue but they signed the forms for me,the credit card company or bank have absolutely no right to ask anyone to do this,in fact you can cancel any credit card payment within 6 months and the credit card company by law must reverse the amount,this is law...same with paypal...so you have nothin to worry about.an example,a friend of mine sold some machinery to someone in the UK,they payed by creditcard,my friend sent it by courier and 30 days later they requested a reverse of sale on there credit card and the bank had to do it and took the money back from my friends bank account and he never got his machinery back....all a big scam....
11-05-16, 07:07
blue rebel

Quote:

Originally Posted by willie wacker

I thought you caught by the wife :o

I try to use cards as little as possible
Cash is king

I very rarely use the Credit Card except maybe for booking Flights or Holiday online, or maybe sports or concert tickets
That is why the cc is handy if you want to pay over a couple of Months but a guy like me who would not be computer
savvy would be an easy target for these scammers. I am learning slowly though.
11-05-16, 09:31
Sexy Sandy 69

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patt113

If you keep two cards together in wallet/purse, scammer can't read them.

Yes but keeping cards together can cancel out the magnetic strip on the back of the card, hence rendering the card unusable & unreadable.

Sandy x
11-05-16, 11:13
Patt113

Maybe.
Try keeping cards facing the same way to avoid strips touching.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/57...agnetic-strip/