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Posted: 4/1/2006 11:50:39 AM EDT
[#1]
thanks for the heads up. what bank was this? i have a BOA visa debit card. |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 11:56:22 AM EDT
[#2]
I have the list, give me your numbers and I'll tell you if your card was involved... |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 11:56:30 AM EDT
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Some crap like that happened in Nov 04... both my Visa credit and Visa checkcard accounts, through different banks, had to be cancelled and changed to a new account number.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 11:58:30 AM EDT
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Think that might explain the +$1600 charge on my account from Germany and my account number getting changed yesterday?
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Posted: 4/1/2006 11:59:14 AM EDT
[#5]
Thanks for the info, haven't received anything yet, hopefully I won't either.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:01:04 PM EDT
[#6]
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:02:12 PM EDT
[#7]
+1 |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:14:44 PM EDT
[#8]
my bank is Amsouth but this apparently is not a problem on just their cards
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:22:26 PM EDT
[#9]
ETA: Duh.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:25:43 PM EDT
[#10]
Delta Credit Union reissued our cards about a month ago for the same reason. Can't trust anybody these days it seems.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:28:59 PM EDT
[#11]
Thanks for the heads up.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:30:10 PM EDT
[#12]
No letter for me, I have the same bank. |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:31:54 PM EDT
[#13]
just great, well I need a new card soon anyway, but it would suck to have to memorize a whole new number. Hopefully I'm not affected though, we will see I guess.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:33:36 PM EDT
[#14]
Thanks for the heads-up. Our bank is BofA...haven't seen or heard anything as of yet.
I hope they nail these guys to the wall. HH |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:36:01 PM EDT
[#15]
i'm gonna tack this for today just so folks will get the headsup.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:46:22 PM EDT
[#16]
Thanks Mike.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:53:42 PM EDT
[#17]
Someone bought a gun using my Visa bank card.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 12:59:58 PM EDT
[#18]
Impossible.
I was told repeatedly, right here on ARFCOM, that debit cards are safer than cash. |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 1:02:17 PM EDT
[#19]
if your bank backs them they can be. Mine is excellent in that regard. Fraud is handled within 24hrs. luckily i have not needed it but i know guys that have. |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 1:10:48 PM EDT
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BWAHAAA,,,,
It would'nt be Aim Surplus would it? OOPs I never mentinoned it,Verbally gave the man my card numbers and such Phished me for over a Thousand Dollars by Western Union I will Never do business with them again OR give Credit Card# to anyone by Phone "Your case is now complete.Thanks to your helpful cooperation with our investigation,we were able to assign responsibility to the MERCHANT" Many Thanks to my Credit Card to notify me of what was going on I never give the numbers but I did to Aim Surplus for a Ammo purchase and that's the ONLY one I did with'in even remote months  ,,,,I liked doing commerce with Eric never had a Glitch till' now and from now Never will |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 1:17:19 PM EDT
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wow i ahve ordered THOUSANDS of dollars from aim with no problems. that sucks as for Ammoman he's no longer in business. was just bought out according to his website. |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 1:21:37 PM EDT
[#22]
Your bank is a little slow TBS. My card was cancelled and replaced two weeks ago for this incident.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 1:22:48 PM EDT
[#23]
what the hell do you expect? i am in Alabama, the carrier pigeon just got here.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 2:41:02 PM EDT
[#24]
I think that was an April Fools Day joke.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 3:15:31 PM EDT
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Haven't heard of anything.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 3:46:53 PM EDT
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Thanks for tacking this, Mike.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 5:41:11 PM EDT
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They are, Oly... These people have lost NOTHING, you see... Even the folks who's card numbers got scammed & used lost nothing... If someone scams your cash, it's gone... Scam your DC number and you're out a phone call & a card number, no more... |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 8:37:36 PM EDT
[#28]
Thanks for the heads up. I will definitely keep an eye on the ole account.
James |
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Posted: 4/1/2006 9:46:25 PM EDT
[#29]
I got the same letter from my bank. They canceled the card and issued me a new one. They also asked that we check our statement clearly for discrepencies between 2/14 and 3/15 of this year. We found none. They stated the card numbers were compromised, but not the security codes.
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Posted: 4/1/2006 9:52:15 PM EDT
[#30]
Thanks for the heads up
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Posted: 4/1/2006 11:03:55 PM EDT
[#31]
Capitialism: Profit first, all else second.  (Hey, it usualy works out well)
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Posted: 4/2/2006 2:19:20 AM EDT
[#32]
ah F**k
id better check my account balance... |
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Posted: 4/2/2006 4:23:20 AM EDT
[#33]
Interesting...Friday morning I stopped and got gas. I tried to use my BOA Visa Check Card. I got a message " Cannot process request at this time". It's a little embarassing, as people around you automatically think "Look the dude's card is maxed out" or something. I paid cash for my fuel, and went home.
Once at home, I pulled up my account on the net, and it was fine. I'm thinking, OK, it must have been a network communications thing of something. I had some things to do, so I went back out, and stopped by the ATM for some cash. I got the same message. OK, now I'm getting concerned. I wait for my bank branch to open, and took my card inside. The teller pulls my account up, and gets this wierd look on her face. Then she calls the manager over to look at the computer. The manager gets the same look, and tells me that I'll have to call the 800 number for the main headquarters, and talk to customer service. My account had been "Restricted" (WTF???). The manager leads me to a counter phone, and dials the number. I talk to a nice woman who tells me that they need to verify the activity in my account. She questions me about the resent card activity. I verified that the charges were legit. She thanks me for my time, and apologizes for the inconvienance. She tells me that the restriction had been lifted, and my card should work normally now. I tried it at the ATM, and it worked OK. They never mentioned any security breach, or that I should monitor my account. No explainations at all. Naturally, I have to log onto ARFCOM to find out what's going on... 
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Posted: 4/2/2006 4:37:24 AM EDT
[#34]
Check cards are stupid.
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Posted: 4/2/2006 4:49:29 AM EDT
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What is happening normally is hackers are raiding card information that merchant processors are storing. Unfortunately, data security at some of these places are lacking - to say the least. When something like this happens, Visa and MC are able to narrow down the range of numbers that were known to be, or suspected to have been, compromised. They can then inform your bank who should send you the letter and reissue you a new card.
This isn't always the fault of the merchant. If their CC processor is lacking in security then it can happen. Keep in mind that as a cardholder, you WILL get your money back if you experience fraud on your card. If someone steals your wallet full of cash, what then? |
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Posted: 4/2/2006 4:54:24 AM EDT
[#36]
That is usually what it takes to find out about something like this.
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Posted: 4/2/2006 4:59:06 AM EDT
[#37]
Thanks for the heads up.
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Posted: 4/2/2006 5:06:11 AM EDT
[#38]
In early Feb. my Bank of America Visa Debit Card was locked and I had to call the 800 number to talk to some customer service rep.
Apparently they suspected my card was taken as it was used up and down the East Coast from NY to VA to pay for gas. I told them I was on a road trip and all purchases were legitimately made by me (save those receipts folks, they'll quiz you on the amounts and/or where). They quickly unlocked my card after that. Annoying. So far so good. 
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Posted: 4/2/2006 5:08:00 AM EDT
[#39]
Thanks for the heads up.
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Posted: 4/2/2006 5:10:05 AM EDT
[#40]
You sure never heard that from me. |
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Posted: 4/2/2006 5:10:32 AM EDT
[#41]
The Mr.'s debit card wouldn't work anywhere the other day. He went up to the bank to figure out what was wrong, and they told him that someone in California had tried (unsuccessfully) to find out the account balance and pull $500 from our account. The bank (Chase, Bank One, whatever) immediately cancelled his card to prevent any access to it. I was surprised to see they were so proactive about it, to be honest. |
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