i am now a member

[skahound]

Man that sucks. I just got hit a few days ago by some porno web cam site. Turns out after emailing the company to find out WTF? that the charges stem from some German IP address. Fucking Germans...can't be trusted...just look at history. Anyhow, thankfully mine was only $80 in damage and is being fully refunded by the company. Kudos for finding it early and getting it kicked!

[Steve Graham]

jesus mate, so sorry to hear that. I fucking hate hearing about that happening to people. I am so glad that you did catch it early, and it can get sorted, but you being the one that has to be inconvenienced really blows!

When I worked for Zales I caught alot of people trying to open accounts under other peoples names, it was very gratifying to catch the ones we caught, but it just makes you wonder how many do get thru the cracks.

Anyway.. again, glad it is going to be sorted!

[nbpgt]

im now a member of a small but growing group of americans who have fallen victim to credit card fraud.. my bank statement would seem to reflect that i have an odd love for the finer things you can find at rural truck (fuel) stops in texas... not to sure how whoever got my numbers to my debit card, but they went on over a 1g tear of shopping of getting low rent porn & stuffed animals, along with a few t shirts & trucker hats... i would imagine they used some sort of scanning device either planted at the gas pump, an atm machine, or some untrustworthy waiter. then copied my info onto another bank card, ran it a few times for a dollar or so to make sure it was a legit number, then went after it.. BUT on the other hand, it may be that the person knew somone on the inside of the gas stations, that essentially helped the perp "wash" the money.. ie. buy things, then return it for the money....


good news - 1) i caught it extremely early
2) i will get all my money back

bad news - 1) it is already a pain in my ass
2) my account is frozen now & will be for up to about 4-5 weeks
3) i am going to have to fill out all sorts of paperwork to clear it & my name up.

big ups to my broke azz