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SlugSlinger

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i check my online statements pretty much daily. Well today I found a charge from NYC to MTA vending machines. I called VISA and asked about it and sure enough, it was fraud due to the card being compromised. The card was canceled, the charge will be reversed and the new cards will be here soon.

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My visa card folks automatically canceled my card when i tried to use it at a vending machine. They told me that's a way thieves check a stolen card to see if it works.
 

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I check cards and bank balances every morning. It's my job now. We've had compromised cards, and charges from Japan on our bank account once, but never lost any money. Just the way of the world now.
 

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I use a small credit union and they denied charge on the east coast last week. Every morning like clock-work i get a coffee and Perrier at a local gas station mini mart with my card. Been doing it for years at about 7:15am. Apparently an hour or so later there were two charges that were denied on the east coast. Denied because it was out side my normal travel routes that day. I tried to use the card about an hour after that and it was on hold from the previous incident. Called the bank to ask about what's going on. i cancelled the card all together. They have been very good about catching fraud. Got a call from their sercurity team at the credit union about 10 years ago at about 3am asking me a bunch of questions. Nope, I wasn't in FL purchasing A LOT fuel and other stuffs. Got it all back.

My wife and I just put credit freezes with all three credit agencies. Hopefully that will help a bit with potential fraud.
 

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