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Master and Commander
Posts: 1405
Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US) | Subject: Company Credit Card hijacked!
I had a couple of calls show up on my answering device which I figured were phishing attempts but found that they were from AMEX. It appears the card got copied during (I'd guess) my last business trip in April. Memorial Day, the card was used to purchase about $350 worth of stuff from an auto parts store. That transaction went through. Then in early June, it was used to try to buy about $2200 worth of stuff from Lowe's and it was refused 3 times...then a couple of $100 hotel rooms.
I think I know where and when and who did the theft but will let AMEX know, though. I had turned in my expense account and still have the receipts. We ate at the same place for breakfast and our usual waitress puts our order in as we walk in the door. She's prompt and friendly, so I tip her a little better than usual. However, she had a trainee for a few days and then on her day off, we had the trainee. His tip was a usual 15-20% but I'd guess he's the perp. Well, I'll let AMEX figure it out.
During the lunches, the card was in my sight at all times...just the breakfast place would take the card and come back with the bill.
I'm glad it was the company credit card and not mine. Amex is sending me a new card and as of now, the autoparts charge is on until the company disputes it and the AMEX people indicated to me not to worry about it.
I think I'll be a little bit more careful about the card leaving my sight.
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: Company Credit Card hijacked!
It won't belong and your finger print will be used as a signature to aquire and probably a photograph. In Disney World a couple of weeks ago we had to use a pass card and finger print to gain access to the park.
That little black strip on the back of credit cards and driver's licenses can hold a ton of information on you.  |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1814
Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: RE: Company Credit Card hijacked!
I had similar experience several years ago when I was still working. Secretary and myself ate lunch at local resteraunt frequented by college crowd and charged to our company credit card. About a month later we get notice charges were made on our numbers in Egypt and i think France. I guess a waiter was selling numbers overseas. We were issued new cards and were not held responsible for charges. I don't like to be impolite, so what are our options at restaraunt to preclude such theft???
It seems to me that credid card companies tolerate this and just raise interest rates to pay for it. Sorta like illegal immigration.... everybody knows it is wrong, but no one is willing to do anything about it. Symtamatic of how our national morals are decaying, i reckon.
Steamboat sends
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1405
Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US) | Subject: RE: Company Credit Card hijacked!
Yeah---Texas is changing the format of both the CHL and DL. When I went to renew the DL last week, they read both thumbprints with a scanner. Not sure how DPS is going to do it, but they have all 10 fingers, individually plus each hand total.
Supposedly, even though the cards look flimsier, they hold a heck of a lot more data than they used to and are harder to counterfeit. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1405
Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US) | Subject: RE: Company Credit Card hijacked!
steamboat - 2009-06-09 7:31 AM
I don't like to be impolite, so what are our options at restaraunt to preclude such theft???
It seems to me that credid card companies tolerate this and just raise interest rates to pay for it. Sorta like illegal immigration.... everybody knows it is wrong, but no one is willing to do anything about it. Symtamatic of how our national morals are decaying, i reckon.
Steamboat sends
I think I'll stop going to places where you can't watch them scan your card. That and maybe carrying a bit more cash with me for the places that don't let you keep your card in sight. Also, I suppose when I go into a place I haven't been, I'll look for where the register is.
Yeah....there will probably be more creative ways to separate you from your money in this economy too. Where my youngest daughter works, they just fired a gal who was "raising" the amount of the tip on the bill |
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Plankowner
Posts: 9165
Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map. | Subject: RE: Company Credit Card hijacked!
I just got scammed by an outfit called 24protectplus. seems they use an opt out process if you go any of a number of sites where you can purchase search info like Intellus. It is buried in the fine print and then they start charging you 19.95 a month. Seems they are all over the net as a scammer and they are even under investigation by the FBI. I called my bank and put stop payment on the last withdrawal and reported them to the BOA fraud department., the Washington State Attorney General and going to do the same to the FBI. They are now permanently blocked from accessing my account ever again. |
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 6180
Location: Summerville, SC | Subject: RE: Company Credit Card hijacked!
These reasons are why I do not trust this banking and paying checks via computer. I'm alright with deposits but paying by internet and paypal leaves too much of an opportunity to be ripped off. Too many fingers accessing accounts. |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2253
Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: Now I feel better
Buuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrppppppppppppppppppp!
Thanks for the great breakfast Dave,
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1405
Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US) | Subject: RE: Now I feel better
Doc Gardner - 2009-06-09 1:26 PM
Buuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrppppppppppppppppppp!
Thanks for the great breakfast Dave,
No problem.......AMEX will probably be calling on you and it won't be to sell you a card! hee hee hee
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1262
Location: Va.Beach,Va. | Subject: RE: Company Credit Card hijacked!
That same bunch of jackasses got me one time,Ric.
I found their corporate phone #,called them and threatened them with serious bodily harm & they sent me a refund.  |
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Company Credit Card hijacked!
