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over the weekend, someone tried to make a purchase using my credit card number?
the transaction was denied, and the bank called me because they suspected fraudulent activity and called me to let me know and canceled my card and will issue a new one. do i have to contact anyone, the the credit bureau, police, etc. don't know how someone got my c.c. #, and am so glad the bank caught it. the person tried to purchase a laptop over the internet. is there anything i can do to protect myself further, i am the only one that uses my computer. has anyone been in a similar situation and any suggestions? thanks!
2 months ago - 2 answers
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first how do you know it was your bank that was calling you? it could have been the theft! lot of theifts call and say they are the bank and they need the CVC number on the card.. or they need your SSN you might want to check your credit report which you can do for free at www ...
by travelmaster
2 months ago
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Are you sure that it was your bank that called (do you have caller ID)? Someone used one of my card numbers, but I do not know if it was accidental or intentional. Since I was out of town, the bank could not call me, so the first I learned of it was a letter when I returned from vacation asking me to call the bank. But the person used the wrong name, so those charges were immediately reversed by the merchant, who flagged the bank, and the bank blocked an attempted purchase by someone at an on-line travel agency. The only charge I had to dispute was a $205 charge at a drugstore posted while I was out of town with the card, and that charge was dropped. But then when I thought they were calling me about the replacement card, I did not realize that was an additional card for a new account, and I got the replacement card with new number too.
by efflandt- 2 months ago