Internet Fraud

peter912

Member
Someone is charging thousands of dollars to my Visa with online purchases. The first charge went through but my bank flagged the second charge and notified me. I called and the card is cancelled now and the charges are reported as fraud. What I don't understand is how they obtained my Visa number because I haven't used this card in over six years ?
 

OmniDyne

Active Member
Probably got picked up in a breach. For the first time ever, I had a fraudulent charge on my debit card last week. It was a random sketchy 50 cent charge, which tells me the card was likely compromised in a security breach. Those small charges are sometimes the result of someone testing to see if the card works; if the charge goes through, the card information is then sold online. They can copy the card information to a fraudulent physical card or they can use the information on a website.

It's super important to check your accounts regularly and look for those weird small charges.
 
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