Two hefty charges on my card to SeatGeek that we did not make!
Called Chase as we have the Amazon Prime card. Someone ordered a couple of tickets to see The Producers in NYC!
Thankfully they are super easy to deal with. One call and they cancelled the card and it automatically updates your new card number in AppleWallet.
My only recurring charges on this card are Apple and Amazon so they update themselves.
I learned the lesson the hard way before getting the CC info stolen and having to update recurring charges.
I got a completely separate card specifically for charges that will be recurring and Not for casual swipes and internet purchases that are usually the source of theft.

Well, I hope the bastards enjoyed the show! Judging by the price they were excellent seats.

They did it right in The Goode Olde Days.

A couple months ago "I" bought tickets to the Miami Grand prix. 1500 dollars.
Bank texted me I said fraud, didn't go through.
Next day I bought tickets to Cirque Du Soleil. 1300 dollars, it went through.
First time I've been hacked.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
They did it right in The Goode Olde Days.

Presumably, there was still “shame” back then.

$6k in cosmetic surgery in Argentina, $500 for tickets to Country Fest, $50 at a Walgreen’s in Miami where the card was supposedly used in person. The surgery was declined, but the other two went through.

The Miami one was interesting as my wife and I both physically had our cards, were still at our home in Michigan, and had made in person purchases the day before and after the Miami transaction. I called the number on the card, got transferred to the fraud department, and the guy swore the card was physically used in Miami. It took me 5 minutes to convince him it wasn’t possible and our actual transactions proved it.

I would have liked to have gone to Country Fest. That one disappointed me because the only place I had physically used the card was our favorite restaurant. I’m guessing the server took pictures of the card. It had just been replaced a month earlier and I hadn’t used it much.

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That one disappointed me because the only place I had physically used the card was our favorite restaurant.

Similar to what happened to me in NYC. I no longer will use a card at restaurants, only cash. Of course I no longer use debit cards.

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:

OK What is that?

It is a reference to the movie "The Beekeeper".
I think.

PC

Condo in Miami and an expensive computer server in Brazil.

Never figured out how the scammers got the info.

I saw a charge on my visa I didn't recognize. $250 some. I called the CC Company to get more info as I was expecting a pre-paid hotel charge but only for $138. The charge name was cryptic. CC Company couldn't give me any additional information.

Okay, I had to cancel the card and they issue me a new one. The difficulty is that I have several auto payments with the card. But I do have a list. I went and updated the payees and a couple had some stupid quirks like I can change the card info well before the due date but it was still going to charge against the old card for one cycle.

In any case, after I my talk with my CC company and paid $20 for an expedite fee, I figured out the $250 was tickets I paid in person for an upcoming concert. The receipt looked like another ticket stub and I didn't record the receipt like my other receipts.

There was a discussion here a few years ago about CCs and how to minimize fraud, particularly for reoccurring charges.

As a result I have one credit card for all our reoccurring charges that is set up on auto pay, with limits and that card is locked in my safe and never used anywhere…

Has worked great so far.

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Originally posted by smlsig:
There was a discussion here a few years ago about CCs and how to minimize fraud, particularly for reoccurring charges.

As a result I have one credit card for all our reoccurring charges that is set up on auto pay, with limits and that card is locked in my safe and never used anywhere…

Has worked great so far.

I did the same.
Just have a couple reoccurring on this card because of the larger cash back incentive on that category of purchase with this card.

I didn't know I bought a nice Gibson guitar, tickets to Hawaii and a few other things, until my credit card company asked if I bought a large tv and am having it delivered to California. A buddy of mine had a card hacked and the thief tried to buy a $9,000 lawnmower in Alabama. He called the store and they actually tried to set up a sting with the cops involved but whoever the thief was, they sent a tow truck to pick it up and drop it off at a pier. It's a shame they are not caught and prosecuted they way they should be.