I had this happen to me a few months ago. Happily, I get e-mails from my bank when my balance is affected negatively (believe it or not, that still exists). Within 12 hours of the attempted online purchase my card was stopped, a new card number was issued as a temporary the business was advised that the purchase was unauthorised and a police report was filed. And the funds that were attempted to be moved were put back where they came from. Tip to everyone out there – I undid the link I had on my accounts fr overdraft protection and now just watch my balance more carefully. The only person the linked accounts helped was the thief. Had the accounts not been linked the original purchase would not have gone through. In this day and age, if you wait for the paper statement in the mail you could be broke before you get it. Watch your accounts!!
Having learned computer programming when a computer was desk sized and needed punch cards, I know that there is no such thing as secure and will not do any financial transactions online. I have a special credit card with a $1000 balance for when we have to order something because there is no other way and for EZPass. wlaporte – how do you know that the email came from your bank & was not spam. If one gets this kind of email always contact the bank through a method you know of, not by replying to the email.
wlaporte almost 13 years ago
I had this happen to me a few months ago. Happily, I get e-mails from my bank when my balance is affected negatively (believe it or not, that still exists). Within 12 hours of the attempted online purchase my card was stopped, a new card number was issued as a temporary the business was advised that the purchase was unauthorised and a police report was filed. And the funds that were attempted to be moved were put back where they came from. Tip to everyone out there – I undid the link I had on my accounts fr overdraft protection and now just watch my balance more carefully. The only person the linked accounts helped was the thief. Had the accounts not been linked the original purchase would not have gone through. In this day and age, if you wait for the paper statement in the mail you could be broke before you get it. Watch your accounts!!
doc white almost 13 years ago
Say, how do you get a score that high?
Yukoneric almost 13 years ago
Mine’s twice that………….
Comic Minister Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Do you think Carl’s plan will work?
Maryjoalaska almost 13 years ago
I always said that to steal my identity, they’d have to pay some of my bills first! LOL
mafastore almost 13 years ago
Having learned computer programming when a computer was desk sized and needed punch cards, I know that there is no such thing as secure and will not do any financial transactions online. I have a special credit card with a $1000 balance for when we have to order something because there is no other way and for EZPass. wlaporte – how do you know that the email came from your bank & was not spam. If one gets this kind of email always contact the bank through a method you know of, not by replying to the email.
mafastore almost 13 years ago
Oh, and my score was 834 last time I checked.