Excelsior! Academy Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 The bank calls to tell you your account has been flagged for fraud and your bank card has been disabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I hope you got everything straightened out with the bank! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Whoa. You win! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Amazon often does that to me, where there are a ton of books, all from different sellers, that come through as a ton of charges. And, for some reason, every single time DH recharges his MARTA card for his Atlanta trips, Citibank locks the credit cad because of fear of fraud. I have this feeling that people using a credit card for fraudulent purchases aren't buying used copies of SL reading books or subway passes, but whatever.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yeah, you might have gone a bit overboard. What would be REALLY bad though, is that you do it so often that they DON'T flag it! Good point! Amazon often does that to me, where there are a ton of books, all from different sellers, that come through as a ton of charges. And, for some reason, every single time DH recharges his MARTA card for his Atlanta trips, Citibank locks the credit cad because of fear of fraud. I have this feeling that people using a credit card for fraudulent purchases aren't buying used copies of SL reading books or subway passes, but whatever.... Agreed...do thieves really need Life of Fred or Analytical Grammar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 My local Borders (RIP) is the only store that ever requested ID when I used my debit card and noticed that the last names on my debit card and driver's license do not match. This struck me as odd because I wondered what kind of criminal buys BOOKS with a stolen credit card? I called them on it occasionally and was assured that oh, yes, happens all of the time. I don't believe them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I have this feeling that people using a credit card for fraudulent purchases aren't buying used copies of SL reading books or subway passes, but whatever.... We were out to lunch recently when dh checked our home messages and his card was flagged. They used it to make a prison phone call - to the tune of $50, but still. Then there was another under $10 charge as well. I have to say I like the fraud detection people. The fact that they caught it with only 2 charges is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 My local Borders (RIP) is the only store that ever requested ID when I used my debit card and noticed that the last names on my debit card and driver's license do not match. This struck me as odd because I wondered what kind of criminal buys BOOKS with a stolen credit card? I called them on it occasionally and was assured that oh, yes, happens all of the time. I don't believe them. They do it to buy new/expensive books they can then sell on Amazon. It's not the easiest or quickest way to steal money and launder it, but it does work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniBlondes Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Whoa. You win! :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Sounds like you had fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Sounds like you had fun! Yep! Is it too early to start stalking the ups truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yep! Is it too early to start stalking the ups truck? Nope, never too early. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yep, you win! (My bank flagged what was indeed a fraudulent charge on my card last week -- a hefty purchase at some international store. I was tremendously grateful for that. Good to know they'd notice if I bought a lot of curriculum, LOL!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I got flagged buying a couple of books from Amazon once. When I called the cc company, the nice man checked my buying history and said, "You buy A LOT from Amazon." :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Sounds like you had fun! Wow, we are a wild and crazy bunch :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueTaelon Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I got flagged buying a couple of books from Amazon once. When I called the cc company, the nice man checked my buying history and said, "You buy A LOT from Amazon." :leaving: Don't feel bad, I had to pull up last years purchase history and I had exactly 100 orders :o I knew I ordered a lot but wow... Its cheaper to order with Prime then it is to drive the 45 miles into town for the big box stores:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Amazon often does that to me, where there are a ton of books, all from different sellers, that come through as a ton of charges. And, for some reason, every single time DH recharges his MARTA card for his Atlanta trips, Citibank locks the credit cad because of fear of fraud. I have this feeling that people using a credit card for fraudulent purchases aren't buying used copies of SL reading books or subway passes, but whatever.... My dad lives in SC and travels for his business. Three times now, when here in TX and he made a purchase in Wal-mart, they have denied the charge and claimed they "thought it was fraud" After the third he cancelled the card. He doesn't need that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljenn Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The bank calls to tell you your account has been flagged for fraud and your bank card has been disabled. This happened to our account last week! The bank called and dh talked to them- we probably would have been disabled too if dh hadn't taken the call. I love shopping!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I wish they would call when something suspect happens. Twice we've been in Canada and been denied. Once we were getting gas to come home. We don't leave the US without a full tank anymore. Luckily, it always seems to be dh's card and mine will go through. I'm sure it is just a matter of time before both of them don't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Our bank is pretty good with regular charges, even when traveling (to places we often travel to), but I always make a point to call the bank/credit card companies before going anywhere new/out of the ordinary, so the cards don't get flagged for fraud. It's annoying, but less annoying that dealing with disabled cards while away. Our bank is so used to amazon charges in particular, that I've bought things before updating my debit card info (so essentially buying with an inactive card) and whenever possible, they still allow the charges to go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 I wish they would call when something suspect happens. Twice we've been in Canada and been denied. Once we were getting gas to come home. We don't leave the US without a full tank anymore. Luckily, it always seems to be dh's card and mine will go through. I'm sure it is just a matter of time before both of them don't work. We had this happen with a credit card traveling on our first big family trip cross country. We paid for gas at the pump with our gas card, then went inside for snacks. The clerk told us our card was cancelled. It was over Thanksgiving so we couldn't talk to a person at the credit card company, only the automated system. The system confirmed that our card was not maxed out, just cancelled. One plus side, we committed right then to get out debt and never use a credit card again. We did and we haven't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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