TomsHHR

My Account was hit again.

There was 4 different accounts hit by these thief s at one bank this morning.

found the thiefs were Salim & Sons Kolkata II out of India.. They attempted to grab $931.61

My Fraud alert notified the bank and this helped the other 3 people.

All my money was reinstated so no loss this time. I now qualify for a seven year fraud alert from the big three credit companies.

All I can suggest id use care and add "ask for ID" along with your signature on the back of your card.

Be firm with those that do not ask for your id. I have fun getting on them when they do not.

HillsdaleHHR

That sucks Tom. At least it was caught. All my cards have "See I.D." written on the back of them

afs9

I too have "SEE ID" on the back of my cards. Sorry this happened (again!). My card was "compromised" a few weeks with an eBay, PayPal purchase and my bank put a hold on my card--problem was they didn't tell me until I tried to use it--luckily had cash on me to pay.

Anyhow, but it is a good reminder to be careful...sad world we live in...

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Chevy SS

I've been hit twice before, not fun...

TomsHHR

Yep #3 for me.... the good side of this is I now qualify for a seven year fraud alert on all my accounts and credit. So now the need to contact me for questionable items for out of town charges or inquiry's.

Not my Idea of fun but safer now.

For anyones information, you can at any time place a 6 month fraud alert on your credit that requires that you be notified when ANY business inquires about your credit. You place these with the big 3 credit companies.

Chevy SS

I set all my accounts to alert me when a large amount is taken out, but last time I was hit it was about a dozen small charges equaling about $300. The most interesting charge was the 1 year subscription to Life Lock... an identity theft protection service... irony!

halfpanel08

i hope that it never happens to me.. knock on wood

sweetmama

My daughter "Bought" a house in Columbus, Ohio and took out a small business loan totaling about 400,000.00. I asked her if it was a nice house...What a mess they have..... I don't know if they will ever get it straightened out or not.

HillsdaleHHR

That's the bad part. Once it happens it can take years to correct/clear up.

afs9

I was perturbed that the bank didn't notify me of a problem (and still haven't been notified of what happened, even though I got a new ATM card). I guess I should be glad they noticed something and placed a hold on the card.

Only one other time have I had money taken out without my knowledge--$100 from a bank about 500 miles from where I was living. BofA redeposited it and who knows how it happened.

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