£13,680 scammed on my credit card!

[Steve]

 

I mentioned this the other day but now the details are coming in with my online statement.

How the flying fuck can someone get away with multiple transactions at the same two clothing stores in Las Vegas (Gucci and Fendi btw) on an obvious foreign card number without someone in the store(s) being extremely stupid?

No I take that back

How the flying fuck etc etc without someone in the store(s) being extremely complicit?


Anyway the saga rolls on, I have persuaded Visa that no I will not make the immediate payment they demanded to get me below the credit limit.  Words like "which part of you saying you'd cancelled the fraudulent transactions did I misunderstand" were used.

If you see a "used kidney, one mostly careful owner" on sale on eBay you'll know it has gone badly so please bid generously

[Nick]

Is it a cloned card or did you lose it?

[Darwins Selection]

Is it a cloned card or did you lose it?

Sounds like he has almost lost it. 

[Steve]

Is it a cloned card or did you lose it?

Cloned and almost certainly from when I was in the USA in May

They won't let me know the details of all the transactions, I've seen just over half of them by value and they are all over £1k each. 

I consider myself a fairly robust person but I dread to think how some might react seeing a bill like that arrive with an immediate demand for £thousands

[apc2010]

Checks e=bay........

[boogs]

How the flying fuck can someone get away with multiple transactions at the same two clothing stores in Las Vegas (Gucci and Fendi btw) on an obvious foreign card number without someone in the store(s) being extremely stupid?

How the flying fuck etc etc without someone in the store(s) being extremely complicit?

If you see a "used kidney, one mostly careful owner" on sale on eBay you'll know it has gone badly so please bid generously

 

The last time I was in USA there were no chip and pin machines used and not once did anyone check my signature against the card ...

That was only two years ago... 

I need a  kidney only got one so can I have first refusal  oh and mates rates of course 

[Nick]

A steak and kidney pie 

[Darwins Selection]

How the flying fuck can someone get away with multiple transactions at the same two clothing stores in Las Vegas (Gucci and Fendi btw) on an obvious foreign card number without someone in the store(s) being extremely stupid?

How the flying fuck etc etc without someone in the store(s) being extremely complicit?

If you see a "used kidney, one mostly careful owner" on sale on eBay you'll know it has gone badly so please bid generously

 

The last time I was in USA there were no chip and pin machines used and not once did anyone check my signature against the card ...

That was only two years ago... 

I need a  kidney only got one so can I have first refusal  oh and mates rates of course 

You don't want one of Steve's kidneys, they have had boiling urine through them by the sound of it.

[Nick]

Growler is the expert 

[GROWLER]

Growler is the expert 

 

I've lost and cancelled my debit card.

This cloning is a major problem and of great concern, and wtf's all this shite about this new method of purchasing stuff up to the value of 20 snotters without ANY i.d, pin numbers or signatures all about too ey?
Absolutely unbelievable.

[boogs]

A steak and kidney pie 

 

[Nick]

I have had similar problems. They always back down and you get a refund

[Steve]

How the flying fuck can someone get away with multiple transactions at the same two clothing stores in Las Vegas (Gucci and Fendi btw) on an obvious foreign card number without someone in the store(s) being extremely stupid?

How the flying fuck etc etc without someone in the store(s) being extremely complicit?

If you see a "used kidney, one mostly careful owner" on sale on eBay you'll know it has gone badly so please bid generously

 

The last time I was in USA there were no chip and pin machines used and not once did anyone check my signature against the card ...

That was only two years ago... 

I need a  kidney only got one so can I have first refusal  oh and mates rates of course 

You don't want one of Steve's kidneys, they have had boiling urine through them by the sound of it.

Oh yes.  But not about this as (maybe naively) as Nick's experience says I figure Visa will sort it.  Mrs K is a bit put out by it

Posted it up really as thought it would amuse and a cautionary tale
 

[Landlady]

How the flying fuck can someone get away with multiple transactions at the same two clothing stores in Las Vegas (Gucci and Fendi btw) on an obvious foreign card number without someone in the store(s) being extremely stupid?

How the flying fuck etc etc without someone in the store(s) being extremely complicit?

If you see a "used kidney, one mostly careful owner" on sale on eBay you'll know it has gone badly so please bid generously

 

The last time I was in USA there were no chip and pin machines used and not once did anyone check my signature against the card ...

That was only two years ago... 

I need a  kidney only got one so can I have first refusal  oh and mates rates of course 

You don't want one of Steve's kidneys, they have had boiling urine through them by the sound of it.

Oh yes.  But not about this as (maybe naively) as Nick's experience says I figure Visa will sort it.  Mrs K is a bit put out by it

Posted it up really as thought it would amuse and a cautionary tale

Not a nice feeling at all Steve - and yes I agree (in some cases) the stores/operators are complicit 
We had an instance a few years back over here after having paid for Opera tickets - luckily for us they started (ha ha ) using the card almost immediately and when we went to draw cash the next day we couldner 
Then the palaver of confirming that no we had not spent xxxxx amount of Ethiopian airline tickets - card blocked, new issued etc etc
But it does send a bit of a funny tingle up your back because it just reconfirms that there are a lot of dodgy people out there............ and (heed this please BM) you need to check your transactions VERY CAREFULLY

Any-ways, drivel over - hope you get it all sorted out quickly 

[Barman]

How the flying fuck can someone get away with multiple transactions at the same two clothing stores in Las Vegas (Gucci and Fendi btw) on an obvious foreign card number without someone in the store(s) being extremely stupid?

How the flying fuck etc etc without someone in the store(s) being extremely complicit?

If you see a "used kidney, one mostly careful owner" on sale on eBay you'll know it has gone badly so please bid generously

 

The last time I was in USA there were no chip and pin machines used and not once did anyone check my signature against the card ...

That was only two years ago... 

I need a  kidney only got one so can I have first refusal  oh and mates rates of course 

You don't want one of Steve's kidneys, they have had boiling urine through them by the sound of it.

Oh yes.  But not about this as (maybe naively) as Nick's experience says I figure Visa will sort it.  Mrs K is a bit put out by it

Posted it up really as thought it would amuse and a cautionary tale

Not a nice feeling at all Steve - and yes I agree (in some cases) the stores/operators are complicit 
We had an instance a few years back over here after having paid for Opera tickets - luckily for us they started (ha ha ) using the card almost immediately and when we went to draw cash the next day we couldner 
Then the palaver of confirming that no we had not spent xxxxx amount of Ethiopian airline tickets - card blocked, new issued etc etc
But it does send a bit of a funny tingle up your back because it just reconfirms that there are a lot of dodgy people out there............ and (heed this please BM) you need to check your transactions VERY CAREFULLY

Any-ways, drivel over - hope you get it all sorted out quickly