got hit by credit card fraud again

[Ed_S]

Today one of my employee's received a check for $1800 delivered to her apartment by FedEx. It had a letter explaining she was part of a class action settlement.

She googled the law office listed on the check and gave them a call. The law office said they handled class action suits but did not have her name on record.

About an hour later she received an email saying there had been a mix up and to clear the check she would need to deposit it in her account then mail a personal check back to the return address on the envelope.

She went to file a police report after work. Criminals are getting bold.

There are variations of this going around! We got the Time Warner one in the mail.

Best way is to call the bank name on the check they'll either confirm the check or tell you it's a fraud. As for the Time Warner one it's a scam!

[Mtn.man]

I'm sure some of you know this already but be wary of using your cards at restaurants (really careful at one of a kind not corporate places). It can be swiped by your server for all it's info, they write down the rest and what was yours becomes theirs in about 15 seconds....

Yup..

Hey Is that a MULLET?

[TS12000]

on me or my poodle?

[Mtn.man]

AKA Joe Dirt,,,,,,,,,

[theGinsue]

Just had a call from Citi Card the other night-2nd card I've had with them that's been used for fraudulent charges. Minor amount but something triggered them to call me.

Two things to bear in mind when receiving these types of calls:

(1) Legitimate calls from your CC provider(s) will NEVER ask YOU for ANY information - they have it all already. It has become an ever increasingly successful ploy to call and pretend to be the fraud dept of a persons CC provider - esp when they have a little info about who your provider is but not all of it (like the 3 digit code off of the back of the card). If called, get their info and call back using information on the back of your card or from your bills.

(2) ETA: DISREGARD THIS - SNIPER HAS ALREADY SPOKEN TO THIS
Often times the BG's will perform a very small transaction (under $15; sometimes as little as $0.15) to test the waters on the CC they want to use. Once they are satisfied that all is good, they max out the card and anything else they can do. If you see ANY charges you can't substantiate, contact the CC and report suspected fraud ASAP!

[KevDen2005]

Food for thought:

I always use a credit card or cash at restaurants or places where my card has to leave my eye sight. Had a lot of fraud investigators tell me to do this. THe reason being as the credit card is the bank's money, your debit card is YOUR money. Let the bank lose their money through fraud, they will do whatever it takes to get their money back. They don't care about your money when you lose it.

[TS12000]

Food for thought:

I always use a credit card or cash at restaurants or places where my card has to leave my eye sight. Had a lot of fraud investigators tell me to do this. THe reason being as the credit card is the bank's money, your debit card is YOUR money. Let the bank lose their money through fraud, they will do whatever it takes to get their money back. They don't care about your money when you lose it.

+2 for the idea, -1 for paying 18% on a burrito

[KevDen2005]

+2 for the idea, -1 for paying 18% on a burrito

18%?!?!?!

You need to contact your cc company and demand a lower rate!

[DOC]

Today one of my employee's received a check for $1800 delivered to her apartment by FedEx. It had a letter explaining she was part of a class action settlement.

She googled the law office listed on the check and gave them a call. The law office said they handled class action suits but did not have her name on record.

About an hour later she received an email saying there had been a mix up and to clear the check she would need to deposit it in her account then mail a personal check back to the return address on the envelope.

She went to file a police report after work. Criminals are getting bold.

HA ha. Yeah right I'd deposit their fraudulent check and then send them real money back. Just throw it away and let them waste money sending things via Fed Ex.

[The1andOnlyKC]

18%?!?!?!

You need to contact your cc company and demand a lower rate!

Or pay off your credit card every month.