just a reminder.....

squidge60

i have used my credit card for 3 orders lately online and today have found out someone else has tried to use it so now i am going to have to wait 14 days (proberly longer as its xmas)for a new card so would just like to remind everyone to try and be a little more wary although its to late for me :rolleyes: as i guess for some people it could really mess everything up.other than that happy xmas

geminibabe

Oh god how awful, thanks for bringing it to our attention, I will check my accounts tomorrow, can you think of any sites you have used lately (anything like me then about 20 recently), or any new sites you have used? Good luck......

pinkdrink

squidge60 wrote: »

i have used my credit card for 3 orders lately online and today have found out someone else has tried to use it so now i am going to have to wait 14 days (proberly longer as its xmas)for a new card so would just like to remind everyone to try and be a little more wary although its to late for me :rolleyes: as i guess for some people it could really mess everything up.other than that happy xmas

What a complete :mad: just before Christmas, we all feel for you. I would say though that its a bit of a myth that the internet is bad for card theft. If you think about it, your card details were obtained BEFORE someone atempted to use it online, the reason they go online is that there is no pin number required and if the card is not stolen, online merchant banks think everything is ok and let payment go through. I think there is far too much scare mongering about internet fraud as the problem arises prior to the card being used on the internet - last year in the news for example, tesco petrol stations and some major online banking staff were copying people card info and selling it on!!!! Once a crook has that info, online shopping is his/her best bet for attempting to get away with it only because of the pin number. I only mention it because people think if they are careful about how they shop online they may let their guard down when using cards 'off line' but its then that you really need to be vigilant. I really hope you get this sorted asap, i've had my own card skimmed at a petrol station and it still makes me sick just thinking about it.

ianian99

Dont use wifi regardless if you've been told how secure it is now as ITS NOT!!!

Enterprise_1701C

I agree with wifi not being secure. I have a friend who is capable of breaking any password to get onto the network - fortunately he is an HONEST IT engineer, there must be plenty who are not.

We are fortunate in that my husband has network cabled the whole house, but it really does not cost that much to have that done if you shop around.

squidge60

geminibabe wrote: »

Oh god how awful, thanks for bringing it to our attention, I will check my accounts tomorrow, can you think of any sites you have used lately (anything like me then about 20 recently), or any new sites you have used? Good luck......

the only sites i have used lately are amazon ,play and hmv,apart from that a local bike shop for a deposit for a bike but whoever had my card tried to book a flight (it wouldnt go through as theres not enough credit )they also topped up their mobile in tesco up country by £30.i only started a thread on this as obviously lots of people realise what goes on but as its xmas i just thought it would be good to remind