♥♥ MSE Organised For Christmas 2009 ♥♥

mum2one

Anglea wrote: »

SugarSpun - hope you have a brilliant day :T

Are you sure your card was cloned? It seems a very small amount to steal. I wonder if you details weren't put in by accident e.g. a number similar to yours?

What they do is with any card fraud is put through a small amount usually between £2 and £5, as the sum is under the radar for being pulled up, (goes through automatically), then go on a spending spree as quick as possible, course with mine the £2 went through flying colours, but the statement doesnt tell you if any transactions have been declined.

Got to speak to the card company again.
x

mum2one

Happy Birthday SugarSpun
Hope you have a great day xx

FreebieRocker

Happy Birthday SugarSpun

paddingtondoo

Happy Birthday Sugar Spun!

I really must get Father's day cards sorted - have done 1 - DD has made 1 just 2 more to go although she can make as it's for her dad!

Bit of a bargain in The Works today - was looking for some summer type stickers for challenge on Crafty Place and spotted a nest of 6 Winnie the Pooh gift boxes for £5.99 - got to the till they went through at £4.99 and one set of stickers at 29p instead of 99p.
The boxes are gorgeous pink with traditional pooh and piglet on and a lovely bit of ribbon that I can squirrel for something else

Mel that popup card is gorgeous - I want them penguins!

Lucy_Lu_4

Happy birthday SugarSpun and happy belated birthday Mel.

I have a bit of catching up to do, have been away for a few days, much needed I can tell you!

Off to do loads of washing, back soon!

scattymam1

happy birthday sugarspun xxx
:bdaycake:

Valli

Anglea wrote: »

mum2one - glad you discovered early on what had happened with the card. Some of my elderly relatives only discovered a year later that about £500 had been taken out of their account, a clerical error not a robbery. During the time it had happened one of them had been in hospital and everyone was in such a state that it wasn't noticed.

Are you sure your card was cloned? It seems a very small amount to steal. I wonder if you details weren't put in by accident e.g. a number similar to yours?

Apparently (according to what I read on other threads) these little purchases (always seem to be less than a fiver) are test purchases. Computer programmes run through possible card numbers and pins until they get a match :eek: they do a test purchase then if it goes through follow it with a biggie. It appears they might never even have handled your card! :eek: At least that's my understanding of it. You need to be vigilant when checking statements. Petrol stations and restaurants are key places for actual shoulder surfing/cloning though, it would seem.

ah she knows that..! (caught up with thread now)

happy Birthday Sugarspun and hope yours was happy too PLMel

chocolate.orange_2

Happy Birthday Sugar Spun..... Hope you have had a lovely day

xx

SugarSpun

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!

furrypig

happy birthday sugarspun sorry it's late!!