Credit Card Fraud
lloydl26
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Hello All
Apologies if this is on the wrong board, my partner has discovered today that her credit card has been fraudulently used (it’s not lost or stolen) and her limit has been maxed out.
She’s on the phone to the bank to sort his but I’m worried that this is the 3rd time in the last 2 years that it’s happened so she must be an easy target.
Has anyone experienced this and know where we can turn?
My instinct is her personal information is available somewhere but I don’t know where to start looking.
Thank you in advance.
Apologies if this is on the wrong board, my partner has discovered today that her credit card has been fraudulently used (it’s not lost or stolen) and her limit has been maxed out.
She’s on the phone to the bank to sort his but I’m worried that this is the 3rd time in the last 2 years that it’s happened so she must be an easy target.
Has anyone experienced this and know where we can turn?
My instinct is her personal information is available somewhere but I don’t know where to start looking.
Thank you in advance.
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Sorry, but it would be foolish for anyone to tell you where to look to find compromised personal information, as this forum is open to all and it might create opportunities for unscrupulous individuals to commit fraud.0
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Yes, lets not help people from being a victim of fraud, let's keep it a secret so it can keep happening :T0
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Change all your passwords, make them difficult (e.g. &lBdWd2$!lht7r~myt| rather than Fred), and don't share them. Never give a date of birth unless absolutely essential (e.g. insurance, where wrong info could invalidate it). Never give mother's maiden name, always invent one you can remember.
I've just changed gas and electricity suppliers and given crazy dates of birth, no problems.
Don't use public wifi for email or banking. Use up to date anti-virus, browsers, OS etc.0 -
Take it that this is online fraud?
She is most likely using her card where someone is simply taking card details.
Main thing I say. Is despite it happening 3 times. There is little she can do about it.
Retailers do not background check employees, retailers get compromised.
If her bank think she is involved they will soon find out.
Bank will not lose out. They will reclaim it a=back from retailersLife in the slow lane0 -
She could try changing to the john lewis partnership card where she will get instant notification by text every time it is used. If she has a smartphone she can install the app which has a freeze card switch she can use when the first fraudulent use text arrives.0
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My wife had a letter from Barclaycard Fraud today. It transpires that there were dozens of small items all to Just Eat. All being refunded and new cards issued. Well done Barclaycard.
But how does the fraud work ? Somewhere this needs to be cash related doesn't it ?Never pay on an estimated bill0 -
her credit card has been fraudulently used (it’s not lost or stolen) and her limit has been maxed out.
Can you give further information? Used where? What type of transaction?
I’m worried that this is the 3rd time in the last 2 years that it’s happened so she must be an easy target.
Definitely. Perhaps if you gave further information about the manner in which the card has been used we may be able to shed some light on this. It is highly abnormal.
My instinct is her personal information is available somewhere but I don’t know where to start looking.
Beyond googling your wife's name and credit card number, can't really suggest where you might look unless you think the information is pinned to a notice board somewhere or something.0 -
My wife had a letter from Barclaycard Fraud today. It transpires that there were dozens of small items all to Just Eat. All being refunded and new cards issued. Well done Barclaycard.
But how does the fraud work ? Somewhere this needs to be cash related doesn't it ?
However, I thought Just Eat were a take-away delivery service so it seems a bit odd that some individual somewhere is having take always delivered to a traceable address somewhere using your wife's card.
I can't really see how this could be cash related unless you think the purchaser of the take away's is reselling them for cash.
Does your wife not check her Barclaycard account not to have noticed this herself. It is rather odd to receive a letter detailing this. Normally the credit card company would attempt to contact her to verify if the transactions are genuine or block the card and wait for her to call, not take no action to block the card and send out a letter of this nature.0 -
Just eat will offer collections too.
Somewhere the card details have been obtained.
I went through a spate a few years ago. I have definite suspicion where it was being compromised. It may be think through where her card gets used, particularly if there is somewhere the card gets taken away out of sight.0
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