A couple months ago, I had a new top of the line Dell delivered to the front door.$1,700.
Ironically, a new business one was delivered to my office that day for setup, so I assumed it had been accidentally shipped to the house for some reason.
The next day, I figured out that this was not the business computer
Dell explained that they were sorry that I didn't like the computer and offered me a 10% discount to keep it! I'm SORRY, you're offering me a discount on something I didn't buy!
Two months later, everything is finally sorted out, but I still don't know who ordered a computer, delivered to my house, using a credit card hidden on my bike!
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04-28-2009, 05:41 PM #1
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04-28-2009, 05:53 PM #2
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They don't need access to the credit card itself. A couple weeks ago someone in Florida had a nice shopping spree on one of my cards - used my number but a different name. Eagle-eyed Capital One shut them down immediately.
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04-28-2009, 06:23 PM #3
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I can't figure out how they would have gotten the number. I almost never use the card, hasn't been used in 6 months. I usually use it as an ATM card, those receipts don't have the card # on them, and the company said any statements they might have mailed wouldn't have had the card # on them either. It has been in my possession at all times.
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04-28-2009, 06:33 PM #4
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obviously they have a security problem. I'd quit dealing with the dweebs that answer the phone and start looking higher up, plus cancelling the account. I'm not sure what regulatory agencies handle that kind of stuff, wish I knew. They can get numbers by hacking databases; by employees selling databases; random generation...
I read something kind of funny the other day about guys who buy and sell credit card numbers on the black market. I guess they've saturated their own market now.Last edited by Irulan; 04-28-2009 at 06:43 PM.
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04-29-2009, 12:46 AM #5
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About the time this happened to each of us, there was a widescale hack of one of the major processors...I think their name was Heartland???... Originally Posted by ZenSojourner
I had not used the particular card for months, so the only explanation to me is one of the processors or merchants. Merchant's terminals can be hacked if they don't use the mandated security technology.If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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