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MargaretR · 08-11-2007, 05:48

Twice this year I have had phone calls from credit card fraud departments to query a particular dubious transaction on a card, and both times a fraudulent attempt was found, the card cancelled and replaced.

I rely on internet purchases for survival, so I need to continue to use my card in that way. I could use a debit card but I do actually make small sums of money by using cashback cards and always pay the card off in full at month end.

One of those fraudulent transaction attempts was on a card that had been locked in a safe for 6 months unused!!

I have a firewall. I have Spybot 'paid for' version and Avg free virus protection, -all are frequently updated and used daily. I have a paper shredder and shred everything that bears my name and address.

In fact I am obsessive about the security of my cards.

Please can somone explain how these 2 fraud attempts could have happened

08-11-2007, 05:48	#1
MargaretR God Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: c l m Posts: 12,362 Blog Entries: 4 Liked: 518 times Rep Power: 68670	credit card fraud Twice this year I have had phone calls from credit card fraud departments to query a particular dubious transaction on a card, and both times a fraudulent attempt was found, the card cancelled and replaced. I rely on internet purchases for survival, so I need to continue to use my card in that way. I could use a debit card but I do actually make small sums of money by using cashback cards and always pay the card off in full at month end. One of those fraudulent transaction attempts was on a card that had been locked in a safe for 6 months unused!! I have a firewall. I have Spybot 'paid for' version and Avg free virus protection, -all are frequently updated and used daily. I have a paper shredder and shred everything that bears my name and address. In fact I am obsessive about the security of my cards. Please can somone explain how these 2 fraud attempts could have happened __________________