Lesley Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 .....with my money I was busy cooking for tomorrow when we had post today I very nearly just filed my bank statement on my desk without opening it........fortunately I did open it and checked it........some ******* has made 4 payments using my debit card. It took quite a while on the phone to sort it out My family think that in one way it's hilarious - 4 payments to O2 and Vodaphone.........I have a PAYG phone, never have my phone turned on and a £10 voucher lasts me over a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Awww that's awful Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Oh no! Thank goodness you spotted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Lesley,did you see this thread? viewtopic.php?f=7&t=72974 The exact same thing happened to me too,just last week,but on my Mastercard! Were the payments all for £20? Mine were for Voda 7 O2 too,& 4 payments went out.........I wonder if this is going to happen to lots of people? Happily I got my replacement card today,but not in time for Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 Lesley,did you see this thread?viewtopic.php?f=7&t=72974 The exact same thing happened to me too,just last week,but on my Mastercard! Were the payments all for £20? I wonder if this is going to happen to lots of people? Happily I got my replacement card today,but not in time for Christmas Thanks Sarah, I knew it had been mentioned recently but couldn't remember who it was.....yes, the Vodaphone payments were 3 x £20 and the O2 one was £30, all on the same day, on my Barclays Connect card. I don't know what made me check it.....my November statement is still in its envelope - I did check November online before I phoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 How horrible for you. I hope you can soon sort it - and that they get caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Goodness Everyone,please check all your statements then,for debit & credit cards. It sounds like there could be a major scam being done here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 I think the ploy is that they take small payments to see it you notice and if not then they'll put something more expensive on it. I expect they rely on people being too busy to check at this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Its odd because I only checked online because of an offer on my M&S card...log in & they will put your name into a draw or something. I literally cannot remember the last time I logged in prior to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Fraudsters are well known for using small amounts paying Mobile phone companies to test if the card details are valid or not, before then using the card to buy more expensive stuff if the mobile transactions go through... So all of you who spot the fraud at this stage are lucky - had you not noticed who knows what your cards would have been used to buy!! There is a lot of pressure on the phone companies to improve their processes to make them less of a target - but to be fair to them it is not always easy to spot, hence why the fraudsters use their companies! I'm guessing processes will change at some point in the future - whether they are internal or will affect the customer who knows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Crikey! A timely reminder for us all to be vigilant with our plastic Hope you get your money back, Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Crikey I must check mine - it got cloned before but the culprits took large amounts in Canada (!) and my bank spotted it. Don't know how to use the online banking thingy - guess i'd better learn! I hope you get all your money back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Our local Sainsbury cash machines are a hot spot for cloning and info taking. I try to be really careful about shielding my PIN and sometimes mess about with the numbers without input to detract from the proper code. "Ooops, word censored!"ody should steal from you though - its just not right ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
