Public Service Announcement
Our credit cards have been being "laundered" through a couple of these websites for at least the past 2 months. Check your credit card statements regularly and thoroughly - they aren't charging much per charge, but they are making a killing off of little charges. If you find one of these sites, you'll need to block your credit cards, and have new ones issued.
It's also a good idea to get a copy of your credit rating and see what accounts they think you still have open. The article points out that some accounts that haven't been used in eons are being laundered also.
A severely edited version:
1. If you get a charge (usually less than $15) from a website you never used do two things:
a) go directly to the website
b) google the website to see if google can find it - if not, it may be part of the laundering operation
If you never used the site and it does not come up on google, then read on:
2. They did NOT get your cc information from either a brick & mortar store NOR from an online transaction. The first suspect was a leak at Amazon, but that has been revised due to further gathered evidence to a leak from one of the three big credit agencies.
3. File a complaint with IC3 immediately.
4. File a FRAUD (not dispute) claim with your credit card company
5. If you want your money back, call or email whatever contact info they have on the site. The syndicate will refund your money as they don't want either the charge-back fee or anyone to start noticing a lot of complaints about them (thus the reason you file with IC3).
It's also a good idea to get a copy of your credit rating and see what accounts they think you still have open. The article points out that some accounts that haven't been used in eons are being laundered also.
A severely edited version:
1. If you get a charge (usually less than $15) from a website you never used do two things:
a) go directly to the website
b) google the website to see if google can find it - if not, it may be part of the laundering operation
If you never used the site and it does not come up on google, then read on:
2. They did NOT get your cc information from either a brick & mortar store NOR from an online transaction. The first suspect was a leak at Amazon, but that has been revised due to further gathered evidence to a leak from one of the three big credit agencies.
3. File a complaint with IC3 immediately.
4. File a FRAUD (not dispute) claim with your credit card company
5. If you want your money back, call or email whatever contact info they have on the site. The syndicate will refund your money as they don't want either the charge-back fee or anyone to start noticing a lot of complaints about them (thus the reason you file with IC3).