Comments | raccoon428: Stolen Identity

raccoon428

Stolen Identity

Sep 26, 2009 16:51

So yesterday I get a call from my credit card company asking about some potentially fraudulent charges posted that day. Apparently I flew to New York, spent $435 at Orva, a store that "specializes in female adornment, head to toe," then spent $41 at Shop Fair, a low-rated shoe store in Harlem, and then $94 at American Apparel ( Read more... )

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jw_ethne September 27 2009, 15:44:11 UTC

That's so crazy! Do you buy a lot of stuff online? That's why I check my bank account online every day. I'm paranoid about it even before my purse got stolen. But the people who stole my card only spent $273 and at the grocery store, gas station, and Walmart.

raccoon428 September 27 2009, 18:06:01 UTC

Not really - I'll occasional get something online, but not often. I check my statement each month when it comes out, but I'm glad to know the company is monitoring stuff as well.

jw_ethne September 27 2009, 19:15:11 UTC

Yeah, my company didn't flag mine, because the people who took it were smart about it. They never spent more than $75 at the same place and they didn't go anywhere that I wouldn't. I'm so glad that your company is looking out for you, but flying to NY and dropping almost $500 at one store there is like yelling out to the world "I STOLE SOMEONE'S CREDIT CARD NUMBER!"

flairbebe September 28 2009, 05:29:15 UTC

Goodness! I'm glad they caught it.
I'm so scared I'm going to get my shit stolen.
I buy a lot online.....

Ho hum.