What a PITA

[lizardesque]

So, some of you might remember the saga with my credit card fraud several months back while I was on vacation in Hawaii (fraudulent charges were caught, couldn't use the card, couldn't get a new car shipped out to HI quickly).

Well, we eventually got that cleared up, but we got a notice this weekend that there were attempts at fraudulent charges on the new card! They're sending us another new card, and the old one has been cancelled. It's easier to deal with this time, since we're at home and have another card we can use now. Also, whatever algorithms they use for catching fraud are doing a good job, so that's great. Still, it's a pain and a reminder that people suck.

I wonder if this is plain old bad luck or if one of the places we've charged things has a particular vulnerability to hacking/skimming. We looked at our charges before each instance of fraud and didn't see anything that stood out.

[sitnspin]

Oh man!   That is a major pain in the butt.

Jerry's card was flagged for fraudulent activity while we were away last weekend and he couldn't use it.  That majorly sucked.

[blondemoment123]

Ugh that's the worst. It seems like it's happening more and more often too.

[lizardesque]

Yeah, I had the first card for like 10 years until the fraud thing happened in March. The new card didn't even last 6 months!

[latte]

That is a huge pain. I hope the new card lasts a lot longer than this one did!