Stolen Credit Card Number Scam
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I'm seeing B of A, Wells Fargo, Citi, and more. Seems like it can happen to anyone. I wish we could figure out how this scam originates. The scammers must be getting your details somehow.
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I got hit for the $1 and $429 as well, they got my debit card #...and it was for "Identity Protect" as well
AND I got the paperwork from the company in the mail a few days later thanking me for signing up for their service. I immediately took it to my bank to add to the investigation.
Scary stuff!
AND I got the paperwork from the company in the mail a few days later thanking me for signing up for their service. I immediately took it to my bank to add to the investigation.
Scary stuff!
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Anything that starts out with a $1 charge is a blatant scam. That's the oldest trick in the book. No legitimate company would start by running a $1 charge just to check if your card is valid before billing the full amount.
That should at least make it pretty easy to resolve the problem and have the charges reversed, but I wonder why someone hasn't put a stop to this scam after so many months. Sounds like these guys have been doing the same thing since December.
That should at least make it pretty easy to resolve the problem and have the charges reversed, but I wonder why someone hasn't put a stop to this scam after so many months. Sounds like these guys have been doing the same thing since December.
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Scikotics
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Originally Posted by rodC
That should at least make it pretty easy to resolve the problem and have the charges reversed, but I wonder why someone hasn't put a stop to this scam after so many months. Sounds like these guys have been doing the same thing since December.
Well, after a few weeks, everything is cleared up for me
However, it was still a pain in the ****...I'm pretty curious how they're getting the information too...
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Same exact thing happened to me on 3/17 - I called my bank (Wells Fargo) and opened a dispute. A few days ago, my bank put the $430 credit back into my account.
Still, what a bunch of bull____!
Still, what a bunch of bull____!
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bump for this this scam just strted agai remember last time they used identity protect as the culprit which was on the 19th of march or sumthin....now they are using "united M dical discount" before it was a dollar then another 429.....now its 1 dollar then a 395 charge.....so i recommend everyone to check all ur credit card charges and yes it did come from Nv as well... so please everyone check your credit cards...now im thrown with all this overages and everything because of this.... /rant!
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Originally Posted by pinoyFMtC
Originally Posted by sweetdreamz
Yep, got me too! 
First a $1 charge followed by $429. The company that charged it was called Identity Protect(1800-865-1164). That number comes up w/ the same thing as the other number. I already have all of the paperwork filed and the money is back in my account but still....WTF?! I called the company in NV and they told me that their phone number was being used to run the cards so they were being screwed as well. Not sure how much truth is in that. Not blaming anyone(yet anyway) but I have also made purchases to vertexracing.com and superbrightleds.com in the last couple of months. 
If I remember right these were the only 2 payments I made w/out using Paypal. Hmm....not cool!! Either way a lot of people nation wide are getting screwed.
First a $1 charge followed by $429. The company that charged it was called Identity Protect(1800-865-1164). That number comes up w/ the same thing as the other number. I already have all of the paperwork filed and the money is back in my account but still....WTF?! I called the company in NV and they told me that their phone number was being used to run the cards so they were being screwed as well. Not sure how much truth is in that. Not blaming anyone(yet anyway) but I have also made purchases to vertexracing.com and superbrightleds.com in the last couple of months. If I remember right these were the only 2 payments I made w/out using Paypal. Hmm....not cool!! Either way a lot of people nation wide are getting screwed.And I didn't buy from those sites either...
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yes me too i just realized 10 minutes ago when i check my capital one account and saw 800+ worth of debt...lol i havent even used that card for 2 months...and now im over my limit!! and yes the same identity protect and the medical stuff,,,,429 plus 395 and of course both of the dollar purchase prior to each charge...grrrrr...i called them and they said they gon send a me affidavit or sumthin and its gon take a month or more or sumthin!!!
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^^^ id say check all the CC u used to make a purchase on the internet...like CC u used to pay bills on the net. purchases u made on the net....basically every single CC u used to purchased sumthin on the net...
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i dont remember since i havent used the card for 2 months...but im pretty sure its a part i bought for my TC....
and btw like i said, before it was "identity protect" now its "UNITED M DICAL discount" yea M DICAL not medical lol...
and btw like i said, before it was "identity protect" now its "UNITED M DICAL discount" yea M DICAL not medical lol...