| Re: Bank account fraud warning!
Beware of e mails or phone calls from 'your bank' telling you that there has been an attempted fraud and asking you to confirm your bank details. Fradulent Pay Pal requests for your account details are common; I even received one written in French.
The problem is that everytime you give someone your details to make a purchase you are at risk; especially with mail order credit card payments. It only takes one dodgy member of staff to copy the details and sell them on to someone abroad where they can be used with little chance of being caught.
It happened to me a couple of years ago. Nearly £1000 was used to buy computer equipment from Denmark which was delivered to an address in Norway. Eventually I persuaded the card company that I had never been to either country. The company didn't change my card so 6 months later it happened again in America for $300. Same as some of you have said, first a very small amount then more. After a bit of telephoning to the card company they became aware of my opinions on the subject and changed the card.
After the first fraud I was able to work out the only purchase where the details could have been stolen, a genuine mail order company but probably a questionable employee. I told my card company but they just weren't interested.  |