About 9 months ago, my card was hit for less than $2.00. This is a small and seemingly negligible amount. The security guy at my bank said they test batches of numbers with a small transaction amount before they go to the bigger amounts and the bank had been checking out all amounts under $5 that were outside the normal purchase area. It’s possible that the number could have been tested before a fake card was made.
My daughter paid with a credit card at TGIFriday’s one evening. The next week someone bought $350 worth of computer equipment online using that number. You can’t trust restaurant personnel with your credit card—Need to go to cash register yourself to pay the bill.