I raised hell with a Outback manager because a server disappeared with my credit card and didn't come back for nearly 20 minutes..................
I raised hell with a Outback manager because a server disappeared with my credit card and didn’t come back for nearly 20 minutes..................
A reminder to the rest of us to return the favor...............
got the new Apple card.
it has no number on it.
using that wherever i can.
Heck, beware anywhere- had our number stolen at home depot- got all these charges on it- fortunately the person was caught- but what a mess it was for awhile-
Always, always, Always check your statements-
And I know it cost a it of money- but IF you need to make purchases online at a place that isn’t exactly mainstream like big box stores- use a gift card- load one up so you don’t have to keep purchasing gift cards for these type purchases- (each card cost an extra $4 or so)- and just use it for those obscurer store purchases- or ebay- or craig’s list etc- just an added protection-
But I’m not sure what kind of protection they have for lost or stolen card- but worth looking into-
Last time I had a credit card number stolen I found out that everyone at my restaurant table had the same thing happen.
I had a Wendy’s guy walk off my phone for 20 seconds last night when I bought burgers for my kids and more importantly Rottweilers
Made me suspiciois
He was a flambeau
Burger King serves fake hamburgers too. My wife hates the place so we never go there.
Good story and good thread. So many things to be aware of today.
I never, ever, ever use my debit card in public. The ATM only......so many friends and neighbors in our area have been scammed especially at gas stations. We have a credit card I charge on......then come home and pay it off.....it’s not worth putting out such private info like a PIN especially nowadays.
I use white out on my debit card over the 3 digit code. If I hand the card over and it returns with the white out scratched off then I know. hasn’t happened yet but...
I was just left some money from a life in insurance policy via a uncle who passed away.
The claims woman who sounded like she was from India was pressuring me into direct deposit and wanted my banking info.
Not a chance honey.
Paper check in 8-10 days is fine.
Last year someone tried to use my card to purchase over $250 parts at O’reilly Auto Parts online. Alert contacted me— had to close out that account# and issue another. Thieves and scammers deserve all the rotten karma in multiples.
I talked with an American Express fraud expert. According to her, the vast majority of fraudulent activity comes when you hand your card to someone else. She mentioned wait staff particularly, but anytime the card is out of your control, you are at risk.
I asked about transactions going back and forth over the internet, and she said those were a small percentage, the real problem is giving someone else your card. My wife and I have each had a couple of incidents over the years where we got fraudulent charges on our cards, and they were all traced back to us giving our card to someone to pay for something.
Last I heard, criminals were paying $500 per 10 of such photographed credit cards, front and back.
Many of those places have been actively hiring drug addicted and drug dealing criminals for years, and they are extremely unsanitary. The managers are in on it, too.
If we only paid these workers $15/$20/$25 an hour they wouldn’t have to resort to crime. /s