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To: ConservativeStatement

This is an old scam. We had a charge of under $5 on our bill a few years ago. I checked the business name on the internet and turned up an article about how some Russian syndicate was billing lots of Mastercard accounts for small amounts. We called Mastercard and they removed the amount from our account, but the person we talked to didn’t seem interested in who was behind it.


16 posted on 01/27/2014 10:08:52 PM PST by Rocky (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. George Orwell)
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To: Rocky

>>small amounts.

Yes, small amounts, often a dollar or less is a big red flag.

If you can:

Set your alerts at your bank/cc to notify you w/email of every debit/charge.

A small charge is a test; big one coming next.


20 posted on 01/28/2014 12:53:56 AM PST by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: Rocky
...the person we talked to didn’t seem interested in who was behind it.

That person might well be the one getting a small commission on credit card numbers he provides to the scammers.

24 posted on 01/28/2014 9:30:31 AM PST by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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