Fabric shopping - credit card theft

Hello folks,

Someone tried to buy a mobile phone in Finland with my credit card
details on Wednesday. I wasn't mobile shopping in Finland as it
happens. My bank phoned me to tell me of the attempted purchase, which
was declined. My bank also stopped the card and will be issuing me a
new one.

Where does fabric come into this you may ask? Because I only ever used
that card to purchase fabric from online shops in the US. So some
employee at one of those shops must have a nice little side business in
selling people's credit card details.

I just wanted to alert the group, in case someone else's card details
were recently stolen. I will be writing to each of the shops I have
used in say, the last 3 months, for them to review their security
procedures regarding handling customer's card details and I will also
have a rethink about how I use my card. I understand there are programs
which can keep your card safer, but I have not used them until now.

Just a heads up for all of RCTQ.


-- Jo in Scotland

Interesting! Glad your bank was alert. It might not be an actively
criminal employee, maybe just a leaky website.
Thanks for the reminder to stay focused!
Roberta in D

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:11:42 +0100, Jo Gibson
wrote:

Hello folks,

Someone tried to buy a mobile phone in Finland with my credit card
details on Wednesday. I wasn't mobile shopping in Finland as it
happens. My bank phoned me to tell me of the attempted purchase, which
was declined. My bank also stopped the card and will be issuing me a
new one.

Where does fabric come into this you may ask? Because I only ever used
that card to purchase fabric from online shops in the US. So some
employee at one of those shops must have a nice little side business in
selling people's credit card details.

I just wanted to alert the group, in case someone else's card details
were recently stolen. I will be writing to each of the shops I have
used in say, the last 3 months, for them to review their security
procedures regarding handling customer's card details and I will also
have a rethink about how I use my card. I understand there are programs
which can keep your card safer, but I have not used them until now.

Just a heads up for all of RCTQ.


-- Jo in Scotland

Thanks for letting us know about this! Sorry it happened but glad your bank
was alert.
Barbara in SC

On Aug 13, 7:22*am, "Bobbie Sews More" wrote:
Thanks for letting us know about this! *Sorry it happened but glad your bank
was alert.
Barbara in SC

I use ShopSafe from Bank of America - it creates a new credit card #
with a limit of whatever the order amount is just for that
transaction, with an expiration date two months in the future. I use
it for ALL online purchases, so that if that CC# is stolen from the
merchant, the card has no "open to buy" left (well, maybe $6.12, since
I round up the transaction).

It works beautifully, and I never have to worry about using my credit
card online.

On Aug 13, 4:36*am, Roberta Roberta@Home wrote:
Interesting! Glad your bank was alert. It might not be an actively
criminal employee, maybe just a leaky website.
Thanks for the reminder to stay focused!
Roberta in D

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:11:42 +0100, Jo Gibson
wrote:



Hello folks,

Someone tried to buy a mobile phone in Finland with my credit card
details on Wednesday. *I wasn't mobile shopping in Finland as it
happens. *My bank phoned me to tell me of the attempted purchase, which
was declined. *My bank also stopped the card and will be issuing me a
new one.

Where does fabric come into this you may ask? *Because I only ever used
that card to purchase fabric from online shops in the US. *So some
employee at one of those shops must have a nice little side business in
selling people's credit card details.

I just wanted to alert the group, in case someone else's card details
were recently stolen. *I will be writing to each of the shops I have
used in say, the last 3 months, for them to review their security
procedures regarding handling customer's card details and I will also
have a rethink about how I use my card. *I understand there are programs
which can keep your card safer, but I have not used them until now.

Just a heads up for all of RCTQ.

-- Jo in Scotland- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Very definitely a leaky website. I ordered a work item for my
electrician son from a website - only time I ever used them - and
during a 2-week period, their website was hacked, and my card number
compromised. I had two suspicious charges on my card that my bank
alerted me about, so they didn't go through. I was issued a new
card. (The first charge was for less than a dollar - a sure sign that
some hacker is checking to see if the number will go through; the
second charge was for a $300 software package from some French
company. First, the hackers test the credit card, and then they steal
a larger amount.)

I was thinking, what kind of luck is that? The only time I've ever
used that website, and that's when it was hacked! LOL.

N.

thanks for the heads-up. I shall keep vigilence.

Nel (GQ)

Howdy!

It might not be the shops' fault.
Leaky computer(s) (I like that description, Roberta),
pretty good hackers, someone who has figured out another system,
bored teen-agers, Ukrainian entrepreneurs, could be any number of things
or people:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/scien...ber_08-12.html

This caught my attention (in that article):

JOE MENN: Half of all credit card numbers are in the hands of organized
criminals, according to the Justice Department. Half of all computers have
some form of malware on them. It's the worst stuff that steals your
financial passwords and the like.

~~~

The card I use is connected to an intense scrutiny program;
last year they called me w/in seconds of something being "off", didn't
follow any pattern connected w/ my spending record. I was impressed,
they caught a one-penny i-tune attempt (phishiing) w/in 5 seconds.


Good luck!

R/Sandy


On 8/13/10 4:11 AM, in article h%79o.29$qQ6.4@hurricane, "Jo Gibson"
wrote:

Hello folks,

Someone tried to buy a mobile phone in Finland with my credit card
details on Wednesday. I wasn't mobile shopping in Finland as it
happens. My bank phoned me to tell me of the attempted purchase, which
was declined. My bank also stopped the card and will be issuing me a
new one.

Where does fabric come into this you may ask? Because I only ever used
that card to purchase fabric from online shops in the US. So some
employee at one of those shops must have a nice little side business in
selling people's credit card details.

I just wanted to alert the group, in case someone else's card details
were recently stolen. I will be writing to each of the shops I have
used in say, the last 3 months, for them to review their security
procedures regarding handling customer's card details and I will also
have a rethink about how I use my card. I understand there are programs
which can keep your card safer, but I have not used them until now.

Just a heads up for all of RCTQ.


-- Jo in Scotland

Our DS 2 has credit cards but almost never uses them.
We decided to have a family get away over the holidays. He was in a
position to see rentals and choose one.
Chose and charged the deposit. Didn't even get out the door of the
Realtor until his phone rang. Yep! Credit Card company "We just had
some acitivity on your card, was it you?"
Feels good to be watched over.

On the other hand within the last three months, both DH & my cards
have been used on line to purchase air line tickets. One from Orlando
to Atlanta, mine for a ticket to India and a railpass in India. We
were called in time to keep from having more of a problem.

Everyone should check their credit ratings after this happens.
Anna Belle



On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:30:00 -0500, Sandy E wrote:

Howdy!

It might not be the shops' fault.
Leaky computer(s) (I like that description, Roberta),
pretty good hackers, someone who has figured out another system,
bored teen-agers, Ukrainian entrepreneurs, could be any number of things
or people:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/scien...ber_08-12.html

This caught my attention (in that article):

JOE MENN: Half of all credit card numbers are in the hands of organized
criminals, according to the Justice Department. Half of all computers have
some form of malware on them. It's the worst stuff that steals your
financial passwords and the like.

~~~

The card I use is connected to an intense scrutiny program;
last year they called me w/in seconds of something being "off", didn't
follow any pattern connected w/ my spending record. I was impressed,
they caught a one-penny i-tune attempt (phishiing) w/in 5 seconds.


Good luck!

R/Sandy


On 8/13/10 4:11 AM, in article h%79o.29$qQ6.4@hurricane, "Jo Gibson"
wrote:

Hello folks,

Someone tried to buy a mobile phone in Finland with my credit card
details on Wednesday. I wasn't mobile shopping in Finland as it
happens. My bank phoned me to tell me of the attempted purchase, which
was declined. My bank also stopped the card and will be issuing me a
new one.

Where does fabric come into this you may ask? Because I only ever used
that card to purchase fabric from online shops in the US. So some
employee at one of those shops must have a nice little side business in
selling people's credit card details.

I just wanted to alert the group, in case someone else's card details
were recently stolen. I will be writing to each of the shops I have
used in say, the last 3 months, for them to review their security
procedures regarding handling customer's card details and I will also
have a rethink about how I use my card. I understand there are programs
which can keep your card safer, but I have not used them until now.

Just a heads up for all of RCTQ.


-- Jo in Scotland

On Aug 13, 12:10*pm, Anna Belle wrote:
Our DS 2 has credit cards but almost never uses them. *
We decided to have a family get away over the holidays. *He was in a
position to see rentals and choose one.
Chose and charged the deposit. *Didn't even get out the door of the
Realtor until his phone rang. *Yep! *Credit Card company "We just had
some acitivity on your card, was it you?" *
Feels good to be watched over.

On the other hand within the last three months, both DH & my cards
have been used on line to purchase air line tickets. *One from Orlando
to Atlanta, mine for a ticket to India and a railpass in India. *We
were called in time to keep from having more of a problem.

Everyone should check their credit ratings after this happens.
Anna Belle



On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:30:00 -0500, Sandy E wrote:
Howdy!

*It might not be the shops' fault.
Leaky computer(s) (I like that description, Roberta),
pretty good hackers, someone who has figured out another system,
bored teen-agers, Ukrainian entrepreneurs, could be any number of things
or people:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/scien...ber_08-12.html

This caught my attention (in that article):

JOE MENN: Half of all credit card numbers are in the hands of organized
criminals, according to the Justice Department. Half of all computers have
some form of malware on them. It's the worst stuff that steals your
financial passwords and the like.

~~~

The card I use is connected to an intense scrutiny program;
last year they called me w/in seconds of something being "off", didn't
follow any pattern connected w/ my spending record. *I was impressed,
they caught a one-penny i-tune attempt (phishiing) w/in 5 seconds.

Good luck!

R/Sandy

On 8/13/10 4:11 AM, in article h%79o.29$qQ6.4@hurricane, "Jo Gibson"
wrote:

Hello folks,

Someone tried to buy a mobile phone in Finland with my credit card
details on Wednesday. *I wasn't mobile shopping in Finland as it
happens. *My bank phoned me to tell me of the attempted purchase, which
was declined. *My bank also stopped the card and will be issuing me a
new one.

Where does fabric come into this you may ask? *Because I only ever used
that card to purchase fabric from online shops in the US. *So some
employee at one of those shops must have a nice little side business in
selling people's credit card details.

I just wanted to alert the group, in case someone else's card details
were recently stolen. *I will be writing to each of the shops I have
used in say, the last 3 months, for them to review their security
procedures regarding handling customer's card details and I will also
have a rethink about how I use my card. *I understand there are programs
which can keep your card safer, but I have not used them until now.

Just a heads up for all of RCTQ.

-- Jo in Scotland- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I constantly get phishing attempts to steal my info via e-mail
messages saying, "We've completed the trip reservations you requested,
and your flight cost is $348. Please click on the link to see your
confirmed flight information." These are all fake, in my case, so I
never click on the link, delete the message, and do check my online
statements to make sure there not any charges going through.

The bad guys just keep thinking up new ways to suck you in.

N.

In many cases, merchants do not have access to full credit-card data.
It is the processors who do. Over the latter years many hundreds of
databases have been misappropriated in the US alone.
You may find past newspaper articles in the archives at
http://www.merchant911.org/blog/

I have been an online merchant for 13 yrs and been 'hit' a few times
Carol in NZ



On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:45:52 -0700 (PDT), TinaR
wrote:

On Aug 13, 7:22*am, "Bobbie Sews More" wrote:
Thanks for letting us know about this! *Sorry it happened but glad your bank
was alert.
Barbara in SC

I use ShopSafe from Bank of America - it creates a new credit card #
with a limit of whatever the order amount is just for that
transaction, with an expiration date two months in the future. I use
it for ALL online purchases, so that if that CC# is stolen from the
merchant, the card has no "open to buy" left (well, maybe $6.12, since
I round up the transaction).

It works beautifully, and I never have to worry about using my credit
card online.