The Hackers Are At It Again....Some people are real scumbags... You and I spend 9-10 hours a day busting our asses to pay our bills legally - and then you turn around to find out that some dick has stolen your credit card number and run up charges that you're not responsible for, leaving you to clean up the mess.
No, I haven't been a victim of credit card fraud - I usually don't have enough available on my card to screw with me. But , that doesn't keep me from giving you guys warnings that they're out there. This month, there are two new problems that you need to watch out for.
First off, hackers have successfuly broekn into the mainframe of Heartland Payment Systems, the largest credit card processing company in the world. Card numbers, SSN's , names - they got a lot of info. The second is a bit sneakier and more exotic....
Ever heard the saying that it's easier to steal a dollar from a million people than to steal a million dollars from one person? Well, that is a new scam going on involving credit card holders. People have been getting charges on their cards for 25 cents from 'Adele Business Services' of Melville, NY. The problem is that Adele Business Services does not exist. It's basically a scheme to charge your card for such a smal amount, that you won't notice or care. Don't do that .
You see, if you accept the first charge, you will likely have a very hard time getting refunded for further charges. it could be for another 25 cents, but it could be for hundreds or thousands of dollars. So, what do you do? Check your bill every month. If there is a charge that you didn't make on there, call the credit card company, and the FTC. In short, take the advice of this law enforcement official.
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On one of my trips to LA last year some how my AMEX card got compromised by an employee at the front desk of a very nice LAX hotel. When I got back to SC the first called I got was from AMEX wanting to know if I was in my Box at the Dodgers game. To make a long story short my card was charged thousands of dollars through Ticketmaster for Dodger, Knicks center court of course and Concert tickets in Chicago. Three different cities. No one was ever convicted. It took months to clear this up.
Hotel Clerks are the most crooked people out there, because they only get paid $8 an hour by the company, so they rip off all the customers. Watch 'Casino' sometime...
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