I got a call yesterday from a company requesting some clarification on an online order for a bicycle, paid for with my Visa card.
One small problem: I did not order a bicycle online with my Visa card.
Someone did, though. That same someone also bought $240 worth of something else from that company, as well as a $245 pair of sunglasses.
Expensive tastes, this thief has.
I mean, I'm not required to pay for those crazy sunglasses, of course, but I would like to speak to this person and ask them why those sunglasses were so very important that he or she felt the need to buy them with my credit card. Does the thief have a special medical condition requiring expensive wrap-around sunglasses to block all harmful UV rays? As well as doctor's orders to buy a bicycle and exercise?
I would like to give this person the benefit of the doubt, because I am a nice person that way, but in this case, I think I am justified in saying: I hate you, person who used my credit card. And I hope those stupid-ass sunglasses get stolen when you put them down somewhere.
So there.
Wow there must be a lot of this going on right now. The same thing happened to us last week. Someone down in Texas tried to have fun at Target with our credit card. At least your thief was smart enough to go for something other than toilet paper!
ReplyDeleteUgh - we had this happen two years ago. Someone got my husband's info and racked up $8K in charges in less than two hours. They were buying dozens of copies of high-end software. Thankfully our bank is pretty quick on the fraud protection and we had our money back in like two weeks.
ReplyDeleteHope it all gets worked out!
It's wonderful that such companies now check with you. When we bought a new stove and refrigerator, we got a call from Sears checking to see if we were really us. We were!
ReplyDeleteMary in MN
I used a card that we don't usually use for an under 30 dollar gas purchase and later that same day they called to check if it was us who had used it.
ReplyDeleteJust make sure never to give someone any info about your card unless you are sure it is the company in question you are dealing with...anyone could call and say just what they said to you and not have your number until you give it to them ...then THEY can go on a spending spree. Err on the side of caution always. Beth
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This is sooo annoying when it happens. Someone did this to us a year or two ago (after a visit to Washington D.C.). They purchased a few thousand dollars worth of stuff.
ReplyDeleteThe most annoying part is getting a new credit card, especially since I have all my utilities, insurance, etc. automatically charged to it each month - took me a few hours to get everything switched over.
Could there have been a mix up when the order was taken?
ReplyDeleteI hope jails in NY don't have AC either! Jerk!
ReplyDeleteI could add to your wishes for the ID thief: I hope they set the sunglasses on the seat of the car and then forget they're there. Smash! It would get them where it counts; right in the (ahem) wallet.
ReplyDeleteBoo, thief! I used to handle credit and debit card disputes for a bank for a couple of years. It sucks. You sound like you were fairly calm about it, but some people get totally freaked out and bitchy...understandable, but still no fun to deal with.
ReplyDeleteI few years ago I spent $800 in Japan. Pretty interesting considering I've never even crossed the ocean!
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