kdubya Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Seen and heard plenty of tales of card fraud, but thought it would never happen to me till sat!! carefull as with pins and line of sight with the card etc, gets a phone call (was sat on a tram in Blackpool, do not go there under any circumstance but that is a different matter ) caller says Barclay's here, we think your card is being used fraudulently please ring this number. so as I am a couple of mins from the hotel I waited and then rang the number on the back of the card (just to be sure) gave some details etc, and was asked about some recent purchases "I had made" including an attempt to buy flight tickets from BA, to cut along story short I am now awaiting some form to be sent, and both my credit (master card) and debit visa card with Barclay's were stopped on the spot. so now the question who and how (got an idea but can't prove it) BUT why did they simply not allow the tickets to go through and then arrest whoever tried to use them, could not be that hard even for plod. fortunately I had enough cash on me to get me through a weekend in hell at Blackpool, and have enough in my back pocket to see me through till new cards arrive. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 and was asked about some recent purchases "I had made" including an attempt to buy flight tickets from BA And everyone knows that the REAL B.A. doesn't like flying - "I aint getting on no plane fool" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastiebap Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Do Barclays have a call centre in India? A friend in the police was telling me that call centre workers in India are stealing customer records for criminals in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Do Barclays have a call centre in India? A friend in the police was telling me that call centre workers in India are stealing customer records for criminals in the UK. yes KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 YOU went to Blackpool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Obviously from darn souf - no one goes to Blackpooool !!!!!! - it's called Blackpool for a reason - Dingy and wet. :huh: :huh: dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I had a call out of the blue years ago from the Co-op bank.....asked a few questions about 'irregular transactions' ie: 1, have you bought hi-fi gear from the states approx' value £2k and 2, have you recently paid a fuel bill approx' value £3k in the UK? answered 'no' to both and that was that. Told to cut my card up and they'll send another. The guy I was talking to reckoned my card was 'compromised' at a garage or more likely on the net but i'd only used it a couple of times?! He wasn't at all worried/interested as he said the vendors should of requested additional security info' which they failed to do so wouldn't be paid, it was all very 'matter of fact' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted August 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) YOU went to Blackpool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Obviously from darn souf - no one goes to Blackpooool !!!!!! - it's called Blackpool for a reason - Dingy and wet. :huh: :huh: dave. kids wanted to do the the pleasure beach, long time since I did the rounds with my mates at Blackpool what a stinkhole it is now, sad to see, lack of investment and seemingly now run by Asians with an anything is good enough to make money attitude weather was superb by the way KW Edited August 1, 2011 by kdubya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Had a similar call on Saturday evening. Someone had been using my card in the USA, there were several cancelled transactions for between £2 and £15. Apparently, the fraudsters put through a few small transactions to check that the card works before using it properly. Luckily, the unusual spending pattern was picked up by the card provider and the cards have been cancelled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richie223 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 same here people,my card was stopped on the weekend as a hotel in the states was trying to take £1.30 from my account .they tried twice so the bank blocked my card Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 same here people,my card was stopped on the weekend as a hotel in the states was trying to take £1.30 from my account .they tried twice so the bank blocked my card £1.30 huh? Whooo!!! They're after the big time then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 £1.30 huh? Whooo!!! They're after the big time then they do small amounts in the hope it does not flag up as unusual then they put the bigger transactions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Yep, they stick a couple of transactions through and if they get processed they'll then smack it. Also what they do is compromise a card, and then pretend to be you about a week later because they then get to phone up and say "my name is XYZ my card got compromised last week" and try and blag security that way by being unable to name recent transactions. It's a pain in the harris and the old bill don't give a monkeys. The banks way of dealing with it is to make banking more expensive and to play the stats - it's still cheaper to pay out than to investigate, prosecute and deal with the cause. Do we all remember how chip and pin was going to make credit card fraud a thing of the past? What a load of horse **** that was. Edited August 1, 2011 by Mungler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 And everyone knows that the REAL B.A. doesn't like flying - "I aint getting on no plane fool" How bizarre! i am watching the A team right this minute. sorry to hear about the grief you're having, had my wallet nicked a few years back, the swine used my details to buy his shopping, and a couple of weeks later a new telly on credit, they had cctv footage but the old bill didn't do a damn thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 It's a pain in the harris and the old bill don't give a monkeys. The banks way of dealing with it is to make banking more expensive and to play the stats - it's still cheaper to pay out than to investigate, prosecute and deal with the cause. Do we all remember how chip and pin was going to make credit card fraud a thing of the past? What a load of horse **** that was. Yep, dead right, they couldn't care less, I reckon mine was cloned at an Indian Take Away and nearly £3 grand was taken from Cash machines, I offered to assist the Credit Card Co and / or The Old Bill to help prosecute the offenders, but they didn't want to know. No wonder so many newcomers to this Country see this place as the Land of Milk & Honey..!! Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR1960 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Have to say lloyds were excellent, they picked up straight away that i'd used the card in 3 or 4 places during the day including paying a restaurant bill in Rhodes, whilst simultaneously using it to pay for some scuba equipment in California.......... and wondered if there was a fraud going on. Bless 'em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Yep, dead right, they couldn't care less, I reckon mine was cloned at an Indian Take Away and nearly £3 grand was taken from Cash machines, I offered to assist the Credit Card Co and / or The Old Bill to help prosecute the offenders, but they didn't want to know. No wonder so many newcomers to this Country see this place as the Land of Milk & Honey..!! Cat. A few years ago but a friend of the family had his card done in spain they used it to pay for a private hospital for a birth! 5* hotel etc soemwhere near £15k worth they only used the card once in one restaurant and the Old Bill and bank were very interested they gave a description of the waiter etc i think they even got a reward (this was before chip and pin tho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Do we all remember how chip and pin was going to make credit card fraud a thing of the past? What a load of horse **** that was. I'm convinced they have inside info, especially Barclays, what I'm in. I got slapped not so long ago, one of my cards got flagged cause it was used in Tunisia. Barclays phoned me that day on my landline & asked if I was in the UK :blink: No probs with getting the money back, it took nearly 3 weeks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I have started paying cash when I go out for a meal now and have paid for Petrol with cash for as long as I can remember now. A few friends had their card details jacked and they said (petrol station) The oldest tricks in the book are Our machine does not work I will take it through the back we have another machine through there! The other is a reader built into the card machine and a Camera looking over your shoulder in some food establishments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 on friday the bank phoned me to tell me my card was cancelled due to ilregular use .and they were flameing right throu fleabay and paypal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 The oldest tricks in the book are Our machine does not work I will take it through the back we have another machine through there! Yes, that's exactly how they got me, came back with his "Brother" and the machine miraculously strated working OK. What got me was I was a regular there, they must have scammed loads of others. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I'm convinced they have inside info, especially Barclays, what I'm in. I got slapped not so long ago, one of my cards got flagged cause it was used in Tunisia. Barclays phoned me that day on my landline & asked if I was in the UK :blink: No probs with getting the money back, it took nearly 3 weeks though. Not too sure on barclays info being given out would seem pretty pointless as they are so hot on fraud. I'm yet to have a card cloned but if I use my card in any unusual way they are normally on the phone in minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I use an AmEx routinely because they do cash back once a year , and a few times I`ve called and told them about odd looking Ebay transactions I know I hadn`t made and they just remove it with no real interest in investigating. Once had a bill of exactly £100 from some pub in Canterbury, what a cretin to have such low intelligence , they just removed that too and when I tried to keep up with the investigations they wouldn`t let me. I also use a BASC Mastercard for places that won`t take AmEx but so far been lucky. I always cover my hand as I`m putting in the pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasons gold Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 nat west seem to be on the ball then two weeks a go my car broke so had to get a friend to pick me up so put petrol in her car, then borrowed my friends pick up and put diesel in it on the same day. the next day i get a phone call from natwest saying there were irregular payments on my card were they mine, answer was yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I got stung. I even told the bank I had £1.50 taken from I-tunes and that I have never used the card. I suggested it was a ''tester'' by scammers, to see if the card worked. The bank told me to just ''keep an eye on it'' Low and behold, and demand letter for £2100, a new kitchen perchased in Brighton, and a new phone perchased in Reading I phoned the bank, got the money back the same day and a new card in the post. The bank could have easily avoided that one Doesnt matter how well you cover your pin number, My card has never left the house or even been used :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 it is worrying how the scams have envolved from a card reader to now its on the net with type readers and other scams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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