Lowlife thief dirtbags.....

Quote from Dr. J : So I was checking out my Discover card and noticed the balance seemed high... driven mostly by an $1800 charge for flowers in Hong Kong. There were also authorizations for Groupon, Paypal and Home Depot somewhere in GA. I'm not liable for anything.... I'll get a new card in a couple days, etc, but man I want to shoot whatever motherfarker that did this in the face. This is the second time in 14 years it's been compromised.

Quote from w3kn : Seems to be a trend. I know at least 5 other people that have had their numbers stolen recently, including me.

Quote from z2g : This recently happened to me and my sister as well. Something weird going on as of late with credit card fraud. For me, they tried buying airline tickets to France and flowers online too. For my sister, they bought a bunch of gift cards. With the airline tickets, I wonder if they can catch the thief if they tried to fly since you need ID to fly. With the gift cards, I wonder if the CC company will notify the stores and have them cancel the cards.

Have any of you stayed at a Wyndham Hotel chain?

Wyndham Worldwide consists of the following brands of hotels: Baymont Inn & Suites [wikipedia.org], Days Inn [wikipedia.org], Howard Johnson's [wikipedia.org], Knights Inn [wikipedia.org], Ramada [wikipedia.org], Super 8 [wikipedia.org], Travelodge [wikipedia.org], Wyndham, Wyndham Garden Hotels, Hawthorn Suites [wikipedia.org], and Wingate by Wyndham [wikipedia.org]. Besides hotels, the company also operates Wyndham Vacation Resorts [wikipedia.org] (formerly Fairfield Resorts [wikipedia.org]) and WorldMark by Wyndham [wikipedia.org] (formerly Trendwest [wikipedia.org]) time share resorts.

FBI sues Wyndham: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-50514...am-hotels/

You do not have "alerts" set up on your CCard to tell you when such transactions occur

My CCard is so secured, that no matter what gets charged to it, I get an immediate phone call from Chase, telling me that such and such has been charged to my card. Yes, it is an inconvenience to receive said phone calls over and over again. But I would know immediately if something was out of whack with a charge like you are seeing

Imagine every time you fill up with gas, you get a phone call Yep, it gets annoying, but boy it sure is peace of mind

I can even make it so no International Transactions may occur at all

Any out of state transaction need my approval by phone as well, I set it up that way

Don't cancel it yet, I need to buy a few more things.

Quote from Zoe Moon : Have any of you stayed at a Wyndham Hotel chain? Wyndham Worldwide consists of the following brands of hotels: Baymont Inn & Suites [wikipedia.org], Days Inn [wikipedia.org], Howard Johnson's [wikipedia.org], Knights Inn [wikipedia.org], Ramada [wikipedia.org], Super 8 [wikipedia.org], Travelodge [wikipedia.org], Wyndham, Wyndham Garden Hotels, Hawthorn Suites [wikipedia.org], and Wingate by Wyndham [wikipedia.org]. Besides hotels, the company also operates Wyndham Vacation Resorts [wikipedia.org] (formerly Fairfield Resorts [wikipedia.org]) and WorldMark by Wyndham [wikipedia.org] (formerly Trendwest [wikipedia.org]) time share resorts. FBI sues Wyndham: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-50514...am-hotels/

I probably have but it was years ago....like when I was in grad school over 10 yrs ago.

Quote from Piccaboo : You do not have "alerts" set up on your CCard to tell you when such transactions occur My CCard is so secured, that no matter what gets charged to it, I get an immediate phone call from Chase, telling me that such and such has been charged to my card. Yes, it is an inconvenience to receive said phone calls over and over again. But I would know immediately if something was out of whack with a charge like you are seeing Imagine every time you fill up with gas, you get a phone call Yep, it gets annoying, but boy it sure is peace of mind I can even make it so no International Transactions may occur at all Any out of state transaction need my approval by phone as well, I set it up that way

That sounds like a ridiculous waste of time and effort considering you're not liable for the fraudulent charges.

Quote from Fallacy : Don't cancel it yet, I need to buy a few more things.

Can you add a few things on to your last order for me?

Quote from Dr. J : So I was checking out my Discover card and noticed the balance seemed high... driven mostly by an $1800 charge for flowers in Hong Kong. There were also authorizations for Groupon, Paypal and Home Depot somewhere in GA. I'm not liable for anything.... I'll get a new card in a couple days, etc, but man I want to shoot whatever motherfarker that did this in the face. This is the second time in 14 years it's been compromised.

Flowers to Hong Kong are expensive you know....not that I used your card to buy them or anything *sweatdrops* As how would I have your card or anything

Quote from Frogstar : That sounds like a ridiculous waste of time and effort considering you're not liable for the fraudulent charges.

Or a control freak!

Quote from ashcampbell : Or a control freak!

I guess there's that too. Hadn't thought about it.

Quote from Piccaboo : You do not have "alerts" set up on your CCard to tell you when such transactions occur My CCard is so secured, that no matter what gets charged to it, I get an immediate phone call from Chase, telling me that such and such has been charged to my card. Yes, it is an inconvenience to receive said phone calls over and over again. But I would know immediately if something was out of whack with a charge like you are seeing Imagine every time you fill up with gas, you get a phone call Yep, it gets annoying, but boy it sure is peace of mind I can even make it so no International Transactions may occur at all Any out of state transaction need my approval by phone as well, I set it up that way

The first time around it happened, they called me. They have called me before on suspicious activity (e.g. the time I rented a car and drove to FL - rental authorization plus gas down the eastern seaboard). I have been making VERY large charges lately (like $10-$11k) [long story but it's an insurance reimbursement.... several times over the past year or so] so perhaps their activity filter is numb

Quote from Frogstar : That sounds like a ridiculous waste of time and effort considering you're not liable for the fraudulent charges.

True, but my card has not been tampered with since alerts have always been on it

Quote from ashcampbell : Or a control freak!

Really, you consider alerts being a control freak
I consider it being prudent in today's world of hackers and freaks out there

Quote from Frogstar : I guess there's that too. Hadn't thought about it.

Frog legs for dinner

Quote from Dr. J : The first time around it happened, they called me. They have called me before on suspicious activity (e.g. the time I rented a car and drove to FL - rental authorization plus gas down the eastern seaboard). I have been making VERY large charges lately (like $10-$11k) [long story but it's an insurance reimbursement.... several times over the past year or so] so perhaps their activity filter is numb

Yep, I forgot about the "alerts" when we were traveling one time and went to get gas, and it wouldn't accept my CCard, and I was like WTF Then I realized I had not called in a "Travel Alert" for myself Did so on the spot, and they authorized it, and everything was fine. I'm only able to get gas one state over from where I live, because the border is so close to my own state; if I go too far north in that state, it will stop my CCard.

We had a Card Reader Problem here in our area, I got gas at a Wawa - and they put a hold on my CCard as a result; because I usually do not use Wawa for gas - they were being cautious, and called me.

Quote from Piccaboo : Really, you consider alerts being a control freak I consider it being prudent in today's world of hackers and freaks out there

(I consider) an email or a text msg is an alert. Being called on EVERY transaction borders on paranoia. Do you call the bank every time you write a check?

No cards. No credit. No one has ever stolen from me. Except my Mom.