"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
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> On 7/30/2014 2:47 PM, wrote:
>> I hope I don't tempt fate by saying I have never had any problems and
>> hold several credit cards, I am just sensible with them. If something
>> happens these days, like it did with you, the system pretty quickly
>> picks up on it not being your usual spending and checks. A friend did
>> not even know her card had been stolen, until the bank called her,
>> only about ten minutes after it had been stolen. The idiot was trying
>> to buy a stereo system, not her sort of expense.
>>
> I can happen even if you're careful.
> My husband's American Express card was cloned (we believe at a Costco gas
> pump), and used to buy massive amounts of fuel in Texas - on the same day
> that he bought his usual amount of gas at his usual place in NJ. It took
> months to get it sorted out.
Wow. Here I thought the Costco pumps were safe because they are so busy and
there's always an attendant. Pretty sure they got mine at a gas pump once.
I had to put gas in a rental car to return it and for reasons we couldn't
put our fingers on, daughter and I both had bad feelings about this gas
station. I have since looked it up and the store attached to it got high
reviews on Yelp. But ever since then we have seen suspicious looking people
hanging out there. We didn't really see anything wrong on that day. We
just had bad feelings. I got the gas quickly and left. I didn't see or
feel a skimmer and I do check. The charges came in, in the middle of the
night right after. Skater clothing and shoes, expensive sunglasses and
headphones. Guy lived in TN. They gave me his name.