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Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:41 pm  |
some git has been fraudulently using gb's card  |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:59 pm |
| guapagirl wrote: |
| some git has been fraudulently using gb's card |
That sucks!  Did he cancel the card?
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:03 pm |
yeah,the bank cancelled it. Argos (home of the plastic laminated book of dreams, phoned up to ask if we had ordered 400 quids worth of stuff to be delivered to a different address.
Bloody chavs! |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:07 pm |
| guapagirl wrote: |
yeah,the bank cancelled it. Argos (home of the plastic laminated book of dreams, phoned up to ask if we had ordered 400 quids worth of stuff to be delivered to a different address.
Bloody chavs! |
Well, good that they cancelled the card...but sorry you and gb had to deal with such a headache! WTH is wrong with people?? 
Mary |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:16 pm |
| Sorry you had to go thru this - it's a total PITA...but I have to admit - I LOVE when you go on a rant like this - I learn all kinds of fun new words!! |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:17 pm |
| What is going on lately??? A friend just had to resolve a bogus $2000 charge on her PayPal account, and I'm getting phishing emails like never before -- I bet 10-15 per day! The scammers and hackers seem to be on a rampage. |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:54 pm |
| Candy8865 wrote: |
| Sorry you had to go thru this - it's a total PITA...but I have to admit - I LOVE when you go on a rant like this - I learn all kinds of fun new words!! |
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Liz
you do seem to have some very good sympathetic friends here on EDS.
I really am sorry. I assume that the bank are making good the loss as they know about it.
Candy
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:09 pm |
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Candy
You really are brave. You are my new hero. |
I'm TOTALLY sympathetic, been thru it twice last year already.
Now just tryin to figure out what those cool new words mean!! |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:10 pm |
Someone hacked into my eBay account and was selling stuff under my name. He was listing items and then the scam was that he would take the money but never deliver the product. He probably picked me because I have a lot of feedback so he felt that people would buy "his" items (well listed under my name) and then he would get away with it.
All of this came to light when I got an email from PayPal and eBay wanting to verify my request for a change of password. It took me a few hours to get it cleared up but in the meantime it was a pain. The nerve of some people!
Sorry that this happened to you GG. |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:51 pm |
| "Bastwards" is right! Why is there so much of this going on lately? It's terrible and I'm sorry that happened. There is a popular retailer here that announced that many of their shoppers credit card details were compromised while shopping during a certain period and it scared a lot of people including my mum that shopped there during that time. The CC company was nice enough to send her a new card and number automatically without her even having to call and cancel. Hopefully you can get everything starightened out without any more problems and stress. Sheesh! |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:38 pm |
Sorry to hear that. Totally sucks. Glad that you got it fixed and straighten out!  |
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Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:41 pm |
| My bank sent our new cards last week because of that "popular retailer" who had their database hacked back in August. They waited until after Christmas before they announced it so their bottom line wouldn't be affected during the busy holiday season. |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:52 am |
| What a total PITA - hope it doesn't take too long to get it sorted out with the bank. These people really are the limit! |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 3:49 am |
| Sorry - put this in the wrong thread. Can we bring back the editing feature? |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 3:55 am |
| loopylori wrote: |
| Candy8865 wrote: |
| Sorry you had to go thru this - it's a total PITA...but I have to admit - I LOVE when you go on a rant like this - I learn all kinds of fun new words!! |
PMSL
Liz
you do seem to have some very good sympathetic friends here on EDS.
I really am sorry. I assume that the bank are making good the loss as they know about it.
Candy
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well when you two slappers have finished having fun at my expense... 
Thanks all. it was Argos aka chav world (  sorry Lori, forgot it's your fave shop!  ), who spotted the fraudulent use. Still don't know how they got the card details because, and this is no reflection on guapaboy, guapaboy seldom gets his card out. Anyway it's all being reimbursed, though I am a bit hacked off that the bank said not to bother contacting the police as it wasn't a physical theft. I mean WTH!!!!!!
and Lori and Candy, I .....forgive...you both |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:53 am |
I would contact the police.
The bank telling you not to seems odd as if they are trying to protect themselves from looking bad. Their logic is ridiculous as well. Not a physical theft? Really! So I suppose that online theft isn't considered a crime then either? We all know that it is and it's also a fast growing problem. I would file a police report anyway. You never know these thieves might be part of a ring and in the future the more evidence that they have against them, the better. Again, sorry that this happened to you.
Slappers... I haven't heard that term in awhile! I love that word.  |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:55 am |
Cheers for the forgivness Guapa.
I cannot believe the fuzz didn't go stormin round those little bit shags house & arrest them.
You were close with Argos but really pound stretcher is my very fav shop it makes argos look expensive.
Truly I am sorry though theft is horrible whatever form it takes, physical or not. It makes you feel violated & vulnerable & I just thought it funny that Candy was chuffed at learning new words. That girl really needs to get out more.  |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:57 am |
| m.april wrote: |
| What is going on lately??? A friend just had to resolve a bogus $2000 charge on her PayPal account, and I'm getting phishing emails like never before -- I bet 10-15 per day! The scammers and hackers seem to be on a rampage. |
I recently cancelled my Paypal account after somebody tried to wire over a thousand dollars using my credit card. The cc company called to question that activity because the scammers were using the wrong expiration date on the card. Well, the only place that expiration date was on record was on Paypal. I purposely set it up that way to avoid problems since I had problems with Paypal a few years ago. Somebody transferred around $1500 out of my bank account to my Paypal account. I got the money back, but it was a real hassle and stress. I am done with Paypal. I rarely used it anyway.
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:11 am |
Speaking of chavs, since the term was mentioned here, one can learn all about chavs and their interesting attire and attitudes at http://www.chavworld.co.uk/
The site is quite hilarious actually. A British friend of mine told me about this site.  |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:03 am |
I haven't seen chavworld, though I'm a big fan of chavscum.com. Naturally, the sociologist guardian reader in me deplores taking the mick out of the underclass, but when you have actually been up against a couple of menacing 13 year old chavettes, then you tend to take a somewhat jaundiced view of them.
And Lori and Candy. I was joking. God! get a sense of humour!
The money is all back in my account by the way and I am going to report it to the police. You are right Anna, the bank should persue this. They do however know my home address. Should I be worried? |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:24 am |
| Well some thieves knowing your home address would worry me. I think that when you file a police report you should tell them this and let them know of your concerns. I am not sure if there is anything that they can do but you never know. |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:26 am |
You joshing us, well that's a new thing.
I would never have guessed. SOH me  I don't have one, I'm british dontyaknow.
I forgot to say please thank GB the lounge looks luverly with the new furniture. |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:43 am |
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You joshing us, well that's a new thing.
I would never have guessed. SOH me I don't have one, I'm british dontyaknow.
I forgot to say please thank GB the lounge looks luverly with the new furniture. |
biatch! |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:04 am |
| guapagirl wrote: |
| loopylori wrote: |
You joshing us, well that's a new thing.
I would never have guessed. SOH me I don't have one, I'm british dontyaknow.
I forgot to say please thank GB the lounge looks luverly with the new furniture. |
biatch! |
Couldn't let you down now |
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Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:06 am |
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Cheers for the forgivness Guapa.
I cannot believe the fuzz didn't go stormin round those little bit shags house & arrest them.
You were close with Argos but really pound stretcher is my very fav shop it makes argos look expensive.
Truly I am sorry though theft is horrible whatever form it takes, physical or not. It makes you feel violated & vulnerable & I just thought it funny that Candy was chuffed at learning new words. That girl really needs to get out more. |
I have been trapped in the house for a week with my 6 month old nephew - what can I say, I'm easily amused.
As far as contacting the police regarding this. I don't know what the laws are where you are - but unfortunately here in Illinois the 'victim' here is actually the bank and the merchant. You (ok, GB) incurred no monetary loss, therefore are not a theft victim. I don't agree - just tellin ya how it is here. |
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