Anybody's credit card get hit with a purchase they didn't make?

bottletalk · 02-20-2023, 04:35 AM

a credit card that I use strictly for online purchases got charged for a purchase that I did not make on Sunday @ 2:14am est. I checked the history and I have had this card for 13 months and the only things purchased with it have all been online Camaro parts excluding some Audi and f150 parts but they where through one of the same vendors I use for the 5gen anyway.
it was only $100.14, glad I get email and text notifications on all my transactions or this one would of been too late to catch....plus the additional purchases that could of been made if the card wasn't cancelled.

anybody else get hit up? would be nice to zero in on where the leak came from... hopefully I'm the only one.

Ashen 6.2 · 02-20-2023, 04:46 AM

oh that sucks big time. I've had that happen with a card for my business that had never been used. In todays world, it's gonna happen. Sad but true.

MSgt O · 02-20-2023, 12:41 PM

I got an Uber charge on mine...and we dotn have Uber up here...and its my Camaro Fund account that I havent used in a few months...somehow they crooks just get your numbers somehow....and then SELL them...

Aqua Blue RS/SS · 02-20-2023, 01:25 PM

No but I got a phishing text yesterday supposedly from my bank. Funny thing, the official bank site says they won’t text if you when crap hits the fan. I sent a screen shot of that memo and an expletive filled response mostly wishing ill will and eternity in hell to all those who scam. No response yet. Damn I was looking forward to that response.

scott's45 · 02-20-2023, 02:07 PM

My credit card has been compromised many times, probably around 5 times total over the years. i'm never liable for the charges, the bank just cancels it and issues me a new one. it's an inconvenience, but it happens.

Junker80 · 02-20-2023, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

No but I got a phishing text yesterday supposedly from my bank. Funny thing, the official bank site says they won’t text if you when crap hits the fan. I sent a screen shot of that memo and an expletive filled response mostly wishing ill will and eternity in hell to all those who scam. No response yet. Damn I was looking forward to that response.

I had a couple of those text too. And for about a half of a day last week my phone wouldn't let me on the Camaro5 site due to malicious activity.

bottletalk · 02-20-2023, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Junker80

I had a couple of those text too. And for about a half of a day last week my phone wouldn't let me on the Camaro5 site due to malicious activity.

there was an encryption issue last week with the site because of an expired certificate:

https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=613523

bottletalk · 02-20-2023, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by scott's45

My credit card has been compromised many times, probably around 5 times total over the years. i'm never liable for the charges, the bank just cancels it and issues me a new one. it's an inconvenience, but it happens.

usually it's a bank card that gets compromised for me but I never had anybody put a charge through, it was always the bank calling me and stating that my card has been compromised and it always happens when I have no cash and no alternative card haha. now I always bring backup and keep cash hidden in the car. this stuff can really ruin a day easily!

bottletalk · 02-20-2023, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Aqua Blue RS/SS

No but I got a phishing text yesterday supposedly from my bank. Funny thing, the official bank site says they won’t text if you when crap hits the fan. I sent a screen shot of that memo and an expletive filled response mostly wishing ill will and eternity in hell to all those who scam. No response yet. Damn I was looking forward to that response.

I always click on those and enter a fake number and password,
it's gotta piss off the a-hole on the other end when he thinks he got a legit authorization

Tajefe Couple · 02-20-2023, 08:03 PM

Someone tried to open a corporate card in my name a couple weeks ago. Company called because they got some information wrong. My other card I use that has alert also messaged me. Sucked because I had to contact the 3 agencies and put an extra step in place for anyone pulling my credit now. Had one card hit twice within the last year. Well guess 6 times technically because whoever got greedy and charged the same amount 5 times in 24 hours. Grateful for my fraud protection.

PaulsSS · 02-20-2023, 08:32 PM

I used my CC at a chinese buffet and a few weeks later I got a credit card bill for 8 100 dollar gift cards from a gas station 3000 miles away in Cali. I called the credit card company and they said they though I was on vacation?

JLSuperfly · 02-20-2023, 10:10 PM

It just happened to my yesterday but I made the transaction.
It was at rentalcars.com. After I made the transaction, I got a text that says "suspicious activity" and blocked the whole thing.

Danial · 02-20-2023, 10:13 PM

A year or so ago, I apparently spent $114 on a manicure and new nails at a salon 4 states away. The card company cleared the charge and issued me a new card.

dkp2LT · 02-21-2023, 06:45 AM

I get an alert for any charges over $0.01 on my cards plus I run Quicken every day.

I did have a weird thing a few months ago. Sitting at my PC working and happened to have my personal email up on one of the screens. Saw some emails start to pop up that indicated I changed my shipping name, address and phone number on a vendor account I had tied to my PayPal info. I quickly got into PayPal and ended up deleting the account altogether - then called PayPal to ensure it was 100% gone. I was able to get a listing of vendors tied to that account before I deleted it. Then went and changed the pw on those sites and deleted the account if possible. As careful as I thought I was, too many times I used PayPal to pay for items on websites. Learned my lesson.

02-20-2023, 04:35 AM	#1
bottletalk Drives: 15 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: BC Posts: 732	Anybody's credit card get hit with a purchase they didn't make? a credit card that I use strictly for online purchases got charged for a purchase that I did not make on Sunday @ 2:14am est. I checked the history and I have had this card for 13 months and the only things purchased with it have all been online Camaro parts excluding some Audi and f150 parts but they where through one of the same vendors I use for the 5gen anyway. it was only $100.14, glad I get email and text notifications on all my transactions or this one would of been too late to catch....plus the additional purchases that could of been made if the card wasn't cancelled. anybody else get hit up? would be nice to zero in on where the leak came from... hopefully I'm the only one.

02-20-2023, 04:46 AM	#2
Ashen 6.2 Drives: 2014 Camaro Z/SS Join Date: May 2014 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 1,998 View My Garage	oh that sucks big time. I've had that happen with a card for my business that had never been used. In todays world, it's gonna happen. Sad but true. __________________ 2014 Camaro SS L99, Ashen Grey w/Black Leather - Build thread - http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=491561 Mods - GPI 416 w/Custom Grind Cam, Ported Heads & Tuned by Ben, Holley Dominator ECU, Mag Heartbeat, ZL1 Fuel Pump & DSX Aux Pump, NW 103 TB, FIC 1650's, Alky Meth, Circle D 3600 Triple Disc, Kooks Headers, Viking Coil Overs & all the BMR Goodies in the rear, Zl1 3.23 Diff, DSS Axles, Gulfcoast Driveshaft, Hendrix Offset Diff Bushings, AFE Solid Subframe Bushings, 875HP/843TQ 5FDP

02-20-2023, 01:25 PM	#4
Aqua Blue RS/SS Drives: ABM #93 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lotaburger Posts: 2,695	No but I got a phishing text yesterday supposedly from my bank. Funny thing, the official bank site says they won’t text if you when crap hits the fan. I sent a screen shot of that memo and an expletive filled response mostly wishing ill will and eternity in hell to all those who scam. No response yet. Damn I was looking forward to that response. __________________ ABM #2399 2SS/RS:SOLD ABM #93 2SS/RS Black Rally stripes, Titanium Interior 4,000 miles: GM GFX side skirts and diffuser waiting on paint, GM dovetail, GM heritage, RPI ZL1 style splitter. ‘87 IROC-Z Iroc blue. all original unmolested with 50K miles.

02-20-2023, 02:07 PM	#5
scott's45 Scott's45 Drives: 2012 2SS 45th Anniversary Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 557 View My Garage	My credit card has been compromised many times, probably around 5 times total over the years. i'm never liable for the charges, the bank just cancels it and issues me a new one. it's an inconvenience, but it happens. __________________ 2012 2SS 45th Anniversary, Hurst short throw shifter, Stainless Power LT headers, high flow cats, SW Retro Chambered 3" cat back, CAI, Heritage grill, tinted windows, red/silver hash stripes, AAC LED sidemarkers, blacked out turn signals/tail lights, splash guards. 402RWHP

02-20-2023, 08:03 PM	#10
Tajefe Couple Drives: Never just fly under the radar Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,531 View My Garage	Someone tried to open a corporate card in my name a couple weeks ago. Company called because they got some information wrong. My other card I use that has alert also messaged me. Sucked because I had to contact the 3 agencies and put an extra step in place for anyone pulling my credit now. Had one card hit twice within the last year. Well guess 6 times technically because whoever got greedy and charged the same amount 5 times in 24 hours. Grateful for my fraud protection. __________________ 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2 Old Skool

02-20-2023, 12:41 PM	#3
MSgt O Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Vert LS3/M6 Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Cheboygan, Michigan Posts: 660	I got an Uber charge on mine...and we dotn have Uber up here...and its my Camaro Fund account that I havent used in a few months...somehow they crooks just get your numbers somehow....and then SELL them...

02-20-2023, 08:32 PM	#11
PaulsSS Drives: 15SS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: US Posts: 346	I used my CC at a chinese buffet and a few weeks later I got a credit card bill for 8 100 dollar gift cards from a gas station 3000 miles away in Cali. I called the credit card company and they said they though I was on vacation?

02-20-2023, 10:10 PM	#12
JLSuperfly Drives: 2014 Red Hot LS3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 4,266	It just happened to my yesterday but I made the transaction. It was at rentalcars.com. After I made the transaction, I got a text that says "suspicious activity" and blocked the whole thing.

02-20-2023, 10:13 PM	#13
Danial Drives: 2013 SS/RS, 2015 Camaro SS/RS Vert Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Southern Nevada Posts: 2,128 View My Garage	A year or so ago, I apparently spent $114 on a manicure and new nails at a salon 4 states away. The card company cleared the charge and issued me a new card. __________________ "Never cough into a full ashtray."

02-21-2023, 06:45 AM	#14
dkp2LT Drives: '11 2SS, '11 C6 GS, '04 MDX Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Kearney, MO Posts: 2,848	I get an alert for any charges over $0.01 on my cards plus I run Quicken every day. I did have a weird thing a few months ago. Sitting at my PC working and happened to have my personal email up on one of the screens. Saw some emails start to pop up that indicated I changed my shipping name, address and phone number on a vendor account I had tied to my PayPal info. I quickly got into PayPal and ended up deleting the account altogether - then called PayPal to ensure it was 100% gone. I was able to get a listing of vendors tied to that account before I deleted it. Then went and changed the pw on those sites and deleted the account if possible. As careful as I thought I was, too many times I used PayPal to pay for items on websites. Learned my lesson.