bank account stolen

My check card for my bank account was stolen online somehow. Someone got my card number online from one of the offers I signed up with (which I dont know), then they tried to make 2 purchaces at a sit called CBS Sports Store. Purchase 1 was in the amount of $1, 190.72 and the 2nd was $2,466......the first one was put through to pay and the 2nd one was denied because I had no more funds in my account. My bank gave me CBS Sports Store's 800# that was listed on the transaction, I called them and they put me through to a 3rd party payment verification company, I was told the $1, 190.72 was not going to go through either because the person who tried to place the order with my card did not have enough information to give such as my address. I ended up having to cancel my card, wait 10 days for a new one, and wait for the pending transaction of $1,190.72 to fall off my account so I can get rid of my negative account balance....until then I am stuck without being able to access my account because of the negative balance. I don't think this TRADING stuff is worth it for me after all this.
BE CAREFUL!!!

damn that sucks!

This also happened to someone at A4F....

Ouch....Sorry to hear that....

What offers have you done?

EDIT It's not necesarily an offer you've done, they could've gotten it in a number of ways unrelated. If it was an offer, I think we'd hear about these kinds of things much more often.

[quote2e9e020db3="hehehhehe"]What offers have you done?[/quote2e9e020db3]

i was going to ask the same thing...maybe itwill help somehow (no idea if possible) other ppl to get scammed

sorry for u (

Happened to me about two years ago. I caught it when some company called me and started asking ?s of me. I had no idea what was going on. I cancelled my card right away. It took the person to stole my card 45minutes to buy $500 worth of internet calling cards all from different companies.

I had to call and explain what had happened to every company to get reimbursed for it.

Weird thing was when I was talking to the companies they said that they had all my info. Name, address, phone number, email, birthdate, everything.

Even weirder the one company didn't believe that it wasnt' me that did it and wanted to check to see the call log from the account. I was using my cell phone to call him and he's like "Well right now there is a call going through our system from 570-xxx-xxxx from Washington DC to Ethopia." I was freaked out cuz I was using my cell phone to call the company. He then decided that from my address and the fact that it was international that it was indeed fraudulent charges.


Sorry to hear about your problem. I know you were a good ref for me. I hope you get this all worked out quickly.

Maybe considering the prepaid visa cards to continue working on sites.

wait what someone called you asking you random questions? i got a random call from some guy asking me random questions today, he said some survery questions but i told him no and hung up on that sucker, any tips on what offer could of led to this spceboy?

mess. I didn't say anybody called me....that was someone else who posted a reply here.

[quote53cb9ddfc1="gmario"]wait what someone called you asking you random questions? i got a random call from some guy asking me random questions today, he said some survery questions but i told him no and hung up on that sucker, any tips on what offer could of led to this spceboy?[/quote53cb9ddfc1]

[quotea181d2490d="gmario"]wait what someone called you asking you random questions? i got a random call from some guy asking me random questions today, he said some survery questions but i told him no and hung up on that sucker, any tips on what offer could of led to this spceboy?[/quotea181d2490d]

No, I got a call from I forget the name of the company, but it was an internet phone card company or something of that sort. And he started asking me questions like is this. . . and went all through my name address phone number etc. Then he was asking about if I had placed an order with the company. And if my credit card ended in XXXX and if I used aol. And I was just totally confused. I had never heard of the company, I dont' have AOL. My name address phone and credit card number were correct.

And then he told me that he thought there may be some sort of fraud because someone with an AOL IP address placed an order and whatnot. And he asked if I still had my card and I'm like yeah I'm holding it in my hand. He recommened that I cancel my card, which I immediatly did.

Same thing happened to me 2 days ago but they spend money on a different site.

did you do any of these offers?
- Bargian
- hudhomesnow
- gottaplay

my thread is at http//www.anything4free.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82835&pid=472870&st=20&#entry472870

So again, what offers did you do stueybaby17?

[quote01650a0d15="moealza"]Same thing happened to me 2 days ago but they spend money on a different site.

did you do any of these offers?
- Bargian
- hudhomesnow
- gottaplay

my thread is at http//www.anything4free.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=82835&pid=472870&st=20&#entry472870[/quote01650a0d15]

Ouch. Not sure if it was bargain network, though, because I haven't had problems ... but definitely keeping a head's up.

that was what i was trying to say so sorry to here that most of the companys sent my money back the bank did 4 of them that had no number and one that said they would not give the money back. paypal did 2 of mine that had paypal and the companys name i only had a small amounts.

[quote2c85d4c108="hehehhehe"]So again, what offers did you do stueybaby17?[/quote2c85d4c108]

Oh man, it happened to me a long time ago. I don't even remember what offers I did.

Oh crap, I meant to ask spaceboy, but since he doesn't feel like telling us I guess it doesn't matter.

I always get service calls n shit!!!!!!!!

I always use my citi card when doing offers....Citi provides a program where you can generate a virtual # for online use, and close it as soon as you have made the charges you need. That way, if someone does get ahold of my number somehow, it won't be open long for them to do anything with it.

[quote062f5ddbe4="ILoveToys"]I always use my citi card when doing offers....Citi provides a program where you can generate a virtual # for online use, and close it as soon as you have made the charges you need. That way, if someone does get ahold of my number somehow, it won't be open long for them to do anything with it.[/quote062f5ddbe4]

That is awesome. Is that with all citi cards? Or just specific ones?

thats why i like my bank of america check card because it protects me for a lot of things and when someone uses my check card ( basically a credit card) they have to enter visa password numbers that only i have and if by chance they get that and charge something on my card i tell bank of america , they close the account down, give me a temp card from the bank i can pick up and, send me a new perm card in the mail while giving me my funds bank instantly that someone else charged..

you cant get much better than that i'd say.

Things like this could happen through people using Fake credit cards and such

i only use pre paid cards or simon.com virtual cards

[quoted149a6f6f9="dupebag"]i only use pre paid cards or simon.com virtual cards[/quoted149a6f6f9]

i agree there 100%! if someone were to get ahold of my prepaid card info they might be a bit dissapointed with the $52 on it!

I think its time for me to get a prepaid card as well. I'm getting sick of all these companies charging me for their services after i've already canceled. Then having to call them up and explain that and wait a week until I am reimbursed.

I use a card you can buy at H.E.B. (for those of you that dont know thats a grocery store) they work with a co. that offers pre paid cards. I to only load it with 50.00 at a time. I guess I can post thier link here as Im not profiting from it and hope it helps somone (Fred) netspend.com

[quote5dbfe70c47="stueybaby17"][quote5dbfe70c47="ILoveToys"]I always use my citi card when doing offers....Citi provides a program where you can generate a virtual # for online use, and close it as soon as you have made the charges you need. That way, if someone does get ahold of my number somehow, it won't be open long for them to do anything with it.[/quote5dbfe70c47]

That is awesome. Is that with all citi cards? Or just specific ones?[/quote5dbfe70c47]

I think it's with any citi card. If you go to their website, and login to your account there is a link for it towards the top right of the page. I believe the link is a big red graphic of some sort, but I'm not sure about that.

Yeah, I think I'll be getting one again too. Just got a call from my credit card company. They asked me about like $3000 worth of charges! I'm like umm. I had about $20 worth of those. I had to go through ever transaction one by one and let them know if I made that transaction or not. It was such a pain in the ass, but at least they didn't allow the charges to go through this time and then make me call everybody to get a refund.

I'm gonna find out all the offers I've done and post them here when I get a chance. I'm a little busy right now, but I'll let everybody know.

[quote78673850fb="stueybaby17"]I'm gonna find out all the offers I've done and post them here when I get a chance. I'm a little busy right now, but I'll let everybody know.[/quote78673850fb]

Please do ASAP. The number of incidents like this seems to be spiking lately, and it's likely that one of the popular offers is involved.

[quote4e469f98b9="KeithA"][quote4e469f98b9="stueybaby17"]I'm gonna find out all the offers I've done and post them here when I get a chance. I'm a little busy right now, but I'll let everybody know.[/quote4e469f98b9]

Please do ASAP. The number of incidents like this seems to be spiking lately, and it's likely that one of the popular offers is involved.[/quote4e469f98b9]
Yeah, this is definately a problem. One new member PM'ed me today about a trade but told me her identity got stolen too. We should try to form a list to figure out what offers people did in common. Just because some people didn't have a problem with a certain offer, we shouldn't count that offer out either.

spaceboy post the offers you did..

It happened to me right after these offers. They are also the offers that I trust the least.
Shopping Essentials
Gotta Play
Passport to Fun
Home Reward

I've also signed up earlier at these sites. But I think these are probably not the problem. And they were a few weeks ago.
Video Professor
Blockbuster
Stamps.com
True

There it is again...don't know if it means anything...but Gotta Play has been done by every person who is complaining about this...I completed Shopping Essentials, Passport to Fun, and Home Reward and never had any problems...which doesn't mean anything also....But it's interesting that Gotta Play is always a common offer...

[quote543bab5194="Hunter_82"]There it is again...don't know if it means anything...but Gotta Play has been done by every person who is complaining about this...I completed Shopping Essentials, Passport to Fun, and Home Reward and never had any problems...which doesn't mean anything also....But it's interesting that Gotta Play is always a common offer...[/quote543bab5194]

I have done all of the above and have not had a problem........... which doesn't really mean anything, but still............

Laurel

[quoteb48d665ec6="stueybaby17"]It happened to me right after these offers. They are also the offers that I trust the least.
Shopping Essentials
Gotta Play
Passport to Fun
Home Reward

I've also signed up earlier at these sites. But I think these are probably not the problem. And they were a few weeks ago.
Video Professor
Blockbuster
Stamps.com
True[/quoteb48d665ec6]

The first set of offers listed has three Trilegiant offers (SE, PTF, HR) and the other is a Paycom offer I believe.

I've done offers from both of those companies in the past and never had any kind of problem like this and I regard(ed) them to be some of the more legit companies.

[quote822301459b="stueybaby17"]It happened to me right after these offers. They are also the offers that I trust the least.
Shopping Essentials
Gotta Play
Passport to Fun
Home Reward

I've also signed up earlier at these sites. But I think these are probably not the problem. And they were a few weeks ago.
Video Professor
Blockbuster
Stamps.com
True[/quote822301459b]



i never had a problem with any of them, thats so wierd tho that you say it was from one of them

Atleast 2 users at ReferralSwapper, and 2 users at A4F (total of 4 diffrent users, 1 the only offer they did was gotaplay) posted their credit cards have been charged at weird plasers, after doing gotaplay

[quotea4173230aa="wfhsteve"]I did gottaplay about 4 weeks ago then 1 week ago today found a mysterious $300 charge on my bank account from bananarepublic. The next day I called bananarepublic and found out that my debit card number was used to make this purchase! I've never shopped there and had them cancel the order then cancelled my debit card.[/quotea4173230aa]

[quotea4173230aa="Princess_Poohs"]I was trying to use my credit card to get gas today & it was declined. I called my bank to see what the deal was, and they had a hold on my account b/c they needed to "verify recent transactions". I thought it was just the recent, like, $1 things for free trials I've been doing for the offers, but apparently RadioShack.com tried to do a transaction for $1121.04, and DiscoveryChannel.com for $351.74, neither of which I had any knowledge of). Thankfully both were declined b/c I didn't have the available credit (!) but I'm really absolutely freaked out now. I don't know what to do[/quotea4173230aa]

[quotea4173230aa="ponydux224"][quotea4173230aa="NextLevel"]princess did you do gottaplay?[/quotea4173230aa]


Yep, she did gottaplay thru apple.v-bux[/quotea4173230aa]

Instead of using a prepaid card, you can also use Citi, Discover, and paypal virtual, all are generated online.

[quote182bcbd167="gmario"][quote182bcbd167="stueybaby17"]It happened to me right after these offers. They are also the offers that I trust the least.
Shopping Essentials
Gotta Play
Passport to Fun
Home Reward

I've also signed up earlier at these sites. But I think these are probably not the problem. And they were a few weeks ago.
Video Professor
Blockbuster
Stamps.com
True[/quote182bcbd167]


i never had a problem with any of them, thats so wierd tho that you say it was from one of them[/quote182bcbd167]

They were the ONLY things I've used my credit card for since the last time my account was stolen. Havn't even used it at a store in person.

actually my bad at home rewards is the only i have not done of what you listed but i find it odd that all this is happening to often now (

My Debit Card number, same thing, and everything. This all just happened in the past week. all together.........1800.00. store.palm, letstalk.com, I had to file a police report and stuff. it sucks.

http//forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=54832

It is very possible that those of you this is happening with might have keyloggers on your computers. Update your antivirus and firewalls. Also run a virus scan right away!

I know many sites suggest you turn off your antivirus and or firewall to do offers. If you ARE doing this you should NOT!

Also use roboform or something like that so you are not keying in your information all the time!

Or put your info into word and save it. Then when you do offers copy and paste the info into the offers!

Hope this helps.

Blessings

lekrtk00

the same thing happened to a lot of us on here....
at the same stores also (cbs sports store) or something like that
and also at (bed, bath, & beyond)

they tried to get me for 2000 but my credit card company called
first...

we somehow tracked it down and it seemed that everyone of us
had (GottaPlay) in common. they said that there was a security
breach or something.... i think that was the verdict. just be
careful with your info, or you'll get screwed big time...

[quote27006dc045="jlr1981"]the same thing happened to a lot of us on here....
at the same stores also (cbs sports store) or something like that
and also at (bed, bath, & beyond)

they tried to get me for 2000 but my credit card company called
first...

we somehow tracked it down and it seemed that everyone of us
had (GottaPlay) in common. they said that there was a security
breach or something.... i think that was the verdict. just be
careful with your info, or you'll get screwed big time...[/quote27006dc045]
Yeah gotta play admitted to having a security breach.