just got a call from Visa Fraud Protection

[whiskeytown]

Apparently, purchasing a plane ticket, online membership to a website thru CC Bill, and musical instrument books within 24 hrs flags your account.

but I did do all that....LOL

RB

[Schneids]

Happened to me too once when I put $600 into Stars.

Happened another time when I bought plane tickets online.

[astroglide]

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online membership to a website thru CC Bill

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ok, which porn site was it?

[whiskeytown]

damn good call - I was just gonna leave it CCBill /images/graemlins/grin.gif

RB

[JGalt]

Well which site? /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[pshreck]

I get calls like this all the time.

If I spend anywhere over 300+ in slightly random purchases, I get called. Happened maybe 5 or 6 times last year.

[Porcupine]

My favorite was when I called Visa from my hotel room in Vegas to find out why my account was locked and found it was because "someone had bought airline tickets to Vegas and booked a hotel in Vegas on my card". I was going to Vegas twice a year at the time, so my card history would have shown this.

I said, it can't be that rare that buy airline tickets online and pay for a hotel room. They explained that they had had tried to contact me at home to verify, but hadn't been able to. I went smart ass on them, suggesting that the airline tickets and hotel charges were a clue that perhaps I wasn't at home.

They explained it was just a preca

[RunDownHouse]

When I was living in Europe, my card was unexpectedly locked, and also cancelled. Why they waited until the charges had piled up for months I don't know, but the explanation I got was actually that it was my fault, since I had failed to call my friendly local VISA people that I would be in Europe. I don't mind getting the fraud calls as it makes me feel like they're paying attention, but that was a bit ridiculous. A huge hassle as well to get another one out to me in Germany.

[DangerGoodson]

Happened to me on Thursday. I guess they never heard of Spring Break. Apparently lunch in Vegas, dinner in Cincy, and Wendy's in Minnesota set them off.

[Oski]

I got a call in October of 2003 - my CC statement showed that $3,000 in computer gear was purchased in Los Angeles and SHIPPED to Minnesota.

This time, they got it right. I was sent an affidavit to fill out explaining I did not make those purchases.

The purchases were made on the internet with a card I ONLY USE ON THE INTERNET. Hmmm. The only places I used that card were

1. Amazon.com;
2. Dell Computer;
3. Poker sites;

I was told that the card account had been hacked and the registered e-mail had been changed one-week prior to the purchase.