Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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Just checked my bank account and I've got quite a scattering of small amounts of transactions that I don't know what they are.
Small amounts of jackpot joy and scratch card companies. None of these I use...
Has my card been cloned?
I noticed these started since the weekend (which was a night I was quite drunk on).
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Lawrah
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phone the bank.
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adiohead
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sounds like you've been frauded
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willay
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Originally posted by Paul_J
Just checked my bank account and I've got quite a scattering of small amounts of transactions that I don't know what they are.
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I noticed these started since the weekend (which was a night I was quite drunk on).
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ssj_kakarot
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yup phone bank, cancel card and get a new one and change pin.
probs been cloned, scammers usually try a few items for a small ammount of cash, then if thats not detected they try a larger ammount and so forth
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a_j_mair
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check your net history folder 
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Pablo
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Why would u post that on here before ringing the bank lol
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Paul_J
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Originally posted by Pablo
Why would u post that on here before ringing the bank lol
Because I'm at work.
I can use the net, but can't really make personal calls.
Plus I'm afraid that I made all the transactions when I was drunk or something.
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Toby
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Yeah they spend a couple of quid to test the water then boom empty your account
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Twiggy
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Originally posted by Toby
Yeah they spend a couple of quid to test the water then boom empty your account
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DannyB
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Yep, get it sorted ASAP. They take small amounts on a regular basis to see if it goes unnoticed, then they will take a big amount out as said above, it happened to me but I caught it in time.
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pow
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Fuck the not making personal calls, I'd have been on the phone when I'd first noticed it!
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
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Originally posted by Pablo
Why would u post that on here before ringing the bank lol
Because I'm at work.
I can use the net, but can't really make personal calls.
Plus I'm afraid that I made all the transactions when I was drunk or something.
You would remember if you done it.
And if you were that bad that you cant remember,then you probably wouldnt have been able to put the correct details in when signing up to online gambling.
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Pablo
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
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Originally posted by Pablo
Why would u post that on here before ringing the bank lol
Because I'm at work.
I can use the net, but can't really make personal calls.
Plus I'm afraid that I made all the transactions when I was drunk or something.
Bullshit, person calls and fraud two very different things lol
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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I checked it again today and a few more on there 
Just rang up and they cancelled my card. Only problem is that I now have no card on me My credit card is at my flat.
Thing is, I had gone out on a night out last weekend, turned a bit messy at points. I do remember picking up my cards at one point.
All these transactions have been made online, so no need to know my pin - only need the 3 digits on the back. So anotherwords someone found my card, picked it up and wrote the details down and then left it for me to pick back up or something (as I still have my card now).
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adiohead
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They probably took a picture of it using their iPhone4
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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make a youtube video about preventing credit/debit card scamming 
in all seriousness, it's nothing to worry about, you'll get the money back.
my debit card got cloned and someone in canada bought phone credit with it.
they can find out where these transactions have been made and prosecute the culprits pretty easily nowadays.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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and this is where having a password to buy stuff online comes in handy.
natwest offers the service, not sure about other banks.
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Kurt
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The natwest one is a pain in the arse, half the time stops me spending my money
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Kano
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Yeh my RBS account does the password check. Pain in the arse but stops this sort of hassle I suppose.
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