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Did anyone else run into fraudulent charges from sponsored deals?

I tried to purchase from one of the sponsored deals, and I got a call from my bank saying someone had charged over $500 on some airline company. Please advise and if you have experienced similar problems, let us join together with pitchforks and whatnot.

by mrlasax
asked 6 months ago

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Any online shopping carries with it potential dangers, but they can be mitigated for the most part. Please take a look at this link to avoid possible issues in the future: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-card-fraud-and-online-shopping-1282.php

thefenst
6 months ago

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do you remember which company it was you ordered from?

flashkill
6 months ago

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Rather than focusing on a single company, it is better to consider all of ones online activity when one believes they have been victimized in this manner.

While we edited the OP to prevent unnecessary harm to the alleged vendor, we did notify them that the question had been asked. They are looking into it.

All told.

jumbowoot
6 months ago

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The vast majority of credit/debit card fraud is the result of a massive data theft from a payment processing company rather than a single company's employee swiping whatever info he can get.

For information on one such major incident, check here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/magazine/14Hacker-t.html?scp=31&sq=heartland%20payment%20systems&st=cse

magic cave
6 months ago

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After buying on woot.com my card was fraudulently charged twice; once from National Express in England, and another time from Continental Airlines. Had to cancel my credit card to prevent further problems.

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