topic Re: My Amex BCE Got HIT Again!!!!! in Credit Cards

My Amex BCE Got HIT Again!!!!!

Ron1 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:01:32 GMT

I received a call and a fraud alert email from Amex. They told me to call 1-800-824-9289 to confirm charges. I also checked online someone charge $2700 merchandise from Woot.com on Dec 26 and Dec 27. That I didn't buy. Right now, I'm on the phone with Amex. I requested to change the whole account number instead of last 5 digit card no. They hit this account every 2 years.
To all, watch closely your account activity and statement. Crooks also went on shopping spree.

Ron.

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Anonymous — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:06:34 GMT

That's terrible! OMG! I can't believe you got hit twice! I am glad that it was your CC and not your debit card though.

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Ron1 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:10:19 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
That's terrible! OMG! I can't believe you got hit twice! I am glad that it was your CC and not your debit card though.

My BCE got hit three to four times in the past. Amex only changed last five digit number of card number instead of the whole account number. This time, I requested to change the whole thing to avoid same situation.

Ron.

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jsucool76 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:15:16 GMT

Sorry to hear that. I do love woot.com though, great site.

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SisterGirl — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:21:47 GMT

Sorry that happened, but I've been down that road before also. They changed my ENTIRE account number instead of just a replacement card, because I "insisted" on it.

SisterGirl

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Ron1 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:24:37 GMT

I like woot.com. I bought a lot of stuff from them. They got a good deals. It is not their fault. I still buy stuff from them.

Ron.

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GoldenloveNY — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:28:32 GMT

OMG..This is terrible. This is why I log in to my account about five times a day...call me paranoid, but whatever....lol.

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Ron1 — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:30:06 GMT

By the way, this card was hit when the card was Amex Blue. They hit twice. Later, I converted into Blue Cash and they hit twice. Crooks knows how the Amex card number system works.

Ron.

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Anonymous — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:49:48 GMT

This is exactly why on a lot of my cards I get a text alert as soon as my card is used, that way its a little quicker to cancel a card if it happens, however lucklily no one is responsinble for fraudelent purchases

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Repo-ed — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:31:44 GMT

^^^smart

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j_casteel — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:13:57 GMT

bastids!!

sorry that happened to you.

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Ron1 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:28:07 GMT

That's ok. It happened to me a couple of times in the past couple of years. I didn't have to pay any money. It is a hassle. No big deal.

Ron.

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Anonymous — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:38:26 GMT

That sucks.

If it is happening so many times, then I want to say that something about you is going on. Do you have strong passwords on your online accounts? Do you change your passwords every so often? Do you have a computer/cell phone/ipad virus? Have you done a clean sweep of your computer and devices? Do you have the same password for all of your accounts? Did you give facebook or an app some sort of permission to invade your privacy thus making you more susceptible? Do you think it can be someone you know or someone who has access to your accounts?

If this keeps happening to you over and over (didn't you also have a problem with USAA too? Or am i thinking of another poster?) then I would say that this is like flipping a coin and having it land on heads everytime. Either you are very unlucky (probability speaking) or your security isn't up to par stop hackers.

Re: My Amex BCE Got HIT Again!!!!!

Ron1 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:45:37 GMT

I don't have any facebook. I have strong password. I think they used some sort of card number generator. I had problems with USAA credit cards when they first issued the cards. After they changed it, I don't any problem any more. I don't let any one to access all my account.s The crooks always hit with that one. Not any other Amex cards I have. I didn't loss any money. No one lost anything. They need to send a new card.

By the way, it has been over two years since the last hit. It is not too bad.

Ron.

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nicholasyud — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:16:26 GMT

Seem like your computer or your device got hack.......

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Anonymous — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:27:03 GMT

Text message alerts are fantastic! I would set them up now OP. So sorry this happened again.

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steve23111 — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 04:07:36 GMT

What I want to know is how the hell do you spend $2700 on Woot.com?

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Epcot — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 04:43:16 GMT

Wow.. sorry to hear!