Got an automated call from Chase today.
Apparently, "I" made a $350 donation to a political campaign this morning, and the transaction was denied. They wanted me to verify if it was legitimate or not.
I called them back, and they said it was a donation for " Friends of Ted Cruz" or something to that efffect. OH HELL NO, complete fraud.
They wanted to know if I still had my card- yes. They wanted to know if they chip was still there- yep. No idea how this happened. So they cancelled my card, and are sending me a new one.
This is just a PSA- look at your statement for political contributions- you may be surpised who you're contributing to.. lol..
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@ficonightmare wrote:Got an automated call from Chase today.
Apparently, "I" made a $350 donation to a political campaign this morning, and the transaction was denied. They wanted me to verify if it was legitimate or not.
I called them back, and they said it was a donation for " Friends of Ted Cruz" or something to that efffect. OH HELL NO, complete fraud.
They wanted to know if I still had my card- yes. They wanted to know if they chip was still there- yep. No idea how this happened. So they cancelled my card, and are sending me a new one.
This is just a PSA- look at your statement for political contributions- you may be surpised who you're contributing to.. lol..
Pfft why wait until your statement arrives... .I check my accounts daily anyways 
yeah.. no, I can't do that 
but i guess the political contribiution bull is prevalent right now.
What?
No, chip's still on the card, no sticker.
>>> They wanted to know if they chip was still there- yep.<<<
See Missing California, I told you this was happening. Why do you
think the CSR even asked? Just for her Health or to Hassle?
I'm not sure if it's a legitimate organization or not..
Either way, there's no way in hell I'd ever contribute anything to his campaign. You know, cause I'm from NY and have "NY Values"
@ficonightmare wrote:I'm not sure if it's a legitimate organization or not..
Either way, there's no way in hell I'd ever contribute anything to his campaign. You know, cause I'm from NY and have "NY Values"
shhhhh no politic discussions allowed here, mods are watching 
Well, there may be a tendency for these scammers to run a smal test transaction and measure the viability of the card. It could be a ruse by someone who otherwise would support another candidate, by creating negative press for the competitor candidate. All kinds of possibilities we won't fully understand, but a good example of the fraud monitoring, and the reasons to set up your communication options so the bank can ask these types of verification questions.
