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wifi4milez
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| Re: heard about it Thats not really a fair thing to say! Contrary to what YOU may believe a large percentage of credit card fraud is NOT due to people giving it out during phishing scams. You should really read the news before making broad comments like that. The real culprits are large, legit companies who have a lack of security on their servers. Thieves hack into the databases of everyday companies and then steal the customer data. This data includes personal details such as credit cards, birth days, and in some cases SS numbers. Look at the Paris Hilton thing if you dont believe me! These thieves then use this stolen information in scams like the one this thread is based on. While there are literally thousands or morons out there who do give up their CC information to fake websites, identity theft can happen to anyone, anywhere. I considered myself bulletproof when it came to my identity. That was before I had it stolen. To this day when I purchase products online I still click on the "contact us" link so I can get the companies phone number and then I call the order in. I was lucky that the "only" thing that happened was some kid(?) signed up for Columbia Music House and received some free CD's for about a year. I promptly called my CC company as soon as I found out about it, and then after 5 months I finally got my money back. It was a hassle, and they refuse to give me any information about the person who did it. The bottom line is that IDENTITY THEFT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE, NO MATTER HOW TECHNICALLY SAVVY THEY ARE. Report these scumbags and lets send them all to jail. What people really should do is rally together and make corporations who "lose" your data take responsibility.
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rewket
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Longueuil, QC | Re: heard about it ok i didnt read it whole because you obviously know NOTHING about carding
carders do get their cc's from smaller companies, ALL OF THEM
all they do with big companies is scam them (paypal/ebay) | |
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wifi4milez
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| Re: heard about it said by rewket  :ok i didnt read it whole because you obviously know NOTHING about carding carders do get their cc's from smaller companies, ALL OF THEM all they do with big companies is scam them (paypal/ebay) WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN??? If you want to start out by insulting everyone who has had their identity stolen thats one thing. At least learn how to SPEAK AND WRITE IN ENGLISH so that you meaningless point makes sense.
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Combat Chuck
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1 edit | said by wifi4milez :To this day when I purchase products online I still click on the "contact us" link so I can get the companies phone number and then I call the order in. You do know that that isn't going to prevent someone from hacking the companies databases and stealing your credit card, right? Read Jason Levine 's post below for why. I'll only add that many, if not most, companies call center employees are just entering an order for you over on the very same website you could of ordered on yourself, or they're using a frontend that does the exact same thing.
Back several years ago when purchasing thing over the web was just getting started; I remember reading an article where they were asking some expert (it was the head of the fraud department at visa if I remember correctly) if ordering over the web was safe; he replied that if the site was using proper encryption that it was actually safer because someone wanting to steal your card would have to work a lot harder to get your CC number than the employee you were giving the number to or the person with the scanner listening in if your calling in on a cordless.
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simplykristi
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Metro KC | Re: heard about it It does not matter if you purchase online or offline... Anyone is a target for identity theft.
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| My credit card and personal info was stolen by hackers, for a ticket purchase I made at a theatre box office IN PERSON over 6 years ago. How did my credit card info get online? The Georgia Institute of Technology theatre department put all their credit card transactions, whether done online, by phone or in person, on an unsecured server that was accessible through the internet, and hackers got over 30,000 records. You'd think an institute like GA Tech, who teaches this stuff, would be on the forefront of security & technology. NOT!
For those who think credit card fraud is the fault of the cardholder, think again. I think it should be illegal to put someones information online from a transaction that was done in person or via the mail. I had no idea my information was on a server somewhere, especially for a transaction that was done so long ago. | |
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