Crumbs!

I got a call while I was out buying rice (something that we have to do regularly in this household). When I got back I listened to the message but it didn’t make much sense—it said that it was about my recent order, and I haven’t ordered from them in a long while. So, I called the number and it turns out that an order was placed for a Sony Vaio netbook using my debit card details, including the security number on the back. I never let my card out of my sight, so I am presuming that some online merchant has skimmed my card details and has either used them or sold them along. The merchant cancelled the order and, I think, will give back the money.

So I called my bank, got right through (oddly enough; usually it takes quite a while to get to talk to a person), and had a bit of trouble making myself understood to the nice lady in India. There were two held transactions on the account, one for

4 Responses to “Crumbs!”

  1. dhruv_dhody says:

    Ahhh PAINFUL!

    *Hugs*

  2. chrishansenhome says:

    Thanks. We are lucky to have reserves to draw on.

  3. pyrzqxgl says:

    I remember signing up for a credit card and then having the fraud department call me up saying someone had used it to buy a computer — before I had even received the card myself! At least it all went very smoothly with no trouble for me other than having to send in a letter.

  4. kinkythepanda says:

    Oh dear.. I won’t use my cards unnecessarily now lol