A couple of months ago, my VISA notified me that someone in Turkey was trying to purchase round trip airline tickets to Dubai — using my number. They stopped the transaction.
However, they also cancelled my number and issued a new card — which took a few days to arrive.
This all happened during the end of the month cycle. I use the card to auto pay utilities and cable to rack up reward points. They had the old number and would not let me switch out, until they processed the bills — which bounced.
It was hassle. I got hit with late fees and had to cancel the original auto pay and re-sign with the new card number.
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“I got hit with late fees and had to cancel the original auto pay and re-sign with the new card number.”
Didn’t learn much from it, I see.
Last year someone in Asia was purchasing computers using our credit card (credit union)....after a couple of months we got it all figured out, but doesn’t make me too comfortable.