Fandom Card Issues 2/2012

StayingInTheBox · 02-03-2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by lildevilchick

That's an odd charge. Usually when someone gets your CC number, they go nuts and buy expensive crap all at once. A $1 charge all by itself is not something you usually see when someone has stolen your CC info. Unless it was someone just testing to see if it worked in the first place.

The only other time my CC was compromised was when TFsource had their shitstorm. The first charges I started noticing were $1 ITunes charges, which at the time I wasn't even using. Sure enough, 2 days after those charges came up I had a larger one for SPEED DATING.

Go figure ...

So I called it in this morning and canceled the card. I'll call my bank during lunch to explain the situation to them. I just warn everyone to be aware of their CC statement.

aprim · 02-03-2012, 09:21 AM

always starts witha 1 dollar charge..most of the time itunes.

alldarker · 02-03-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by aprim

always starts witha 1 dollar charge..most of the time itunes.

My card was recently tested with a $0.01 Yahoo Wallet charge (before TFCC pre-orders started!). But that was enough to set off my CC company's alarm flag, though.

DrunkSkunk · 02-03-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Welcome to the club. I got robbed for 1100 bucks the day after the first pre order debacle. Knocked me into overdraft. Still trying to get everything squared away with the bank. Still sitting in negative at the moment so I wasn't even able to score the figures. Fun Pub told me to contact them, so I sent an email two days ago politely explaining the situation as it happened WITHOUT pointing fingers or saying they were to blame (because honestly there's no definite proof that it had anything to do with TFCC), but they still haven't contacted me back. The entire situation is pretty lame.

I am having the same issue with funpub. I tried emailing them when I got my invoice (on monday) and have yet to hear from them. I woul call them but long distance charges would be insane. They certainly don't seem very professional. I do understand that they maybe very well swamped from the over-run orders, but come on, how long does it take to answer a simple email.

kibble · 02-03-2012, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Not really true.
In most cases I've seen or heard of, it usually starts with a small transaction to test the card, followed by a large transaction.
For example, my card was "tested" with a $10 transaction to Bed bath and Beyond, followed shortly by $833 to American airlines.

Q: HTF can't these people be easily caught if they're buying plane tickets or having shit mailed to them? I get in some cases they have the shit delivered to a random address and then swoop in and snag the goods at the door, but it still wouldn't be that hard to catch them in the act. Maybe if a little more effort was put into busting these fuhksticks and throwing the book at them, there might be a little more of a deterrent to committing these crimes in the first place.

TENIME_art · 02-03-2012, 09:55 AM

While the $1 "test charge" is completely true, gas stations also do that (at least the ones I frequent). Why? I don't know. But every time I get gas, I notice my "available balance" being only $1 shy, instead of the full amount I spent, until the transaction is finally logged.

EXAMPLE: I spend $30 on gas. Prior balance is $294. Instead of my available balance showing $264 (like it does with other transactions I make - like on Wednesday, my account was $117 less, even though it didn't show my transaction with FunPub yet), it only shows $293, then after a day or so, it finally drops to the $264 it should be, and shows the itemized deduction "SHELL MOBILE STATION DEBIT - $30" or whatever.

KillBot · 02-03-2012, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TENIME_art

While the $1 "test charge" is completely true, gas stations also do that (at least the ones I frequent). Why? I don't know. But every time I get gas, I notice my "available balance" being only $1 shy, instead of the full amount I spent, until the transaction is finally logged.

Gas stations do that because they don't know how much to charge until you are done filling up. The $1 charge is to make sure the card will work, then it will let you fill the tank. If you got the gas first, then the card doesn't work, they can't take the gas back like they would at a Wal-Mart checkout if your card didn't work. Of course, if you had a $2 available balance on your credit card then the gas station would be screwed.

I suppose a hacker might do that to verify a card works and possibly pass it along or use it later.

TENIME_art · 02-03-2012, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by KillBot

Gas stations do that because they don't know how much to charge until you are done filling up. The $1 charge is to make sure the card will work, then it will let you fill the tank. If you got the gas first, then the card doesn't work, they can't take the gas back like they would at a Wal-Mart checkout if your card didn't work. Of course, if you had a $2 available balance on your credit card then the gas station would be screwed.

And thanks for the "why." Makes sense. Not sure why I didn't consider that.

xanthax · 02-03-2012, 12:19 PM

So, going back and reading through the thread a few times to make sure, the suspicious charges are happening to the people who ordered on Monday, right?

KillBot · 02-03-2012, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lumpy

well, if you only had 2 bucks in your account, either your bank would charge you an overdraft fee, or something else would happen and you'd end up paying for it still somehow...

Well, yea, you would be stealing from the gas station. I imagine that is frowned upon.

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Originally Posted by xanthax

So, going back and reading through the thread a few times to make sure, the suspicious charges are happening to the people who ordered on Monday, right?

No, not just Monday. I joined the TFCC on Saturday and (coincidentally) my card info was stolen soon after.

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TENIME_art Ethically Challenged Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,147 Location: Chicagoland Area Collection Count: Not enough	While the $1 "test charge" is completely true, gas stations also do that (at least the ones I frequent). Why? I don't know. But every time I get gas, I notice my "available balance" being only $1 shy, instead of the full amount I spent, until the transaction is finally logged. EXAMPLE: I spend $30 on gas. Prior balance is $294. Instead of my available balance showing $264 (like it does with other transactions I make - like on Wednesday, my account was $117 less, even though it didn't show my transaction with FunPub yet), it only shows $293, then after a day or so, it finally drops to the $264 it should be, and shows the itemized deduction "SHELL MOBILE STATION DEBIT - $30" or whatever. For Sale: DC Universe Classics, 25th G.I. Joes Feedback

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aprim TFW2005 Supporter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,816 Location: NY Collection Count: No clue News Credits: 1	always starts witha 1 dollar charge..most of the time itunes.