• From: A black hole in deep space
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Some a hole hacked my credit card account number and purchased over 600 dollars worth of services but my bank security was on the ball and stopped all but ten dollars which I have to file a dispute form so they can go after this thief I just finished taking a sissors to my master card it will take a week to 10 days for a new one so it looks like I will be useing cash or writing a check  at least it looks like it will turn out ok,they recomended to scan my pc for any viruses so thats the plan hopefully it will be enough.

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Iam really sorry to hear that russell,people like that should be hung up by there B___'S. I avoid buying things from the net ,this is why.

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Bad news Russ, you are lucky to only have to fight for $10.00.

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I hate thieves with the heat of a thousand suns.

Someday we'll win this thing...

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That happens to me once or twice a year. Once the dispute is over you will be fine. I hope it was an American express card. They are the best with fraud resolution

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Russell..  Its just awful when something like this happens..   thankfully, you're bank is taking care of most of it..  My house was broken in to a couple of years back..  these theives even stole my Fed Tax return check.  Such a hassle and such a violation..  they also stole a Squier elec guitar and Fender amp that they had to schlep up from my basement.. all the while my Martin hd28 was sitting there and they left it..  thankfully. 
Good luck with everything..  Deb

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Visa called me up several months ago as a heads up because someone was using my Visa number in the Bronx, of all places.  It appears they were testing the card and had only made small withdrawals before it came to light.  I was not charged a thing and I ordered a new card.  A big thhanks to Visa for keeping watch over their customers.  It will only get worse, I fear.

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That stinks.  Sorry it happened to so many of you.

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This has occured a few times to me in the past I always trust my bank they have been around quite a while and have settled past disputes in my favor,there security is top notch all of the charges originated in the UK or there abouts and they stopped it cold and called me imediatly this will not deter me from using my credit card but I will stick with sites like Amazon and Musicians friend as I do have a Walmart card to purchase anything else.I did watch a documentry on methods thieves use to hack they sit in there cars with computers and intercept the credit card transations as there made at the stores but as soon as this is blocked another scam pops up next we will have to have a retna scan or fingerprint id to make a purchase to paraphrase Patton "oh how I hate the 21st century" (but not really lol ) life go's on oblah dee oblah da
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I use a VISA check card that's tied to an account that I only keep a few hundred bucks in.  If thieves get that number, they're limited to the amount of cash I put in it.  There's no overdraft protection on that account.  If there's no money, the sale is declined. 

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Speaking of unwanted intrusions,Skype came online as I was on Chordie a few minutes ago and tried to sell me online security and a scan of my pc there I was without a shirt and my webcam displayed me in all of my flabby glory needless to say I deleted Skype and that will not occur again this must be my month for BS.

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You dont need to deleat skype,, just set it to only come on when you click it,, remove the tab for "start skype with my computer" Under the settings tab.  You can do that to a lot of programs and your puter will also boot up faster.

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to late Skype is history,I can always video chat with gmail google talk or facebook and there is a option on my Logitech C920 to video chat I just have to invite someone Skype made me feel violated like big brother from Orwells 1984.

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You dont need to deleat skype,, just set it to only come on when you click it,, remove the tab for "start skype with my computer" Under the settings tab.  You can do that to a lot of programs and your puter will also boot up faster.

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Russell_Harding wrote:

Speaking of unwanted intrusions,Skype came online as I was on Chordie a few minutes ago and tried to sell me online security and a scan of my pc there I was without a shirt and my webcam displayed me in all of my flabby glory needless to say I deleted Skype and that will not occur again this must be my month for BS.

Is that the one where Skype just pops up ringing with an imprtant message or something.  I always decline that one.  Something about emergency maintenance.

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bensonp wrote:
Russell_Harding wrote:

Speaking of unwanted intrusions,Skype came online as I was on Chordie a few minutes ago and tried to sell me online security and a scan of my pc there I was without a shirt and my webcam displayed me in all of my flabby glory needless to say I deleted Skype and that will not occur again this must be my month for BS.

Is that the one where Skype just pops up ringing with an imprtant message or something.  I always decline that one.  Something about emergency maintenance.

I get a periodic message from my anti-virus that it has blocked a questionable link from Skype.  It must be these sorts of things that its blocking because other than the message, I've never had anything like that from Skype.

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Perhaps I'm being overly cautious but since my credit card was hacked I am taking no chances,who knows if some unseeing monitoring isnt recording your browsing and purchasing,credit card information the internet swings both ways.This could be a paranoid reaction perhaps...but then perhaps not.

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Can't blame you Russell.  Not a lick.

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Russell you have every right too be overly cautious,I would be too.   ,you feel like you have been violated. I had a car stolen from my house some years ago in broad daylight (5pm) I was only 30 feet away from it. I felt pretty dumb as I had left the keys in it. I was lucky they found it the next day,the thieves only took it too joyride in,but they ran it out of gas and stole my tools that were in it.

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