tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post8763134533417500422..comments2023-12-23T02:16:43.463-08:00Comments on "Rational Preparedness" : The Blog: Fraud AlertJaneofVirginiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-22073356171274160792012-11-25T19:30:50.949-08:002012-11-25T19:30:50.949-08:00Lotta Joy, Something very similar happened to me...Lotta Joy, Something very similar happened to me two years ago, and the bank caught it. Someone in Europe attempted to charge some large and unusual items and the bank blocked it and changed my number. Now it's happened again. I am very careful, but two years ago, they said that the machines which read credit cards can be set to download the information to the unscrupulous, so this is probably what happened.<br /> I thought that Lifelock was expensive for a recurring expense, and there are errors on my credit report anyway, which I had planned simply to leave there. I should consider Lifelock, especially with my name out there now on books. Someone might think I have some money rather than medical bills and kids in college !JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-8139409687868067182012-11-25T16:22:15.414-08:002012-11-25T16:22:15.414-08:00You got me worried (that's what friends are fo...You got me worried (that's what friends are for) and I called the number on the back of my card and asked if THEY had tried to reach US. Whew. It WAS the credit card company, but now Stud realizes he should NEVER give out the security number. <br /><br />Lifelock protects you AFTER the horse has left the barn. At least that's all they could do when I signed up with them five years ago. I then promptly dropped them. <br /><br />Maybe in 2013 they have more to offer.<br /><br />lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-3828880092136387492012-11-25T14:18:51.955-08:002012-11-25T14:18:51.955-08:00I'm so sorry, Lotta Joy, It is such an annoy...I'm so sorry, Lotta Joy, It is such an annoyance and a violation too. Now we are not sure how the information was breached and what we did wrong. I had the last number memorized, and I'd had it for two years. <br /> I am thinking I should look into Lifelock, although I hadn't wanted to spend the money.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-75995121821239081742012-11-25T14:15:20.194-08:002012-11-25T14:15:20.194-08:00Anne, I think I need to revise my hiding place. I...Anne, I think I need to revise my hiding place. IT was TOO inaccessible. In the end, my husband paid for todays things and I agreed to return the money for this in cash, during the week.JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-50625266737788661092012-11-25T12:50:05.056-08:002012-11-25T12:50:05.056-08:00As I mentioned on my post today, the very same thi...As I mentioned on my post today, the very same thing happened to me on Wednesday. I had been using my card with no problem, then it got declined at the next store and we had a message on our answering machine to call the credit company immediately. I was leery of calling the number that was given on our answering machine, preferring to use the one on the card. SADLY Stud is a trusting soul and returned the call. While I was hopping up and down when HE gave OUR security number, I am still hoping it was legitimate. lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185219031783989911.post-73006156376266457552012-11-25T12:13:38.013-08:002012-11-25T12:13:38.013-08:00What a drag! This has happened to me. That is wh...What a drag! This has happened to me. That is why I always keep emergency cash at home (in a hard to access location to prevent temptation to spend unnecessarily).Anne Ollamhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14291066105776540723noreply@blogger.com