Guess What Woke Me Up this Morning!
@bagarad (14283)
Paso Robles, California
February 12, 2017 4:46am CST
I had intended to sleep late since I was up so late last night, but at 7 AM my bedside phone rang. I had forgotten to turn off the ringer, as I usually do. In my sleepy state, my mind wasn't working very quickly, and I probably blew my chance to catch a thief. (See my last discussion about my credit card number being hacked.)
Anyway, the man on the phone said he was making a delivery. (At 7 AM?) I said I hadn't ordered anything, but asked what he had. He had a chest freezer. I told him I didn't order one and it might be a fraudulent order. He said maybe he'd dialed wrong and hung up.
A chest freezer might have matched one of the purchase prices that appeared on my credit card charges. One charge at a furniture store was around $800. The Home Depot charges were about $250.
Maybe if I'd been fully awake I would have asked more questions. As it was, I answered a bladder call and went back to sleep -- until almost noon.
What might you have done in my situation if you knew the delivery might be going to a thief?
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
18 Feb 17
@bagarad I think you could have asked him to call after 5 minutes and when you take the call,could have found out more.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
20 Feb 17
@silvermist Then I doubt if he would have called me. Why would the thief have wanted to give himself away?
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
20 Feb 17
@bagarad What if he was not the real delivery man?
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@UmiNoor (4521)
• Malaysia
14 Feb 17
I've noticed that when I pay for my purchases using my debit card, the cashier never checks if the signature matches. Perhaps this is how credit card thieves get away with using other people's cards. My bank has now implemented a new system whereby we have to key in our pin number when making purchases at a cashier's counter. I think this will make it safer. And for local online purchases, we have to key in a TAC number that is sent to our cellphone number that is registered with the bank. And for international online purchases, we have to call the bank to request for the release of the funds.
Did you catch the person who had hacked your credit card?
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
12 Feb 17
I would have faced the consequences of not attending to my bladder call and followed that phoe call instead. Hope you have done that atleast after attending to your bladder call
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
12 Feb 17
@bagarad Hope you will unravel the mystery to ensure your card is protected fully.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
12 Feb 17
I did get the caller's number and name from my caller ID this morning. I'm just not sure what to do with it. It's probably the cell phone for the delivery man. Joss and Main doesn't sell freezers online, so it must have been purchased from Home Depot. I'm sure the credit card company will figure out who's at fault if the freezer was actually delivered to someone.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
12 Feb 17
That credit card account is closed, so no one can use that number again.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
12 Feb 17
I had a scam call yesterday about a fraudulent visa charge...they wanted my information....not happening...
These callers can be so brazen.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
12 Feb 17
Right. WE never give out credit card information or any other personal information over the phone unless we made the call and know whom we are talking to.
