A skim, or a scam
@GardenGerty (170601)
United States
September 15, 2026 6:42pm CST
We do not know which it was for sure. I thought it was a scam through my Amazon account, but then a couple of other charges showed up at Best Buy, in Richfield, Minnesota. The banker said it likely could be that my card got caught by a skimmer.
I have been buying lots of gasoline at places out of my usual. It surely could be a skimmer.
Whoever/whatever it was, someone purchased over $1000 worth of gift cards.
Amazon sort of alerted me, but not really. It was enough, however, to put me on alert. They refuse gift card purchases over a certain limit per day.
I immediately took my debit card off my Amazon account. That was Saturday. I talked to Amazon, they said to contact the bank.
Banks are closed on the weekend. I called the bank that is home to my debit card yesterday. Of course they closed it down completely. There were pending charges on Amazon. I was told to let those clear and the go to the bank, fill out fraud paperwork and dispute all the fraudulent charges. It was the banker that noted the Best Buy charges in Minnesota.
So I arrived home with a new debit card, with a new pin number, new expiration date and new CVV. Just in time to go to the computer for a power outage.
We are in a full-fledged thunderstorm right now. I need to get off the computer.
Have a great evening.
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@Ineeddentures (44594)
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9h
It must be quite scary when it happens Judy
I would panic
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@Ineeddentures (44594)
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9h
I knew I would read something really interesting and it would annoy Yvonne
What's a skimmer?
How does it happen?
Hope you get all the money back?
Now I must go and get back to our vacation
Be back next week lol
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@dfollin (27415)
• United States
6h
I have my account with a credit union that I can call with fraudulant charges 24/7. They also call me.
One time 10:00 PM my phone rang and I looked at the caller ID to see it was my credit union. I answered and was informed that they saw a suspicious transaction. An order for $163 of pet supplies! I laughed and said, now you know why I don't have a pet, cost too much!
One time 10:00 PM my phone rang and I looked at the caller ID to see it was my credit union. I answered and was informed that they saw a suspicious transaction. An order for $163 of pet supplies! I laughed and said, now you know why I don't have a pet, cost too much!1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (212807)
• United States
8h
That happened to me around Christmas Took forever to get it sorted with the bank. You were lucky
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@JudyEv (388247)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I haven't heard the term 'skimmer' before. What a nuisance when you have to change cards.
@MoonMaa (726)
• United States
5h
I know you are happy that you got that all sorted out. Capital One has a credtit card where you can make virtual credit cards using a different number than your real one. So, if someone gets your card number they won't get your real one. I sent my mom the link to get her one, because she also had someone purchase items on her credit card.
@nawala123 (23181)
• Indonesia
6h
modern crimes. i watched some video on youtube, they do the crime from certain countries
@MarieCoyle (63018)
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9h
Oh, what a snarl. I am sorry that happened. My debit card was hacked once some time ago, would you believe by a gas station clerk....he hacked a number of cards in one day and got arrested. It's such a mess when that happens.
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