think i got scammed this weekend. LOL

[WhyMe]

So got an email for a website offering $399 pressure washers for $69. yeah i thought it was too good to be true , but hey why not. if its true i get a washer for cheap. if not then i am protected . So i checked status this morning and the website is gone.

i am not too concerned as my credit card will protect me. i am curious if how these things work. So you send them money and they don't send you product and disappear. ok most people are protected. the banks will do a charge back.

So in this scam do they take the money and run and the bank can never catch them?

 

[RW1]

Good chance they were doing it to capture your CC information. They just harvest a bunch of CC info and disappear. It's then sold on the dark web. Watch your CC. You might start seeing some $1 charges from random locations.

 

[MoneyJohn]

Originally Posted by RW1
Good chance they were doing it to capture your CC information. They just harvest a bunch of CC info and disappear. It's then sold on the dark web. Watch your CC. You might start seeing some $1 charges from random locations.

+1.
From my own experience, I would call up the bank, file a fraud claim, get a new card (with a new number). It is too much hassle to keep track of small transactions. (after my card was copied somewhere, someone booked a last-minute ticket from CA to VA on American. Made a purchase in Walmart, small ebay purchases of less than a $ (in a span of 3 to 4 hours). I think I even posted about it here.

 

[Leo99]

Originally Posted by MoneyJohn
Originally Posted by RW1
Good chance they were doing it to capture your CC information. They just harvest a bunch of CC info and disappear. It's then sold on the dark web. Watch your CC. You might start seeing some $1 charges from random locations.

+1.
From my own experience, I would call up the bank, file a fraud claim, get a new card (with a new number). It is too much hassle to keep track of small transactions. (after my card was copied somewhere, someone booked a last-minute ticket from CA to VA on American. Made a purchase in Walmart, small ebay purchases of less than a $ (in a span of 3 to 4 hours). I think I even posted about it here.



I agree. Shut the card off and get a new one. The scammers are smart. They might wait a year before using your card. Just when you think it's safe and nothing bad happened.

 

[sloinker]

Use PayPal to insulate your credit card info in the future.

 

[PimTac]

Originally Posted by WhyMe
So got an email for a website offering $399 pressure washers for $69. yeah i thought it was too good to be true , but hey why not. if its true i get a washer for cheap. if not then i am protected . So i checked status this morning and the website is gone.

i am not too concerned as my credit card will protect me. i am curious if how these things work. So you send them money and they don't send you product and disappear. ok most people are protected. the banks will do a charge back.

So in this scam do they take the money and run and the bank can never catch them?





Geez.

 

[csandste]

Got contacted a couple years ago from Visa regarding simultaneous charges from Coney Island and the Detroit airport. To the minute which sort of flagged things. Had a new card with a new number within three days. Had online access to my old account. No big deal. Let them know ASAP.

 

[WhyMe]

Originally Posted by sloinker
Use PayPal to insulate your credit card info in the future.


that's what i did. i double wrapped it just in case

 

[PimTac]

Originally Posted by WhyMe
Originally Posted by sloinker
Use PayPal to insulate your credit card info in the future.


that's what i did. i double wrapped it just in case




Posting while influenced is not smart.

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[Greggy_D]

I agree with the other fellas. Close that card pronto and get a new card number issued.