[time-nuts] Chinese credit card fraud

[Graham / KE9H]

All:

To get hit with charges on your credit card from either China or Africa,
you do not have to have made purchase with your card there.

There are some groups in both those areas that are doing "brute force" 
search attacks
on credit card numbers.  They generate small charges, typically less 
than USD $2.00
against a large number of potential credit card numbers, then watch 
which ones are
paid or declined.

If paid, you may expect to see much larger charges hit your card two 
months or so, later.

So, watch for small inappropriate charges hitting your cards, it is 
likely these thieves
"pinging" for good account numbers.

Do not be tempted to do nothing, because the inappropriate charges are 
so small.
Much more interesting things will happen soon thereafter.

--- Graham / KE9H

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> On 3/16/2012 5:12 AM, Raj wrote:
>> Did you buy anything directly from China with your card ?
>>
>> Raj, vu2zap
>>