East Level 2
Well-Known Member
Not online or phone scams but I've had three attempts at taking out a credit card in my name.
One attempt failed, the other two led to losses of around £6,000. One was covered by the credit card company and I only knew about it when I received a statement showing all the purchases; the total was reduced to zero with the word "fraud" added. The other was an inside job at the credit card company and was resolved with a couple of phone calls and some industrial language.
PS Never prove an in-house fraud problem to a financial institution as they get quite upset.
One attempt failed, the other two led to losses of around £6,000. One was covered by the credit card company and I only knew about it when I received a statement showing all the purchases; the total was reduced to zero with the word "fraud" added. The other was an inside job at the credit card company and was resolved with a couple of phone calls and some industrial language.
PS Never prove an in-house fraud problem to a financial institution as they get quite upset.