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Re: Credit card cloned?

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Ozix wrote:
> So the bank blocked my credit card. It used at point of sale on 
> opposite sides of the continent on same day, which was suspicious. 
> Also used to sign up for Amazon Prime. Point of sale would imply a 
> physical card, would it not? I presume a card skimmer was used. Do 
> they sell the digital info on dark web, so anybody with machine can 
> make a card? I carry the card in metal wallet to prevent RF scanners.
> Anyway, I don't use credit card that much, I used cash for anything 
> under $100. I never click on phishing link, I delete those things 
> straight away. And for online shopping, I do that through linux 
> instead of Windows PC.

If someone used you card to sign up for Prime, then that should reveal 
the person who used it

-- 
Linux Mint 22.1

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