Re: Has your credit card number been compromised?

Newsgroups	comp.mobile.ipad
Subject	Re: Has your credit card number been compromised?
References	<1266570474355892563.671937bclark-es.co.nz@free.teranews.com> <jm9q71$j35$1@dont-email.me> <y9vcl3v16x.fsf@ethel.the.log> <0g5ho75jcsac6njjokqt3d65skinbkqkhc@4ax.com> <_cCdnVsAhNcvARXSnZ2dnUVZ_oydnZ2d@giganews.com>
From	Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com>
Organization	Rare
Date	2012-04-13 17:33 -0700
Message-ID	<pgk41jup7f.fsf@ethel.the.log> (permalink)

Show all headers | View raw

Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> writes:

> On 2012-04-13 17:10 , Carl Heinz wrote:
> > On 13 Apr 2012 13:14:46 -0700, Doug Anderson<ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I get genuine calls from my credit card company asking to verify
> >> charges they think are suspicious.  Usually the charges are
> >> legitimate, but not always.  They don't have to ask me for my card
> >> number, SS number or anything else to verify the charges.
> >
> > I tell the caller that I'll call back using the number I have for the card.
> 
> Exactly.  Been there.

That's a senible strategy of course (though it wouldn't work for
Erilar since he hangs up on them immediately).

But is it necessary?  What my credit card company does is identify
themselves and then asks if my name is indeed what it is, and then
asks me if I've the charge for amount $X at merchant Y is legitimate.

How does my answer to such a question give someone who _isn't_ my
credit card company any opportunity to scam me?

Thread

Has your credit card number been compromised? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-11 08:28 -0700
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-11 13:16 -0500
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2012-04-11 14:34 -0400
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-11 20:53 -0400
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? "Thomas R. Kettler" <tkettler@blownfuse.net> - 2012-04-11 22:43 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-11 23:17 -0400
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-11 23:24 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 14:22 -0400
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-12 17:28 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-13 07:43 +1000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:27 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2012-04-13 10:20 +1000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-13 02:51 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? bj <address_is@invalid.invalid> - 2012-04-12 21:08 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-13 02:51 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-13 02:51 +0000
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:23 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-12 21:25 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-13 04:30 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2012-04-14 00:05 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? News <News@Group.Posts> - 2012-04-14 10:08 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2012-04-15 19:43 +0000
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-12 17:30 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:24 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Wayne Marsh <waynegmarsh@mac.com> - 2012-04-22 13:17 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2012-04-23 10:16 +0800
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? *Hemidactylus* <ecphoric@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-22 22:52 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-23 08:25 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 07:29 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-23 00:19 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-23 09:08 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-23 08:30 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-23 08:28 -0500
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-23 18:36 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-04-23 07:57 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 09:13 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 14:33 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2012-04-24 10:26 +0800
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 20:03 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 21:25 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 16:21 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 22:50 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 18:19 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-04-24 07:25 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-23 23:42 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2012-04-24 07:29 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-24 18:30 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-25 17:33 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 07:28 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 09:17 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 14:37 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 13:33 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2012-04-23 23:28 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-23 20:37 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 22:50 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 18:21 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-24 00:07 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 20:28 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 16:16 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? DevilsPGD <boogabooga@crazyhat.net> - 2012-04-23 22:50 -0600
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 18:27 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2012-04-24 02:35 -0400
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-24 19:21 +1200
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-24 07:35 +0000
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-12 08:30 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 14:33 -0400
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Zaidy036 <Zaidy036@isp.spam> - 2012-04-12 23:02 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com (Helpful Harry) - 2012-04-13 18:19 +1200
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-13 15:41 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2012-04-12 14:17 -0500
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@yahoo.com> - 2012-04-12 15:59 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 19:25 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> - 2012-04-14 01:18 -0500
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-04-14 00:14 +0000
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2012-04-14 11:38 +0800
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2012-04-14 16:13 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Chris Blunt <mail@nospam.com> - 2012-04-16 15:32 +0800
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-04-13 19:00 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? News <News@Group.Posts> - 2012-04-14 10:09 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Wes Groleau <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> - 2012-04-12 00:13 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-12 14:20 -0400
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm@mendelson.com> - 2012-04-12 07:19 +0000
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-12 03:06 +0000
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-11 20:32 -0700
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-13 18:10 +0000
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 13:14 -0700
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Carl Heinz <cfheinz57@charter.net> - 2012-04-13 14:10 -0700
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-13 17:37 -0400
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 17:33 -0700
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-14 02:38 +0000
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-14 02:38 +0000
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2012-04-13 23:12 -0400
  Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-15 06:50 +0000
    Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-15 09:44 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? News <News@Group.Posts> - 2012-04-15 10:15 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-15 11:53 -0400
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-15 15:10 -0400
      Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2012-04-15 21:05 +0000
        Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-15 18:17 -0400
          Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-16 11:10 +0000
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-16 08:41 -0400
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-17 08:27 +0000
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-04-17 07:03 -0700
                Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-17 08:45 -0700
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2012-04-16 08:10 -0700
              Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Brian <bclark@es.co.nz> - 2012-04-17 15:05 +0000
            Re: Has your credit card number been compromised? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2012-04-17 17:54 -0400

csiph-web