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Someone managed to make a duplicate of one of my credit cards and had used it several times around town last weekend before a vendor finally reported it as suspicious. Thankfully the most expensive purchase was $143 dollars, but still pi$$es me off. I'm not being held responsible for the charges, but makes me mad knowing some low life has that ability.
My question is if the vender suspected it was fraudulent, why do they accept it. I suppose it's easier for them to take the card and get payment and let the credit card company do the hard work.
 
In a way you have received about the best service possible. Not what you want to hear but they can't do a much better job of restricting things without making credit cards more difficult to use. You may be expecting a 16-20 year old clerk to be on the look out for fraud :)

My wife has had a small business account compromised several times(we only used it with about 4 vendors) and at different times was notified that "people" had tried to buy large screen TVs over 1200 miles away or in one case, plane tickets to Montego Bay. Red flags when most of purchases were shipping supplies and postage :)

On the other hand I have been denied a transaction on a gas pump because I was out of my normal use area, cleared up with a phone call but a pain in the butt on a long drive. I also remember my first trip to Canada when my card was refused at a pay phone (before cell phones ) because the card was being used out of country. Had to scrounge up enough coins to call the credit card company on the pay phone to tell them it was me.
 
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate that they caught the fraudulent activity as fast as they did before anything else was charged up. Hopefully the low-life just got that one cards info.
 
Modern politics, on another forum all I posted was "Things are getting Messi in Barcelona" and I had my account cancelled.
 
pbehn said:
Modern politics, on another forum all I posted was "Things are getting Messi in Barcelona" and I had my account cancelled.
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I once got suspended from CBC news. It was after that catastrophic earthquake in Japan a few years ago. The article mentioned that a meter high tsunami might hit the islands again and someone posted, "...who would be afraid of a meter high wave..." and I commented back something like, "....Japanese midgets and dwarfs?...."
 
pbehn said:
Modern politics, on another forum all I posted was "Things are getting Messi in Barcelona" and I had my account cancelled.
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fubar57 said:
I once got suspended from CBC news. It was after that catastrophic earthquake in Japan a few years ago. The article mentioned that a meter high tsunami might hit the islands again and someone posted, "...who would be afraid of a meter high wave..." and I commented back something like, "....Japanese midgets and dwarfs?...."
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There many sites that will ban or suspend you just for farting wrong. I've observed a trend where people are finding more and more things offensive to the point of becoming oppressive. I find nothing political about noting that things are getting messy in Barcelona. I only hope that their situation doesn't escalate into a violent confrontation. As for Japanese midgets and dwarfs, the shallow end of the pool is like the deep end for them. I do have to admit though that I've seen photos of some little cuties that I wouldn't mind dating.
 
at6 said:
There many sites that will ban or suspend you just for farting wrong. I've observed a trend where people are finding more and more things offensive to the point of becoming oppressive. I find nothing political about noting that things are getting messy in Barcelona. I only hope that their situation doesn't escalate into a violent confrontation. As for Japanese midgets and dwarfs, the shallow end of the pool is like the deep end for them. I do have to admit though that I've seen photos of some little cuties that I wouldn't mind dating.
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It was only a joke anyway, Lionel Messi is Barcelonas best player.
 
fubar57 said:
I once got suspended from CBC news. It was after that catastrophic earthquake in Japan a few years ago. The article mentioned that a meter high tsunami might hit the islands again and someone posted, "...who would be afraid of a meter high wave..." and I commented back something like, "....Japanese midgets and dwarfs?...."
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A buddy of mine is a pilot for Delta. He was flying into Japan the day of the earthquake. He posted his experience on a game bb and it went viral. Next thing he knows he called on the carpet for violating company policy, blah blah blah.
His story produced much interesting commentary.
 
Co-worker brought in left-over Halloween candy this morning. I grabbed 2 two packs of Straburst fruit chews, Upon opening them 3 of the 4 candies were lemon flavor! Dangit anyhow!!! Not very fond of lemon candy!
 
fubar57 said:
I once got suspended from CBC news. It was after that catastrophic earthquake in Japan a few years ago. The article mentioned that a meter high tsunami might hit the islands again and someone posted, "...who would be afraid of a meter high wave..." and I commented back something like, "....Japanese midgets and dwarfs?...."
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I am ashamed to admit, I laughed at that!
 
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