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nilram

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8. Still, people should be cautious about messages from your "bank".

Mon May 9, 2022, 04:14 PM

May 2022

Just before reading this thread, I got a text that said my bank saw something suspicious, froze my card, and gave me a link to click on in order to unfreeze it or validate it or something. I didn’t like the phone number, or the link, so I went to my bank’s app, logged in, and there was no message directly from the bank about anything being wrong. I googled the number and it wasn’t associated with my bank. Moral is: log into or call your bank to verify. This is textbook phishing and I’m not gonna bite.

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Thieves attempted to place charges on our credit card this weekend. [View all] Baked Potato May 2022 OP

The probing attempts are a huge flag for credit card companies. Phoenix61 May 2022 #1

Great idea! SheltieLover May 2022 #3

If you use them for auto payments you may want to Phoenix61 May 2022 #4

Good tip! SheltieLover May 2022 #9

That's a great idea. I had a call from Visa asking if I charged 1900 gallons of fuel in Florida.. mitch96 May 2022 #5

With most cards you can sign up for notifications for when your card is charged. CrispyQ May 2022 #2

Great advice! Mrs. Potato got an email on the 7th Baked Potato May 2022 #6

Have had our card charged twice. In the first instance, a woman bought LogicFirst May 2022 #7

Still, people should be cautious about messages from your "bank". nilram May 2022 #8