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[peachybc]

Dayum! Just got todays mail, opened the credit card bill and there's a freaking fraudulant charge on it!! Arrrrgh!!! You know I'm worried now about what the heck else, might be happening on that card! Mercury Retrograde I freaking hate you!
Peachy

Edit: Panic over. Called credit card company. It's not fraud, just a posting error. All has been correct and "A" okay. WHEW

[naydi]

Dayum! Just got todays mail, opened the credit card bill and there's a freaking fraudulant charge on it!! Arrrrgh!!! You know I'm worried now about what the heck else, might be happening on that card! Mercury Retrograde I freaking hate you!
Peachy

Edit: Panic over. Called credit card company. It's not fraud, just a posting error. All has been correct and "A" okay. WHEW

WHEW, indeed... It took me a few months to realize that the whole TJMX debacle reported at the beginning of the year re: stolen credit card numbers applied to ALL credit/debit cards used at Marshalls, TJ Maxx, etc.!!! I thought it was just their own credit card accounts. That'll teach me not to pay more attention to the Early Show in the morning.... Thankfully, by the time I woke up, Bank of America had already flagged all of its involved accounts after being contacted by TJMX. Oy!

[Not_saying]

GMTA! I like your mom's style NS, make sure the good stuff is already there....
Then when nobody is looking, gulp!

Lmao yup .

I'm surprised we still have any today.lol

[pinkpjs]

Ooohh! "Bois D'Arc"? That's a great place name... Is it as fairytale-castle as it sounds?

LOL Sadly, no. It's pronounced "bo-dark" (ya know, Texas *G*) Although some passersby have actually called it "Bo Derek". I think the actual French pronunciation is "bwa-dark". I guess "fairy tale" could fit actually, as in, not many people have seen it. Basically when you're driving by, if you blink...you missed it. *G*

[peachybc]

I'm in an OT kinda mood. Thought folks here might enjoy this website, with poems of the day and celebrity birthdays and the like, and by celebrity I'm talking authors and artists. For example, today is Michelangelo's birthday! Happy birthday, mighty sculptor! Seeing David took my breath away!

http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/
PeachyBC

[naydi]

....i'm home....on a weekday....and it's before 9:00pm....life is good....

[Not_saying]

Hellooooooo Naydi

[Tina70]

Edit: Panic over. Called credit card company. It's not fraud, just a posting error. All has been correct and "A" okay. WHEW

WHEW indeed! What a stress it must have been though. Similar thing happened to DH - although the amount was only $3.21. Probably spent more $$ (timewise) calling the bank to sort it out. They said that it related to a parking charge in a hospital parking lot... which was impossible because:

(1) DH uses CC rarely, and never in a parking garage;
(2) we had not been near a hospital <touch wood>; and
(3) the day in question was during our 2nd "honeymoon week" when we moved in together and literally did not leave the house for a week!

Finally they got rid of the charge. I learned later that this is a common scam.

For my part, I got a weird phone call last week from my bank wishing to discuss my application for a $25,000 line of credit and a new bank account. "Weird" because I hadn't applied for a line of credit! Bank told me that person filling in the online form had my social insurance #... which was troubling as I never share it except on the income tax returns. Hmm. Luckily they were only calling to deny the loan anyway! Have never been so happy to have chequered credit.

[naydi]

.......
For my part, I got a weird phone call last week from my bank wishing to discuss my application for a $25,000 line of credit and a new bank account. "Weird" because I hadn't applied for a line of credit! Bank told me that person filling in the online form had my social insurance #... which was troubling as I never share it except on the income tax returns. Hmm. Luckily they were only calling to deny the loan anyway! Have never been so happy to have chequered credit.

In words at least kinda close to Mari's: "No, I'm not stalking you..." but this is the second 'Oh Crap! ' you've given me this morning! Can you change social insurance/security numbers up there as we can down here? Having *cough* not so pretty credit myself, I'm enough of a paranoid freak about such things that I'd still be worried...

[Mari Welsh]

In words at least kinda close to Mari's: "No, I'm not stalking you..." but this is the second 'Oh Crap! ' you've given me this morning! Can you change social insurance/security numbers up there as we can down here? Having *cough* not so pretty credit myself, I'm enough of a paranoid freak about such things that I'd still be worried...

You can nay, and that presents it's own brand of wierdness, two tax returns, two sets of gov papers...until they finally get it together...even to do that you need all kinds of proof of identity theft, judges rulings...ech.
Mari

[Tina70]

In words at least kinda close to Mari's: "No, I'm not stalking you..." but this is the second 'Oh Crap! ' you've given me this morning! Can you change social insurance/security numbers up there as we can down here? Having *cough* not so pretty credit myself, I'm enough of a paranoid freak about such things that I'd still be worried...

Actually, I don't know! Good thing you mentioned this... honestly haven't thought of that. Will look into it. Another ridiculous thing: I asked the bank (which happened to be my bank) whether I should call the police. They said "the police do not deal with this sort of thing where money has not been taken". I ignored this and called anyway. Local police referred me to their "Fraud Squad" and to RCMP. I made a report to both of these outfits. Not that they could really do anything... and I didn't expect them to. However, I thought it preposterous that bank would tell me "don't bother" (mentioned this to the police as well).

Sorry to freak you out. If it makes you feel any better, I don't think this info could not have been lifted from internet purchases as I don't make any - and actually I can't think of the last time I had to enter *real* address/tel no/etc info anywhere on line.

[Mari Welsh]

WHEW indeed! What a stress it must have been though. Similar thing happened to DH - although the amount was only $3.21. Probably spent more $$ (timewise) calling the bank to sort it out. They said that it related to a parking charge in a hospital parking lot... which was impossible because:

(1) DH uses CC rarely, and never in a parking garage;
(2) we had not been near a hospital <touch wood>; and
(3) the day in question was during our 2nd "honeymoon week" when we moved in together and literally did not leave the house for a week!

Finally they got rid of the charge. I learned later that this is a common scam.

For my part, I got a weird phone call last week from my bank wishing to discuss my application for a $25,000 line of credit and a new bank account. "Weird" because I hadn't applied for a line of credit! Bank told me that person filling in the online form had my social insurance #... which was troubling as I never share it except on the income tax returns. Hmm. Luckily they were only calling to deny the loan anyway! Have never been so happy to have chequered credit.

Sounds like a case for the OPP's Fraud Bureau, although likely no info to track the miscreant with...EDIT: Missed your reply Tina, sorry.
Mari

[naydi]

.....Sorry to freak you out. If it makes you feel any better, I don't think this info could not have been lifted from internet purchases as I don't make any - and actually I can't think of the last time I had to enter *real* address/tel no/etc info anywhere on line.

Looks like you can according to Mari's post above, but after all sort of rigamarole (that how you spell it? never actually wrote the word b4... heh?) I try to avoid doing the same like the plague. Amazon.com was offering something like an entry to win a shopping spree or something like that if you switched your purchase method to direct debit from your bank account. Much as love 'em and have bought from the site umpteen million times - just naugh g'awn 'appen, jus wouldn't be pru'ent at any juncture!!!

[Mari Welsh]

Looks like you can according to Mari's post above, but after all sort of rigamarole (that how you spell it? never actually wrote the word b4... heh?) I try to avoid doing the same like the plague. Amazon.com was offering something like an entry to win a shopping spree or something like that if you switched your purchase method to direct debit from your bank account. Much as love 'em and have bought from the site umpteen million times - just naugh g'awn 'appen, jus wouldn't be pru'ent at any juncture!!!

Nah gahna dew it! I kinda like when they keep asking me for my password...btw I put the Metric link on for you nay, it's on the previous page, it yah missed it...
Mari

[naydi]

Nah gahna dew it! I kinda like when they keep asking me for my password...btw I put the Metric link on for you nay, it's on the previous page, it yah missed it...
Mari

WOW! I clicked on IOU and then got distracted by work questions and such (I'm HOPING to have an announcement for you fine people soon!) then caught myself bopping along forgetting what it was that I was listening to.. Apparently, they're RIGHT up my musical alley!! I'm gonna have to look for some full clips - Nice share, my friend!!

[Mari Welsh]

WOW! I clicked on IOU and then got distracted by work questions and such (I'm HOPING to have an announcement for you fine people soon!) then caught myself bopping along forgetting what it was that I was listening to.. Apparently, they're RIGHT up my musical alley!! I'm gonna have to look for some full clips - Nice share, my friend!!

Happy to share the love... Personally, I'm waiting for said announcement with great anticipation...but not, as you said earlier in a stalker kind of way...
Mari

[naydi]

HA - The station from Philly that I listen to at work (yrock on xpn) is playing 'Stool Pigeon" as part of their way-back nooner... I haven't heard this song in forever!!

[Tina70]

Looks like you can according to Mari's post above, but after all sort of rigamarole (that how you spell it? never actually wrote the word b4... heh?)

"Rigamarole" (or "rigmarole") it is! Two spellings! How exciting! (I get really jazzed when I come across a word I don't know how to spell. Such an exciting life I lead, eh?

Mari: apparently RCMP were involved b/c bank involved, therefore federal jurisdiction. Didn't think about OPP Fraud Squad too (maybe should call them just for the heck of it all).

Naydi: good luck re. your prospective possible announcement (if, indeed, wishing luck is appropriate. If not, whatever works... sending good vibes!).

Kristina

[naydi]

...just popping in quickly to say...

VURTIE!!!!???!!!

Where are you, my child???
por vous:


At the Drive-In



<heard it an hour ago - thought of you - for me: fits the ever present common ground - on a good day!>

[CI fan]

...just popping in quickly to say...

VURTIE!!!!???!!!

Where are you, my child???
por vous:


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdWHaKF1khs" target="_blank">At the Drive-In
</a>
<heard it an hour ago - thought of you - for me: fits the ever present common ground - on a good day!>

I was just wondering where Vurtgirl is too! And I still haven't heard from Vincent/Kathryn Fan. Hello girls!!! Are you there?