Well it finally happened to me. I was looking at my credit card activity online the other day and found approximately $5,300 of computer equipment charged to my account. As I clicked through the options online, I found my address had been changed. I also found out there was another charge to the same computer compnay for an additional $3,700, but that one was rejected. So why did the second one go through? AND why didn't they call me when this showed up rejected and later accepted?
I think I must have one of the 300,000 card numbers that got scammed a couple of weeks ago.
I called right away and reported the false charges. They had no explanation of how my address got changed on my account. So now I have been going through hell to get it all cleared up. CITI bank has been EXTREMELY helpful and walked me through many of the steps to fix it all, even got Trans-Union on the phone with me to start the process of fixing my credit report and activating a fraud alert on all my accounts (FREE !!!) I still have to get the information corrected on my credit report from all of the big 3 report companies. Meanwhile I wonder if someone at that address (probably fake) actually received computers. Already got my new card issued and checked my credit report. It looks fine other than the second (fake) address. What a PIA !!!!!!!!!!
Identity Theft
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