[Big Tool]

Good grief, it's shocking how many people on here have had the same thing happen. I'm spooked now.

I get so pissed off by people taking my SSID everywhere I go. Whether it be at school, hell I went to test drive a car the other day and the stupid sales guy said they needed my SSID to test drive a car. I said no thanks, then he tried to get me to sign a sheet allowing them to check my credit and I told him a dozen times i just wanted to test drive a vehicle. Ridiciolous.

[rdale501]

Well, someone bought something over the phone and used my checking account number. I'm still trying to figure out how they can purchase something with just a checking account number. This is messed up man.......

[TXplt]

They'd need both the routing and the account number. This IS kind of a big deal (and you do need to be secure with your checks and bank account details)--there were some phone scams going where the caller was trying to get this info pretending to be a government agency. The problem with the checking account vice CC is the money goes away first.....In general, the bank should be responsible for crediting the amount disputed while the investigation occurs. This is a tougher road, though. If you didn't release/authorize the info, the bank will be obligated to return the money.

[ArkansasHunter]

rdale501 have the bank flag your checking account they'll notify you if transactions are made such as you said.

[Mooseman684]

Any place you use your credit card that YOU personally don't swipe it, like giving your card to a waiter or waitress in a restaurant, your number AND security code can be stolen...
Any time they use the blank old style receipt and roller Machine , your number can be written down by the clerk after you leave..., and if he glances at the back for your signature, he can memorize your 3 digit security code...Gotcha !
I had someone in Paris, France get a card number of mine that had NEVER been Used anywhere, except for a Balance transfer 3 years prior, but it had Never left My wallet or purchased anything with it... The Security agent told me that the new Scammers are using computer Generated numbers and test with a 1 to 3 dollar purchase...when they get a "Hit", they then buy something on that number...Then go to the next one and do the same thing.
Fraud costs Billions of dollars every year, and we pay with high interest rates...
You write someone a check, they get your routing number and account number off the check, but that is harder for scammers to get money from...
It is a Sad , crooked world we live in.
Rich

[GlockMeister]

I watched one news program, 60 minutes,20/20 or 48 hours, where this reporter drove around a mall and shopping area with a guy that had purchased this device that would search for a signal. This signal is a store sending someones credit card info over the air waves and this device would pluck them right out of the air. There is a new system that is suppose to be being used now. But that was one way they got CC #'s.

Another and probably the main way these people get CC #'s and other personal info is from disgruntled or greedy employees of many places. Let's all just count our blessings in that the CC companies aren't sticking it to us like they could if they wanted to ya' know?