Wednesday, December 11, 2013

And this is why you check...

This may justify my obsessive checking. I've been so busy the past 2 weeks that I've only given half an eye's worth of attention to checking my cards and expenses going through them. This is what I just found on my Chase card. A ToysRUs/BabiesRUs charge for $787.81.



Needless to say, I did NOT do such a huge purchase. I called and they cancelled the transaction plus cancelled the card and issued me a new one.

Guess when it comes to that, one can't ever let their guard down... wonder what from ToysRUs could possibly be worth that much.
Posted by Tania at 9:49 PM

13 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 11, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    Glad you caught it. Any idea how they got your numbers?

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    1. TaniaDecember 12, 2013 at 3:47 PM

      No idea. At Chase, they just said they themselves don't know how it happens. I never really use this card besides Amazon and Verizon, and it rarely leaves my wallet. I had it with me during the call.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 11, 2013 at 10:33 PM

    Good work! I look at mine excessively.

    Peace <3
    Jay

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  3. slugmamaDecember 11, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    Dang....you must REALLY love your nephews to spend that on them! lolz

    This made me run right over to my M/C account and check in on things there.
    Luckily no account hijacks were detected like the Summer of 2012's adventure with the scumbag who went on an iTunes spree(twice!)and then had a sex toy mailed to us before I shut him down.

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    1. AnonymousDecember 11, 2013 at 11:09 PM

      LOL I had forgotten about the sex toy...

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    2. TaniaDecember 12, 2013 at 3:48 PM

      Bahaha. Yikes indeed. To be honest, I had a shadow of a doubt whether perhaps my mother used my card number by mistake... but I don't think even she could charge that much.

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  4. MichelleDecember 12, 2013 at 1:58 AM

    WOW! That's a lot of toys :) Glad you caught that.

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  5. HS @ Our Debt BlogDecember 12, 2013 at 8:14 AM

    I check mine daily just in case, think about a place or business where you used your card where something didn't feel right, more than likely it was a waiter at restaurant etc, all they need is a picture of front and back...

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    1. TaniaDecember 12, 2013 at 3:49 PM

      Nope, I always handled this particular card. Either shopping online or at the gas pump and not going to the inside of the gas station. I did also use it at Disney Store, but I doubt that'd have flimsy security...

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  6. JaneDecember 12, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    I'm so happy I can check mine online now - I've had 2 charges that weren't mine over the past few years. Even though it's all computerized mistakes are made. And yours was a huge amount!!

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    1. TaniaDecember 12, 2013 at 3:50 PM

      I'd go nuts if I didnt have the ability to check mine on demand! I'm very OCD when it comes to these accounts.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 14, 2013 at 8:25 PM

    I've been hearing a lot of this happening lately, it's crazy!

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