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I used my chip card in Canada during the last week. I used my visa chip card heavily for gas, bc ferries, food, etc. I remember giving out my card number, expir
by raincom 8y ago
I used my chip card in Canada during the last week. I used my visa chip card heavily for gas, bc ferries, food, etc. I remember giving out my card number, expiry date and security code to an agency that offers whale seeing tours in Victoria Island. Next day, I saw two charges: $108.XX from Chick-A-Fil, Salisbury, MD and $1.00 from Sweden. The card issuer called me right away to verify what's going on.
I wonder how my cc details were compromised. Was it a skimmer at gas stations? or one of those credit card scanners in Canada (Canadians seems to use PIN number with credit cards) or bcferries.com website.
I am not sure.
- robk 8y agoCould be malware on the computer at your whale watching place. That'd be my bet.
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- stordoff 8y agoIt can be difficult to know. I had some fraudulent charges from a Best Buy in Washington (IIRC), despite never having been to the States. I had ordered from Best Buy online, but that was about six months prior so no idea if that is related. It's also a card I've _never_ used in person, and most of my online transactions are through PayPal or Amazon, so no idea how my card details leaked.
- user5454 8y agoI recently returned from a trip to the USA and was a bit surprised that they asked for ZIP code instead of PIN for my credit card. While the NY subway accepted my non-US ZIP code, some gas stations did not as they apparently checked the entered ZIP code against valid US ZIP codes.
- Kurtz79 8y agoTo my knowledge, in some machines non-US ZIP codes are accepted up to a cash limit (can't remember if it's daily or for transaction). Probably your bill at the gas stations was higher than the one for the subway tickets.