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> he quickly logged into his account and saw that there were indeed multiple unauthorized transactions going back several weeks. Most were relatively small char
by NKosmatos 7y ago
> he quickly logged into his account and saw that there were indeed multiple unauthorized transactions going back several weeks. Most were relatively small charges — under $100 apiece — but there were also two very recent $800 ATM withdrawals from cash machines
How is it possible for someone not to check his/her bank account all this time? There were unknown transactions for several weeks and no one noticed?
IMHO not having alerts for your cards/accounts and not noticing strange transactions is a bigger security risk than trusting the telephone number calling you.
I fully agree that we should call back on the official number for any banking issues and don’t blindly trust whoever is pretending to be from the bank.
- bityard 7y agoMost people I know check their credit card, debit card, and/or bank statements once a month, if ever. You and I are the outliers, my friend.
- 0xff00ffee 7y agoCount me in. Text alerts on all financial institutions to a google voice # and monthly reconciles of all acounts plus weekly investment checks. I have had two fraudulent CC charges in 25+ years, and they both were reversed immediately so I'm not worried about that. More worried about my credit union so I keep as little in there as possible. (Interest rates are a joke so it doesn't matter.)