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- May 17, 2008
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We were in the latter stages of a 7 week tour of Italy in the motorhome. Late one night we were woken by a text arriving. It was from tne bank (Lloyds) saying my debit card had been used for an overseas transaction.
In fact the card had been securely stored in a locker in the van, unused, ever since we had left England 5 weeks previously, and was still there.
I rang the bank, who said all we could do was watch the account. So a couple of days later I manafed to get wifi and checked.
There were 4 spurious transactions. One for £1, One for £5 (from 7 digital.com) and two for a few pence from rotary international. Not much money the but the point was, I had not done them! I can only assume these were initial small transactions which, if not spotted, would have been followed by a much larger one.
Rang the bank again, cancelled the card and the bank refunded the money. Fortunately we had other cards with us.
But I have no idea how or when my card details were stolen. The debit card itself is not used much, mainly in cash machines and the odd internet site who charge for credit cards. And it had not been used at all for over 5 weeks prior to this.
Beware, and check your statements carefully even if travelling!
In fact the card had been securely stored in a locker in the van, unused, ever since we had left England 5 weeks previously, and was still there.
I rang the bank, who said all we could do was watch the account. So a couple of days later I manafed to get wifi and checked.
There were 4 spurious transactions. One for £1, One for £5 (from 7 digital.com) and two for a few pence from rotary international. Not much money the but the point was, I had not done them! I can only assume these were initial small transactions which, if not spotted, would have been followed by a much larger one.
Rang the bank again, cancelled the card and the bank refunded the money. Fortunately we had other cards with us.
But I have no idea how or when my card details were stolen. The debit card itself is not used much, mainly in cash machines and the odd internet site who charge for credit cards. And it had not been used at all for over 5 weeks prior to this.
Beware, and check your statements carefully even if travelling!