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Old 28-09-2007, 01:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hubby got an email from our credit card company in Aus (Virgin), they'd stopped a payment for $3,000 at travelex as it wasn't in keeping with our normal usage. Hubby told them we hadn't withdrawn any money - no problems the fraud department would deal with it. They were very quick and handled it really well. What got us is that the thief must have had a dose of guilt 'cos there was also a $2.80 donation to christian Aid!

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Old 28-09-2007, 02:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
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[ What got us is that the thief must have had a dose of guilt 'cos there was also a $2.80 donation to christian Aid!

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That's a new one - "Please tick the box to Gift Aid your proceeds of crime!"

Glad they didn't get away with it.

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Old 29-09-2007, 06:38 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Bit of a cheap skate though eh
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That's funny Ali, a thief with a conscience! I had my credit card copied recently and the culprit used it for 5 days running at Vodafone to top up a 'phone....(a) I'm not with Vodafone and (b) Even I couldn't get through $100 of credit daily!!!!!
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My brother just had a bad experience also. His card was copied and the thieves used his card in Malaysia, for 5 days they withdrew $1000 a day, on the fifth day the bank got suspicious and blocked his card. After fraud squad investigations he got all the money back.
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The good thing that virgin were on the ball and noticed right away and put a stop to it 'cos we don't use it for cash withdrawals.

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