Something funny was going on with my Cabelas Visa. Tried to use it at the gas pumps twice and both times was told to see the cashier. Called Cabelas and they said nothing was wrong with my card. It worked every where else just not the gas stations. Odd.
Yesterday, I was paying bills and noticed my Cabelas Visa bill was not in. Checked it online today and found $3900 in charges and I knew it should only be about $1000. I then found two charges totaling $2300 to a place in California and one in Washington State. I called the one in Washington State because it was a rifle scope dealer. He told me that he had actually called the person who placed the order and they sounded Russian or something. He agreed to refund the money through paypal and said he has been getting ripped off a bunch like this lately. He said the crooks find a third party to receive the goods and then forward it to wherever.
Called Cabelas and they went through their security questions and when I told her my address, it did not match. Neither my street address or my PO box matched what they had on file. She immediately transferred me to their fraud people. Somehow, according to him, someone had accessed my account ONLINE and changed the billing address twice this month. Hence, no Cabelas bill to my residence.
I don't have a clue about how they got my log in. Now I've had to close that account, get new cards ordered, check my credit rating, blah blah blah blah blah!
The best part about it is the guy in Washington State sent me the address and phone number where the delivery was made. Only got a recording so far.
Yesterday, I was paying bills and noticed my Cabelas Visa bill was not in. Checked it online today and found $3900 in charges and I knew it should only be about $1000. I then found two charges totaling $2300 to a place in California and one in Washington State. I called the one in Washington State because it was a rifle scope dealer. He told me that he had actually called the person who placed the order and they sounded Russian or something. He agreed to refund the money through paypal and said he has been getting ripped off a bunch like this lately. He said the crooks find a third party to receive the goods and then forward it to wherever.
Called Cabelas and they went through their security questions and when I told her my address, it did not match. Neither my street address or my PO box matched what they had on file. She immediately transferred me to their fraud people. Somehow, according to him, someone had accessed my account ONLINE and changed the billing address twice this month. Hence, no Cabelas bill to my residence.
I don't have a clue about how they got my log in. Now I've had to close that account, get new cards ordered, check my credit rating, blah blah blah blah blah!
The best part about it is the guy in Washington State sent me the address and phone number where the delivery was made. Only got a recording so far.
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