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JUNE 25: 2004: 9:53 PM EST.
This post is a place where you can display warning and other every day information.
I was sent this email, and I think it is a good warning for Canadian and American alike.
I wouldnt be a very good sister in the Lord if I didnt pass this on to you.
So here is this latest OPP warning about credit card scams.
It is the way I received minus all the email address from being forwarded a few times..
PS: IT HAS BEEN VIRUS SCANNED BY MY VIRUS SCANNER.
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This is an important notice passed on by the Perth Police Dept. about a new
credit card scam that is worth reading.
Lauren Walton
Clerk / Community Emergency Management Coordinator
Town of Perth
80 Gore St. E.
Perth, ON
K7H 1H9
www.perthcanada.com( ( 613 ) 267-3311 ext. 2239
Ê ( 613 ) 267-5635
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> Visa/MasterCard Fraud
>Hi everyone, just a heads up in case someone contacts you looking for
>information on Fraudulent Credit Card usage. If nothing else, it is good
>information to know.
>
>This was broadcast to numerous fraud sections across Canada and you
>might be interested in the content.
>
>Those con artists get more creative every day. My husband was called on
>Wednesday from "VISA", and I was called on Thursday from "MasterCard".
>The scam works like this:
>
>Person calling says, "this is , and I'm calling from the Security and
>Fraud Department at VISA. My Badge number is 12460. Your card has been
>flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. This
>would be on your VISA card which was issued by bank. Did you purchase an
>Anti-Telemarketing Device for $497.99 from a marketing company based in
>Arizona?"
>
>When you say "No", the caller continues with, "Then we will be issuing a
>credit to your account. This is a company we have been watching and the
>charges range from $297 to $497, just under the $500 purchase pattern
>that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the credit will be
>sent to (gives you your address), is that correct?"
>
>You say "yes". The caller continues... "I will be starting a Fraud
>investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 1-800
>number listed on the back of your card (1-800-VISA) and ask for
>Security! You will need to refer to this control #". The caller then
>gives you a 6 digit number. "Do you need me to read it again?"
>
>Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the scam works.
>
>The caller then says, "he needs to verify you are in possession of your
>card".
>
>He'll ask you to "turn your card over and look for some numbers. There
>are 7 numbers; the first 4 are your card number, the! next 3 are the
>Security Numbers' that verify you are in possession of the card. These
>are the numbers you use to make Internet purchases to prove you have the
>card.
>
>"Read me the 3 numbers". After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, he'll
>say ,"That is correct. I just needed to verify that the card has not
>been lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you have any
>other questions?"
>
>After you say No, the caller then Thanks you and states, "Don't hesitate
>to call back if you do", and hangs up.
>
>You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the
>card number. But after we were called on Wednesday, we called back
>within 20 minutes to ask a question.
>
>Are we glad we did!
>
>The REAL VISA Security Department told us it was a scam and in the last
>15 minutes a new purchase of $497.99 was charge on our card. Long story
>made short, we made a real fraud report and closed the VISA card, and
>they are reissuing us a new number.
>
>What the scammers wants is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the
>card. Don't give it to them. Instead, tell them you'll call VISA or
>Mastercard direct. The real VISA told us that they will never ask for
>anything on the card as they already know the information since they
>issued the card!
>
>If you give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you're
>Receiving a credit. However, by the time you get your statement, you'll
>see charges for purchases you didn't make, and by then it's almost to
>late and/or harder to actually file a fraud report.
>
>What makes this more remarkable ! is that on Thursday, I got a call from
>A "Jason Richardson of MasterCard" with a word-for-word repeat of the
>VISA scam. This time I didn't let him finish. I hung up! We filed a
>police report, as instructed by VISA. The police said they are taking
>several of these reports daily!
>
>They also urged us to tell everybody we know that this scam is
>happening.
>
>Consider passing this on.
>
