Be Extra Carefull while you use your Credit Cards.

[Indian]

Now i should be extra cautious to use my card :(

Hyderabad, April 2: The Central Crime Station police on Monday arrested two youths for misusing credit cards and going on an online shopping spree.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Detective Department, K Narasimha Rao, one of the accused, E Manohar (27), of Jagadgirigutta got the details of some credit card holders from his friend C Moses (26), of Sanathnagar who works as a steward in a star hotel.

The modus operandi of Manohar was simple. Being a computer operator, Manohar asked his friend Moses to provide him with the name, number, expiry date and the cash available on the credit cards of customers who frequented the star hotel.

Moses readily provided the details and Manohar purchased diamond jewellery, a cellphone, digital diary, garments and other equipment through online shopping using the credit card numbers of others.

He successfully used the credit cards of seven persons.

His operations came to light when one of the victims lodged a complaint with the Central Crime Station on March 8 saying that someone had used his American Express Credit Card without his knowledge and consent.

During investigations it was revealed that the accused made purchases through online shopping facilities provided by various portals, like www.noshutters.com, www.sify.com and www.rediff.com.

The investigating officers located the address of Manohar by tracking the details on the respective sites through which he had shopped and arrested him on Monday. Based on his information, Moses has also been arrested.

During interrogation, the accused revealed that he made purchases by using the American Express, Master Card and Visa Credit Cards belonging to Ch Kiran, Y R Prasad, K Srinivasa Rao, L L Duggal, Hariharan, Taranjeet Saurav and S S Sultani.

The accused also gained access to different pornographic websites by using the credit cards.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police cautioned public to be careful while using their credit cards. He appealed to the people to ensure that the billing is done in their presence.

[tantric_yogi]

that is online purchases still easy to track down but
let me share this with ya all

everytime we go to restaurent and physically present a our gold/platinum credit card to pay our bill to impress
the dish/business associate

now tell me what is to stop the person at cash counter to click and swipe extra copies of your credit card

don't forget they have your signature as well
on the one you signed and gave to them....

now they have your signature as well as
genuine swipes of your CC

rest is your problems with cc company

[Xandu]

Similar incident at a supermart in US. A counter clerk used to note the creditcard number and details of customers who shopped there and used those to make purchases for herself. however, she made sure she used her own employee number to get the store employee discount on the purchases. I guess it must not have been too hard for the sleuths to track her down :D :D

ask your credit card company for another card with another number. I know that american express gives it for free (or included in their annual fee). When you are done with your travel, just call the issuer and cancel the card.

This will save you from unauthorized charges on this account, although understand that someone can fradulently charge it before your trip is complete. At the same time your primary account will stay same - which you may have used for direct payment such as phone, internet and highway toll and dont want to change everytime you travel abroad.