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still cleaning up the aftermath of my credit card getting scammed.

FIRST: it blew my mind my CC company alerted me that i was getting taken. just how do they (the credit card company) know it wasnt me buying clothing at a distant store? i dont get it..it seemed innocuous enough. just some sub $200 attempt at a department store..same company i bought some shirts from..but different location i have never been in.

but something sent out the alarms, and i am happy for it.

Second: what is the mechanism for the actual theft? i rarely let my card out of my sight. and does the thief have a clone of my card or what?

i cancelled my few cards all at once, and asked for new accounts. just in case someone got to my wallet. if i wasnt house shopping, i would freeze my credit.

mofo's!! i feel dirty. and i hate how the CC company now needs to divert resources to investigate this. and not a single one of the fraud agents spoke clearly and without deep accents..i put fraud alerts on a few legit purchases..hahahha..straightened those out last night. one i felt really bad about..the agent could not pronounce California dept of fish and wildlife..haha..she actually said.."looks like this was in Texas" or something like that. it was like that "who's on first?" routine for a while there.