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Originally Posted by RWebb
I got a voicemail and an Email today from my Mastercard bank, saying there was suspicious activity on it. When I called them, they asked if I'd made 2 or 3 particular charges and I said no. So they are going to cancel the card and send a new one.
I'm wondering if I can still use it now & also how long I am likely going to have to wait for a new one - anyone have any insight on this?
Also curious if anyone knows the most likely way the # (and of course the code on the rear) could have been stolen... my guess is a restaurant; tho it could have been a mail order business.
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This has happened to me twice, the last time just this past Feb. I received phone call from MC about suspicious charges. Both times the charges were out of Australia for airline tickets to mainland China and both were in February on dates coinciding with Chinese New Year. Apparently someone was using my MC to finance their trip home.
The cards were immediately canceled by MC when I said the charges were not mine. I received a new MC a few days later via FedEx.
I had been placing several orders a year for several years with a business in Australia through a secure website and on both occasions had placed orders just a few days before the fraudulent charges. I notified the business and have stopped doing business with them. They replied they turned my complaint over to security? but have never heard back from them.