Wow, this is one of things you never expect to happen to you. Linode, where this blog is hosted, recently emailed me saying my monthly payment had been denied and I should contact my bank.
This morning I received a letter from the bank saying they had tried to call me and would I ring them which I did. After holding for what seems like an age I talked to a nice girl at the bank who told me there were suspicious transactions on the card:
- Aug 30: 1 Euro spent at the iTunes store. Never used it. Alarm bells ringing.
- Aug 31: 3 Euro at “Usenext”, whatever that is.
- Sep 3: Various amounts (168 Euro, 48 Euro..) spent at Virginmedia on subscriptions.
Ouch, thankfully the bank caught it and I’m not out of pocket, but it’s frightening when you’re the victim of credit card fraud. I presume it was skimmed by the same guys who had impersonated repair men and modified credit card machines around the country that was widely reported last week. The card hardly ever gets used online. Cutting it up now.
