[PLUG-TALK] Debit card fraud

[Dan Herrington]

It might have been a skimmer on the ATM?

It's also possible there is data someone has from a Wells Fargo breach, that either Wells is not aware of or has not disclosed.


Daniel Herrington
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> On Sep 24, 2015, at 6:56 PM, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> This morning I found a voicemail from Wells Fargo asking if a charge to
> my debit card was valid. Before I could call back I got a call from Bed
> Bath and Beyond asking the same thing. I told the BB&Y fellow that the
> charge was fraudulent and he canceled the order. Then I went to my
> local Wells Fargo branch where they immediately killed the card and
> ordered a new one for me. It turns out that there were four fraudulent
> charges totaling a little over $300, which Wells Fargo is refunding to
> me. I'm not out anything, but Wells Fargo and/or some internet
> merchants are. 
> 
> The strange part that I don't understand is that this card has never
> left my possession, nor have I ever used it on the internet. In fact,
> for the last several months the only thing I have used it for is to get
> cash from a Wells Fargo ATM. I can't figure out how someone got the
> card number and enough personal information to pull this off. 
> 
> Thoughts?
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