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So the bank blocked my credit card. It used at point of sale on opposite
sides of the continent on same day, which was suspicious. Also used to
sign up for Amazon Prime. Point of sale would imply a physical card,
would it not? I presume a card skimmer was used. Do they sell the
digital info on dark web, so anybody with machine can make a card? I
carry the card in metal wallet to prevent RF scanners.
Anyway, I don't use credit card that much, I used cash for anything
under $100. I never click on phishing link, I delete those things
straight away. And for online shopping, I do that through linux instead
of Windows PC.
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Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> wrote

So the bank blocked my credit card. It used at point of sale on opposite sides of the continent on same day, which was suspicious. Also used to
sign up for Amazon Prime. Point of sale would imply a physical card,
would it not?

Nope

I presume a card skimmer was used. Do they sell the digitalinfo on dark web, so anybody with machine can make a card?

Yes

I carry the card in metal wallet to prevent RF scanners.

Not going to happen

Anyway, I don't use credit card that much, I used cash for anything
under $100.

More fool you

I never click on phishing link, I delete those things straight away. And for online shopping, I do thatthrough linux instead of Windows PC.

None of that stops someone stealing your details
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2025 10:41:50 +0800, Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> wrote:

So the bank blocked my credit card. It used at point of sale on opposite >sides of the continent on same day, which was suspicious.
Also used to sign up for Amazon Prime. Point of sale would imply a physical card,
would it not?

You have a Amazon account?
They had a habit of signing me up to Amazon Prime?
I spotted a $30 withdrawal by them and queried it they paid it back.
Then they gave my credit card details to one of their hangers-on my
bank asked me about a company I never heard of doing a "zero charge"
to my account, my bank advised me to cancel card and they would send
another one
Later on I found Amazon had my card checked for validation by one of
their security firms,
So although I buy if I have to, from Amazon I remove my Credit card
details once I have paid.

I presume a card skimmer was used. Do they sell the

digital info on dark web, so anybody with machine can make a card? I
carry the card in metal wallet to prevent RF scanners.
Anyway, I don't use credit card that much, I used cash for anything
under $100. I never click on phishing link, I delete those things
straight away. And for online shopping, I do that through linux instead
of Windows PC.

--
Petzl
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Petzl wrote:

On Thu, 7 Aug 2025 10:41:50 +0800, Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> wrote:

So the bank blocked my credit card. It used at point of sale on opposite
sides of the continent on same day, which was suspicious.
Also used to sign up for Amazon Prime. Point of sale would imply a physical card,
would it not?

You have a Amazon account?
They had a habit of signing me up to Amazon Prime?
I spotted a $30 withdrawal by them and queried it they paid it back.
Then they gave my credit card details to one of their hangers-on my
bank asked me about a company I never heard of doing a "zero charge"
to my account, my bank advised me to cancel card and they would send
another one
Later on I found Amazon had my card checked for validation by one of
their security firms,
So although I buy if I have to, from Amazon I remove my Credit card
details once I have paid.

No I don't have any streaming services. I checked the statements going
back 6 months; there are no mystery small transactions (that could be
somebody testing if the card were valid).
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Ozix wrote:

So the bank blocked my credit card. It used at point of sale on
opposite sides of the continent on same day, which was suspicious.
Also used to sign up for Amazon Prime. Point of sale would imply a
physical card, would it not? I presume a card skimmer was used. Do
they sell the digital info on dark web, so anybody with machine can
make a card? I carry the card in metal wallet to prevent RF scanners.
Anyway, I don't use credit card that much, I used cash for anything
under $100. I never click on phishing link, I delete those things
straight away. And for online shopping, I do that through linux
instead of Windows PC.

If someone used you card to sign up for Prime, then that should reveal
the person who used it
--
Linux Mint 22.1

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