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News Be aware ! Very clever credit card scam
2013.12.23 07:31
Just when you thought you'd heard it all. This scam is actually very clever. Be very careful out there! Last week I had a phone call from someone saying that he was from some outfit called: "Express Couriers,"(The name could have been anything) he asked if I was going to be home because there was a package delivery for me that required a signature . An hour, a uniformed delivery man turned up with a beautiful basket of flowers and wine. Intrigued about who had sent me such a gift, I inquired as to who the sender was. The deliveryman's reply was, he was only delivering the gift package, but allegedly a card was being sent separately... (the card has never arrived!) He then went on to explain that because the gift contained alcohol, there was a $3.50 "delivery/ verification charge," providing proof that he had actually delivered the package to an adult of legal drinking age, and not just left it on the doorstep where it could be stolen, especially by a minor. This sounded logical and I offered to pay him cash. He then said that the delivery company required payment to be by credit or debit card only, so that everything is properly accounted for, and this would keep help in keeping a legal record of the transaction. He added couriers not needing to carry a bunch of cash, would make them less likely targets for robbery. My husband, pulled his wallet out debit card, and the delivery man asked my husband to swipe his card on a small mobile card machine. It had a small screen and keypad where my husband was also asked to enter the card's PIN and security number. A receipt was printed out and given to us as our copy of the transaction. He then said everything was in order, and wished us good day. To our horrible surprise, a few days later, totaling $4,000, purchases & ATM withdrawals had been stolen. Police said the mobile credit card machine, which the deliveryman carried captures all the info necessary to create a "dummy" card, including our PIN number. WARNING: Be wary of accepting any "surprise gift or package," which you neither expected nor personally ordered, especially if it involves any kind of payment as a condition of receiving the gift or package. Also, never accept anything if you do not personally know or there is no proper identification of who the sender is. Above all, the only time you should give out any personal credit/debit card information is when you yourself initiated the purchase or transaction! 내가 받은 이메일에서 옮김 |
This could be easily and technically very possible to achieve.
I do not know if this was a true story and it actually happened
but possibility is there !! Why not?
Anyway, the point is that you should not give your credit card number and security code
unless you know whom you are giving it to. Never give PIN to anyone no matter what.
Be aware that this can actually happen to you.
WARNING: Be wary of accepting any "surprise gift or package," which you neither expected
nor personally ordered, especially if it involves any kind of payment as a condition of receiving
the gift or package. Also, never accept anything if you do not personally know
or there is no proper identification of who the sender is.
Above all, the only time you should give out any personal credit/debit card information is
when you yourself initiated the purchase or transaction!