I mean all the numbers, names, expiry dates, etc on the card. Surely if someone used them online to buy something, the police could just check who or where it was delivered to and catch the crook? Or am I missing something. Just watched the Real Hustle on TV there and they got someone's details but I don't see how they could actually use them?
2007-03-15 12:42:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Credit
Soooo...what you're saying is you wouldn't worry if someone stole your credit cards and maxed out your accounts because you're sure they would get caught?
Do you think this would only become a "minor inconvenience" for you?
2007-03-15 12:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by GeneL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to have to tell you the bad news but NO, the police are not as "on the ball" as we'd like to think they are. Credit card and identity frauds are the 2 fastest growing crimes and even when a fraud is found out, it can take ages to put right. As for delivery addresses, not all landlords are meticulous about screening and checking their tenants; people rent places and move on, so catching them is even harder!
2007-03-15 12:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes you are missing something. Do you really think the police have enough resources to go chasing after credit card frauds?
The details you mention above are useful to theives.
Dont assume that the banks automatically believe you when you tell them " it wasnt me that bought x,y,z"
2007-03-15 22:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by brian t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It relies upon on the position it replaced into offered. often times there is more advantageous element than others. lots of the time the mastercard statement in person-friendly words shows the quantity and position the position the acquisition replaced into made. once you've doubts, you are able to contest the prices out of your mastercard organisation and ask for a duplicate of the signed sales receipt.
2016-11-25 22:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, the police and/or company would try to track down who was using the infomation, but it's not as easy as it seems. In the meantime, they would be ringing up charges and ruining your credit.
2007-03-15 12:48:11 · answer #5 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be used abroad, that would take much longer for you to detect, and by then the damage would have been done.
2007-03-15 12:56:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had my details stolen and 8 grand used on my card......they bought dollars in one AMEX shop and changed it back to pounds in many others.
2007-03-15 12:48:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suppose with some shops you can have items delivered else where...as long as your there when the delivery man comes....maybe thats how..
2007-03-15 12:48:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have no clue. but i guess they have their ways around the system. and OMG I LOVE THAT SHOW!! a total fan!
2007-03-15 12:47:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they could clown you , take over your life, even be you.so be careful.
2007-03-15 12:52:17 · answer #10 · answered by NIGEL R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋