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credit card # stolen on market, BEWARE
- Thread starter evilsock
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I'm also weary of this being classified as identity theft or cc fraud. Not impossible but there are pretty good failsafes in place. Another possibility is that somewhere along the line some signals got crossed or information mixed up.
There is a moral here though, closely monitor your accounts when you're trying new purchasing methods...and even just in general.
A good thing is this type of occurence is very rare given the large volume of purchases happening in the market.
There is a moral here though, closely monitor your accounts when you're trying new purchasing methods...and even just in general.
A good thing is this type of occurence is very rare given the large volume of purchases happening in the market.
Donkey Hodie
Member
No matter where or how you use your credit/debit cards, checking each statement carefully is always smart. I also had some fraudulent charges (not related to the market) in the UK after buying some things there from a vendor over the internet. They started with a couple of small purchases (a couple of dollars) then hit with a $52 and a $75. Fortunately, I reported the first purchase as fraudulent and I didn't have to do anything after that, my CC company just automatically took them off and issued me a new card.
google has emailed me back and admited fault and that their server may be comprimised they are aware , and working, they have ZERO problem refunding me everything even if visaor wal mart wouldnt, wich they did, but google stands by their work, and responded quickly, i stress to EVERYONE CHECK YOUR STATEMENTS NOW and see , count apps if u have to bc if it happened once , it will happen again, as they said , it says secure, but nothing with an internet connection is 100 % safe
not saying your wrong but ill scan and post my ststement wich clearly is wrong, since the cards only porpose is google market and you can see that 5 or 6 do not say google checkout after them and say retail store in UK, and i havent traveled, also google email'd me after a VERY LONG RANT i went on in an email i sent and they were very round a bout how it happened but they admited their service was comprimised , wont say how, when , where , but they admit it, and are very cool about it, accually way cooler than visa is being, lolThis is HIGLY unlikely.
Google Checkout uses the same SSL securities banks do and there is no peer to peer transactions that take place.
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For instance, the Iranians who hacked into the video feed off of the UAV's that Air Force flies with 30$ over the counter software. And heck that's the military.
The news outlets keep calling UAV monitoring hacking but that is inaccurate. Hacking would imply some type of interference/control. They are simply monitoring unencrypted video transmissions. Kind of like calling listening to a scanner hacking. The military knew this would happen, but the expense of fixing it seemed unjustified before. Still, without the data channel to match the UAV pictures they likely won't be able to figure out where the UAV's are until it's too late...
VIRominoff
Member
I used my old unemployment card so the state can deal with it.
I used my old unemployment card so the state can deal with it.
lmfao, nice!:icon_ banana:
Laurence5905
Member
Well, after reading this post, I went back and looked very carefully at my CC statements for Nov and Dec (the time I've owned my Droid). No fraudulent charges at all. Only charges that I've wanted to make have appeared on those statements, and I've bought apps in the market from both the US and the UK. So I'm not terribly worried...
But, as someone else already pointed out, it's always a good idea to keep on top of your statements -- check them regularly, even online if your CC company gives you a way to do that.
But, as someone else already pointed out, it's always a good idea to keep on top of your statements -- check them regularly, even online if your CC company gives you a way to do that.
I had a call from my credit card company this morning with fraudulent charges occurring on my account. One of them was for "telephone services." I've used the card in Market but I've also used it elsewhere.
Yep, got that call from Chase asking about a 2.49 purchage I made in England. The only app I bought so far out of the country so far. If Google is handling the Market sales it may have been just the fact that the charge was in British Pounds that tripped off the alarm.
im gonna put up a list of apps i have when i get home and lets compare foreign buys, i have a feeling as the word gets out and people check their statements through the week , (and really count apps, bc as stated they pose as app size prices first), that some others will pop up, well i hope im the only one bc i love my droid and dont want to block foreign purchase's from my card, love my apps!
My bank also called me about charges from GC and they explained that when they see 99¢ charges they assume it is a validation charge to be followed by a larger charge, the same way many companies do. They do a small $1 auth then charge the total when your item ships. So the bank was thinking there were many large charges to follow. I explained what it was they noted it and no more issues. On a side note all my charges were legit and Google works just like PayPal nobody else gets ur card info but Google.