10-13-2006, 05:49 PM
HAHAHA!
Actually it is serious though:
Back in the middle ages of the Internet, I kept my credit card details on file in a large online bookseller's website. Permitting them to keep my details on file certainly caused me to spend significantly more there...
However it was a disturbing surprise when a year later, they wrote an email to all their clients, apologizing for the fact that their cc database had been compromised by unknown hackers.
I suppose that's how I ended up with $2500
hock: charged to my VISA at a Nordstrom's department store in Seattle WA. And meanwhile, I was obliviously living in Germany.
This was my fortuitous alibi when my credit card issuer asked, "And how do we know you didn't make these purchases?" I said, "Well, I'll photocopy my passport for you if you like. I wasn't even in the country, let alone Seattle!"
That shut them up, and the charge was removed from my bill, but I never heard that they ever caught the fraudster...
Actually it is serious though:
Back in the middle ages of the Internet, I kept my credit card details on file in a large online bookseller's website. Permitting them to keep my details on file certainly caused me to spend significantly more there...
However it was a disturbing surprise when a year later, they wrote an email to all their clients, apologizing for the fact that their cc database had been compromised by unknown hackers.
I suppose that's how I ended up with $2500
hock: charged to my VISA at a Nordstrom's department store in Seattle WA. And meanwhile, I was obliviously living in Germany. This was my fortuitous alibi when my credit card issuer asked, "And how do we know you didn't make these purchases?" I said, "Well, I'll photocopy my passport for you if you like. I wasn't even in the country, let alone Seattle!"
That shut them up, and the charge was removed from my bill, but I never heard that they ever caught the fraudster...
Cheers,
Jenny
Founder, Roman Army Talk and RomanArmy.com
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
-- Robert Louis Stevenson
Jenny
Founder, Roman Army Talk and RomanArmy.com
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
-- Robert Louis Stevenson
