Backpacker Posted January 8, 2013 Share Never use my credit card except to enter races. Finally got around to entering all the races till Argus. No sooner had I finalised the last entry of 3 when Nedbank phoned to ask if I had bought anything at EA Store. I have since received 3 sms's confirming 3 transactions at this store (they sell software). They are opening a case of fraud, waiting to see the details, never had a problem with CycleLab entries, not sure about the entries for Carnival City, how secure are they??? Well done to Nedbank for being alert, was notified even before I got the sms's!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaco-fiets Posted January 8, 2013 Share Was this through PPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted January 8, 2013 Share Get yourself a Virgin card with a R1000 limit on it rather than using your personal/business card.I hate having to enter ID, CC number etc, its always a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairyLegs Posted January 8, 2013 Share Check your machine for malware, just to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianchi Posted January 8, 2013 Share Cycle Lab's website uses a good merchant, they're bullet proof, so the chances are very slim that it would be from their side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kranswurm Posted January 8, 2013 Share Get yourself a Virgin card with a R1000 limit on it rather than using your personal/business card.I hate having to enter ID, CC number etc, its always a gamble.Whats a Virgin Card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairyLegs Posted January 8, 2013 Share Whats a Virgin Card? One swipe and its all gone! MONS, Mojoman, ss_quassie and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss_quassie Posted January 8, 2013 Share Check your machine for malware, just to make sure. Most likely explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted January 8, 2013 Share I got myself a Discovery card with a small limit just for online purchases. If I need more I just transfer extra funds from cheque account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpacker Posted January 8, 2013 Share Not sure what malware is, but used work computer which I am certain is pretty secure. Carnival entries were through ChampionChip entry site, don't think I've ever used that entry site before, first time in a long time we are entering road races. Phoned them and she assured me the site was secure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Ruinaard Posted January 8, 2013 Share Where did you do the entry from? What network were you on? If you were on a hotspot etc or wireless you are easy pickings. FWIW I have even had chip and pin cards skimmed and used within minutes online. The latest trick is a scanner which emits an RF signal that excites the chip which then sends all your details back to the skimmer, so they have all they need and they dont even need to get a hand on the card physically, you just need to be in range. Scary. And this happened in Canada, not locally. If its your first time then you are a no longer a wirgin :-) BTW - a lot of the fraud is from organized rings in the banks themselves.... And if the bank asks you to destroy the card then wait until they have refunded the amounts that are outstanding. I had someone ask me if my cards were still in my posession, but when I had reported it they asked me to destroy the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted January 8, 2013 Share Whats a Virgin Card?Virgin credit card. I just use it for online purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpacker Posted January 8, 2013 Share Entered here https://secure.onreg.com/onreg2/front/step1.php?id=1716. Received confirmation that my entry and payment had been received. Sitting at work behind my desk, no hotspot, no wifi. Bank told me not to use card, they would issue a new one. Asked what alerted them to phone me, said I had never bought at this store. See there is an EA Store trading in SA Rands (Origin), the transactions were in Euro's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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