credit card fraud

[darkoshi]

FYI for anyone searching on this like I was...

I found a fraudulent $9.96 charge that was posted to my credit card last week. I reported it to my bank and had the card canceled. This is the first time I've had a fraudulent charge to any of my credit cards.

The info listed for the charge was this:
GOODFORYOURPET2066005593 206-6005593 NY

I googled "goodforyourpet" and the number, and found this page where several other people have reported similar fraudulent charges from that entity.

I wish I still had my old credit card which had something called "Shop-safe". It allowed you to easily (via an online page) create temporary card numbers with preset limits and expiration dates, which you could then use when ordering from websites. That way if the site attempted to charge more than the amount you had set, or if the card number got stolen due to lax website security, you were still safe because your real credit card number was never divulged.

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card fraud

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for this post. I just noted a transaction from my account from this entity for $9.89. Spoke to my bank, and they said it came across my debit card. Basically, there is nothing they can do at this point to help. I have to try to track down the company and record any communication. I called the number and got a recording that they are "not available", asking me to contact them by email or leave a message. Can't find anything with a websearch so far except your posting. This is one of two fraudulent charges, but here is zero info in my bank's system on the other one except the name "Luke 5 Wellness". I have not ordered anything!

Re: card fraud

[darkoshi]

I'd advise you to get your card replaced right away, to avoid any more fraudulent charges getting posted to it. Call the number on the back of the card.

See this page for info:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre04.shtm

When I reported the fraudulent charge to my bank, they closed down the number right away so that the card couldn't be used again, and they said they'd send me a new card. I would have had to pay a $16 fee to get the new card rush delivered, but I didn't want to pay that, so I'm still waiting to get it.

You may also be interested in these pages, depending on what kind of card you have:
http://www.mastercard.com/us/personal/en/cardholderservices/zeroliability.html
http://usa.visa.com/personal/security/visa_security_program/zero_liability.html

Re: card fraud

[darkoshi]

Have you ordered from any online pet stores in the last year? I suspect that one of the websites I've ordered from might have had their payment info hacked or stolen, but haven't been able to figure out which store.

Maybe we could compare notes on which stores we've ordered from.

Re: card fraud

[darkoshi]

I've also been on a couple of road trips lately, one up to Massachusetts and another down to Florida. So it could be that my number got stolen at one of the places I used my card while on those trips.