(Notice the 'not suitable for children under 3 years'...)
We laughed and said, "Thank you very much", then put it in the drawer, along with all the other random things that we 'might use one day'. Although, this was one thing that I hoped we wouldn't need to. I mean, where would you stick such a thing?
So... on Tuesday I was checking my bank statement and discovered that someone had stolen money from my account. Five times - in one day. I've no idea quite how - had they hacked into my card details online? - have I been caught out at a dodgy cashpoint? - it's still a mystery. Not the end of the world but a pain in the arse having to make the necessary phone calls, fill out fraud/crime forms, cancel my card and wait for a new one. I know it's not personal but it still feels like a form of violation. I've been physically burgled before (like many people, I'm sure), which feels a lot more traumatic - but still there is something about the calculated sophistication of this type of theft which is troubling. And who else are they doing it to? Perhaps someone who is already vulnerable, stressed or struggling? Bastards!
At least now I know exactly where I could stick that sticker.
(I'm still limping on with my old computer, squeezing every last drop from it while I wait to get a new one... creak, creak, whirr, whirr...)
The gits who did this to you deserve the multiple expletives and so much more. Does it come in badge or t-shirt form?
ReplyDeleteIt could certainly be arranged :-)
DeleteUghhh. So sorry to hear this C.
ReplyDeleteThanks - seems to be very commonplace though, sadly - aarghh!
DeleteHappened to me twice so I could surmise where the card was cloned a petrol station. They syn the card through something before the real payment anywhere you hand the card over is a possible place.
ReplyDeleteGood point - could well be. I've been thinking back to where I've used it and I haven't done much at all recently, but I guess they could store the details for months before doing anything with it.
DeletePS Sorry too that it happened to you - twice!
DeleteThanks, Yve. I agree completely...
ReplyDeleteA friend of a friend once said (about all this stuff and the way it gets ever more complicated) something which really sticks in my mind: "This shit will kill us all..." !
You don't think the fuckers in Kansas do you...kissing the hand of a bank teller, as we type?
ReplyDeleteWe get these letters from our bank every year or so...card numbers ***** through ***** have been compromised. We get new cards and I have to remember a new pin number.
The Banks pretty good about it and I can't complain about our credit card company either. They used to call me all the time to verify purchases...'cause I'm always on the road. I'd buy cigarettes in Jackson, Mississippi...gas in Biloxi then a hotel room in Slidell, Louisiana. I'd get a call from 'em to make sure I was me.
There are people who do this stuff for a living...such as it is. Fuckers.
Sorry C
Haha, you have a very good memory, e.f.! (Actually I looked him up - oh the wonders of the 'net - and found a pic of him as he is now. Still in Kansas.... but now he just looks so fat and wanky. That'll do - it's payback enough.)
DeleteSorry to hear too that you have the same problems. It's just part of life now I know... I wonder if it ever happens to them,, though?! Not that I'm a vengeful character normally, but we can but hope ;-)
Damn dirty thieving bastards.
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
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