Comments on: A Great Reminder to Watch Your Credit Card Statements

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By: Darren

Darren — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:26:23 +0000

Fortunately, I haven’t seen weird charges on my card. But like ChrisFM, I’ve had an experience where the card issuer had to re-issue a card because of some issue that wasn’t my fault.

But we should be checking our statements before we pay them anyway, even if you automatically pay your balance every month. That way you can catch any false charges and get them fixed.

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By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 19 May 2010 19:47:26 +0000

I think that’s reason # 1,202 now, yes? :)

By: Ace

Ace — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:01:56 +0000

Wow, this sure is scary. I’ve never had anything like this to happen to me, but it sure is a nice wake up call. One thing that forces me to constantly check my statements is entering my transactions into my budget. You can chalk this up as one more reason why budgeting is good for you =P

By: James

James — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:56:34 +0000

about 3 months ago i was looking at my cc statement and was like WTF is that i noticed that there was over $600 of stuff i did not recognize at all.

so i called the company and with in 20 minutes they told me they would work with me to remove the charges. it was obvious that the charges were items that i did not buy and were fraudulent. it was quite a relief to have them removed.

someone got a gang of stuff for free.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:23:07 +0000

@Impulse Magazine – You’re very smart – it’s a tiny annoyance for great peace of mind.
@Everyday Tips – WOW $21,000? cRaZy! Another reason why it’s better to get hacked via credit card than debit card that’s for sure….much more protection.
@Young Mogul – Yessir, that’s the way you hold onto your hard earned money!
@James – Yeah, makes sense for smaller purchases & meals (I always try to keep about $60-$100 on my for these little guys), but for all other stuff I’m sticking with the plastic.
@Favor – Yup, exactly.
@JoeTaxpayer – Haha….technology is awesome :) I have that fear of leaving them behind too – although I somehow don’t do it as much as I did during my party days, imagine that.
@Stella – Dang, yeah people are sneaky! It really pisses me off actually that people try finding the “easy” way to get their hands on money – they steal it. God forbid they actually use their intelligence to make money the legit way. I bet a lot of these scammers could really make some big ass money if they really brainstorm enough. Use your powers for good, ya know?
@ChrisFM – Miscommunication can def. suck, no doubt about it. Especially when it comes to money. Which reminds me – I have to alert my bank that I’ll be using my cards overseas! The worst is cutting yourself off from access to your money because you alerted fraud yourself! haha…

By: ChrisFM

ChrisFM — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:47:50 +0000

Though I haven’t had this happen to me, there have been two instances where my credit union had to re-issue their members credit/debit cards.

First time it happened, my card was swallowed up by an ATM machine. Guess what? I missed the memo that they’d sent in the mail. It was cool that they caught the fraud and all, since I wouldve been liable for MUCH more, being a debit card holder.

Needless to say, I don’t use their debit cards anymore, and I check my EO account a couple times a week. ;)