Watch out for credit card fraud! I had just signed up with a company on line, buying stock for a business I am opening.
As I was checking out to pay for my order, I noticed a box down the bottom of the page that stated you could find out your postal costs if you were overseas. As I fell into this category, I checked the box, and put in Australia, then I clicked the continue box.
This took me to a page that said this was a fast payment for international mail via google. I tried going back to the previous page, but couldn't, so figured this was they way to go for international postage/payment.
After submitting all my details, including my CC number, a message appeared saying my country was not on their available list. I couldn't cancel, delete or get out of the page.
I pressed the help key. This told me to click on a certain icon, that I had 15 mins to do so or the transaction would go through. Back on the page, I couldn't find the icon to click on.in the end, I simply exited out of the internet as I didn't know what else to do.
The next day someone tried to use my CC to buy a flight to germany, but this wasn't approved. A week later 2 transactions were done by Cebu Air MiGssma1.5. Both of these were approved for the value of $1000.00au.
After these transactions, I tried to do another order on the same site, this time ignoring the international payment - I had no problems. My third order wasn't accepted as my CC number didn't match my other recorded details.
This made me look closely at my bank statements where I discovered the fraud and reported it.
BE WARNED - Check your statements for CEBU AIR MiGSSMA1.5 and report immediately to the correct authorities.
Deb
karratha
Australia
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