CornerStoreComics and Credit Card Exposure.

[kl241]

Yours wouldn't be CountryWide would they......mine is and they had the same problem.

As a matter of fact it is. I posted it several pages back. It was one of the financial executives who sold the information and got busted during an FBI sting. They sent out a letter that they "lost" an unencrypted backup tape during transportation which was total BS. Google Countrywide Security Breech and you'll find many articles about it. Apparently they have come to settlement and will inform their customers soon.

 

[jye4ever]

As a matter of fact it is. I posted it several pages back. It was one of the financial executives who sold the information and got busted during an FBI sting. They sent out a letter that they "lost" an unencrypted backup tape during transportation which was total BS. Google Countrywide Security Breech and you'll find many articles about it. Apparently they have come to settlement and will inform their customers soon.

CW, now Bank of America.

Ughhh.....I had received the same letter.

 

[Boba Ben]

Before the ^^^^ hit the fan with this, I noticed one of these charges on my card and did some research. It looks like this is a common practice of internet credit card thieves. Here are a couple of links about this practice and comments from many people who have gone through the same kind of headache.

https://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/beware-of-itunes-fraud/

https://getsatisfaction.com/apple/topics/i_tunes_fraudulent_charges_to_credit_card

To make matters worse, I'm still waiting for my new debit card, so I don't have a way to pay for Faker tomorrow!!!

 

[Studio49]

Hey guys,

I got hit today as well. The only thing is, I never used the card to shop at Cornerstore, and I did use the card to shop at other 1/6 retailers. I started a new thread here...

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51979

 

[jye4ever]

Before the ^^^^ hit the fan with this, I noticed one of these charges on my card and did some research. It looks like this is a common practice of internet credit card thieves. Here are a couple of links about this practice and comments from many people who have gone through the same kind of headache.

https://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/beware-of-itunes-fraud/

https://getsatisfaction.com/apple/topics/i_tunes_fraudulent_charges_to_credit_card

To make matters worse, I'm still waiting for my new debit card, so I don't have a way to pay for Faker tomorrow!!!

Thanks for the info, good read, especially the 1st link!

 

[samueljd]

Hey guys,

I got hit today as well. The only thing is, I never used the card to shop at Cornerstore, and I did use the card to shop at other 1/6 retailers. I started a new thread here...

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51979

True, I responded in your other thread and I assumed it was CSC, but I did order from a couple other vendors also. So I can't say for sure if it was CSC or not, but they have admitted to the problem and our concerns.

 

[Husker75]

Guess who else got hit today?



First came two pendings at

1.00 for Hostway.com
1.29 for Speednames AS

Then? A phone call from the bank.

What is it, mr. bank?
Fraud, sir. Did you make this purchase?

$878.14 at ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

to which i responded.. "why the ^^^^ would i want to go to ethiopia!"

much laughter ensued with the wama/chase people, who were very friendly, and very helpful.

New card should be here shortly.
Now i just have to see things through with the fiance, who i'm sure will also get hit. And she has stuff that will probably get cancelled, whereas mine won't be a big deal at all.

Thanks for the heads-up people. It made it a little less painful to know it was coming. You were the lube for the mass raping we all seem to be getting.

 

[samueljd]

What is it, mr. bank?
Fraud, sir. Did you make this purchase?

$878.14 at ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

to which i responded.. "why the ^^^^ would i want to go to ethiopia!"

much laughter ensued with the wama/chase people, who were very friendly, and very helpful.

New card should be here shortly.
Now i just have to see things through with the fiance, who i'm sure will also get hit. And she has stuff that will probably get cancelled, whereas mine won't be a big deal at all.

Thanks for the heads-up people. It made it a little less painful to know it was coming. You were the lube for the mass raping we all seem to be getting.

Well, I guess it looks like the Africans might be in on this scam too.

 

[samueljd]

I just got hit with the $20 Betamax charge today.

 

[Lee in MI]

Well, I guess it looks like the Africans might be in on this scam too.

My charge was $1500 from Dubai! So our Middle East "friends" are in on it too.

 

[usswanker]

I'm gonna fight to get my $2.00 back!

 

[jye4ever]

I'm gonna fight to get my $2.00 back!

LOL

Well, my fight went like this....I asked Chase to credit me the $2.00 criminal charges from my stolen card and they were like....."ok"

Done

 

[Mesa]

I just got hit with the $20 Betamax charge today.

Well, at least Betamax is trying to make a comeback. It really was a better format than VHS.

 

[jye4ever]

Well, at least Betamax is trying to make a comeback. It really was a better format than VHS.

LOL

Showing your age are you Mr. Mesa.....

 

[The Ween]

I checked all of my cards today and so far so good. I've never made a purchase from CSC though. I hope all of you get your cards straightened out.

 

[EndIessRAlN]

Wow I used to order from CSC a lot. Good thing I haven't ordered anything from them recently. Ever since I discovered Hot Toys and a guy named Joe (Mista305) I haven't really ordered anywhere else. I hope everyone gets this straightened out. I hope they find the guys that did this and skip the courts and leave it to some good ol' street justice.

 

[occulum]

well I missed a call late yesterday and plan to call them back, but I have a message to call the CC company I used for my CSC purchase. I say its safe to say Ive been hit as well ....

 

[occulum]

yup.
same iTunes purchase attempt twice, but rejected.

Card cancelled, new one issued.

 

[J-Wild]

Crime never pays, why can't people just make an honest living?!

 

[Reinhardt]

I just got hit with the $20 Betamax charge today.

Yup, that's exactly what I got hit with on the 14th.