M2RTY
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Registered: 25th May 01
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Don't use one of our cards very oftern, but had it on us on a night out in hanley after a wedding close by. Used the card in 1 bar to buy some drinks, was 1-2am, quite drunk, just over a week ago.
Had a phonecall off halifax fraud department today, card had flagged up in a HSS hire shop trying to make a £190 payment on it to hire some tools.
Card stopped, payment rejected, so very happy it didnt get too far, but I'm shocked that someone pulled a fast one on us.
Cant 100% prove it happened there, but besides the usual direct debits it gets used for nothing else. A load of us used cards so ive asked anyone else if they have had similar happen, as its 130 miles from home Ive never been in the bar before or plan to go back again!
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noshua
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What bar?
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M2RTY
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Fucking Pink lounge or something, full of drag queens lol, was hammered like, only place we could get in as there was 10 lads 10 lasses
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corsa-sxi
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Ive wondered how do banks flag a payment that is out of ordinary? its perfectly acceptable that you could have gone there to get some tools, its not something that you'd do often and if that's the criteria?
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Gaz
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My thinking of this would be:
You are categorised and your payments will be monitored until you purchase something outside of your category, depending on how much out of the norm this is will depend on the acton taken. whether that is the store calling for an auth code or a complete failed transaction.
I had a flag on my card when I tried to buy jewellery years ago - I needed the store to call my bank and swap auth codes as well as I produce ID.
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Lee_fr200
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Registered: 8th May 11
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They also might flag it up as its quite far away especially if you had used it in your area beforehand
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adiohead
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Sure you haven't used it at a shell garage? That's where my cards always get skimmed
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corsa-sxi
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well I put in a 5 figure transaction on my card when buying a car, went straight through and didn't get a call! which is why I'm wondering how they figure it out?
[Edited on 17-09-2012 by corsa-sxi]
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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HSS may also have a higher level of alert as tool hire is probably a fairly risky business.
Shame you can't pin it properly, although the transaction history should narrow it down. Would be nice if there are other cases of card fraud and the other victims also went to that bar.
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RichR
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quote:
Originally posted by adiohead
Sure you haven't used it at a shell garage? That's where my cards always get skimmed
Pink is owned by John Deville AFAIK who owns 90% of the bars/pubs in and around Hanley so unless they have oen dodgy member of staff, I'd be surprised if it was from there
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A2H GO
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Of all the places you could end up in at Hanley...pink 
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[Edited on 18-09-2012 by A2H GO]
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M2RTY
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Nothing else bought on the card anywhere, just direct debits come out. Cant prove it but they took card and put it in machine. Cant even remember having to pin, mayby just signed for the drinks. Sent a text around everyone there to tell them to keep an eye open
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