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My neighbor (a heavy duty Dem) just told my that his Mastercard was breached yesterday (is this how tRump got $20 million in 24 hours?) and $500 for MAGA was the only thing charged on it. The recipient of the theft is what he is extra pissed off about.
northoftheborder
(7,572 posts)We need to start checking our Cards now. The bank wouldn't automatically make a questionable call on political donations, I don't think.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)$500 for MAGA
I deal with a fair amount of credit card fraud for an online company. One of the more irritating things is when merchants use fake IDs to appear to be something else on the bill.
Where did this $500 go?
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Who or what is MAGA?
Maybe I can make the question clearer. Can you identify a website where I can make a payment to this MAGA?
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)Takket
(21,563 posts)Credit cards get charged to merchants. Not catchphrases. That claim makes no sense.
jmowreader
(50,557 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Well, I've dealt with a lot of credit card fraud in the course of my career and, most of the time, fraudulent charges are posted to people's bills using a fake merchant ID designed to look like something else.
Given that the neighbor reported it as fraud, and if it is a mass fraud so did other people, then how do you suppose this is going to work out for the FEC reports of the fundraising group?
Since you "know" this, then perhaps you can point to anyplace where one might donate money to an organization that bills on credit card statements as "MAGA".
Meadowoak
(5,545 posts)Station and have them do a story on it. This needs exposure!
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)I could barely get him to go to a Union Rally with me when I was a teacher. I told him I was going to post it here though. I can warn others this way I hope.
kaotikross
(246 posts)Anybody dumb enough to send fat boy money deserves to get ripped off.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)My credit card companies would alert or deny purchases outside of my "means". I would refuse to pay a nickel if they tried to collect.
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)Mastercard realized it was basically a stollen card.
Vegas Roller
(704 posts)I hope they catch the culprit probably a Russian.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)They use all sorts of fake names to fool the person being ripped off. Some hacker got his personal data, sold it to some crooks and they hit him hard. Sometimes if the first hit is successful, they will wait a week or so or even a month and hit the account again even harder. That's because many people don't watch their accounts as closely as they should (mostly rich people).
It's highly unlikely this has any connection to Trump, but instead an attempt to fool some rubes into not questioning the charge if they're stupid enough to think it is indeed going to Trump. This scam artist could be anywhere on the planet.
He should report this immediately to his CC company and they'll probably drop that charge off his account. He also should keep a very close eye on his card in the future and make sure there's no more charges. Remember, someone out there has his account info and may use it again.
He would be most safe to ask his CC company to void that card and send him a new one......
BigmanPigman
(51,585 posts)Canceled old card and got a new one. Mastercard, from my own experience, has been pretty good at following up on these crimes since it costs them a lot of money. They contacted him right away since it was a large amount and not like his normal activity. They called me once after I bought something out of my normal price range and they were suspicious. I was grateful for their ability to catch this unusual behavior within a few hours.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)............
In my days of traveling, I had to use CCs a lot and was also buying lots of e-cig parts from small shops on-line while helping friends stop smoking. Back then, internet security was very weak and small companies were very vulnerable to hacks. It was common for at least one of my cards to get hit one or more times a year and was a pain for traveling. Thank goodness security is far more robust now, and I have not been hit in several years.
AMEX is extremely fast and efficient for catching and alerting for fraud. More than once, they canceled my card automatically because of fraudulent activity but quickly sent out a new card.
Of course in the end, we all pay for the stolen money through CC fees....
Good to hear your friend escaped from this event OK.
Skittles
(153,150 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)ffr
(22,669 posts)Welcome to Biff World!
PuppyBismark
(594 posts)Almost all credit card companies now provide the ability to set alerts on credit cards. these alerts can send card holders text messages and emails upon an alert being met. Suggested Alerts:
1. Any charge over a set amount. (I set this to $25.00)
2. Any charge made without the card being present. This would be an internet charge, most fraudulent charges, etc.
3. Any charge made outside the United States.
Had the MasterCard holder set these alerts, he would have gotten alerts within one minute of the charge being made.
Alerts let me know someone used my card for an internet charge. Within ten minutes, I had the transaction canceled by the vendor, my card canceled and a new card FedEx'd to my house.
Again, all of us really need to setup alerts on all our cards.