O Crap.

[crokett]

Was checking some stuff online and noticed a balance on my corporate credit card that should not be there. 2600.00 donation to the college of pharmacy at University of Aridzona. There was only that one charge last month. Nothing before or since. I called Amex and they have cancelled the current card and are sending a new one. Checked my credit reports and nothing is there that should not be. Anything else I should do?

Update: There are some nice folks out at Arizona. They have the transaction date, the amount and the last 4 digits of my (old) card and they are checking on the transaction. Turns out somebody signed up for a seminar out there. At this point we are thinking a wrong CC number entered.

[timb]

“Watch the skies. Keep looking. Keep watching the skies!” - well your credit card bills and credit reports anyway.

[LCHIEN]

Was checking some stuff online and noticed a balance on my corporate credit card that should not be there. 2600.00 donation to the college of pharmacy at University of Aridzona. There was only that one charge last month. Nothing before or since. I called Amex and they have cancelled the current card and are sending a new one. Checked my credit reports and nothing is there that should not be. Anything else I should do?

Since its one item you may be OK, victim of a typo rather than fraud.
Although credit card numbers are sort of self-checking (e.g. not all cards are good- they have to add up in a certain way, most 16-digit nos. are not valid CC Nos. to prevent typo errors) there is a small possibility that mistyping or misentering a number can result in a valid card no. This has happened to me. You might check with the U of A and see who they thought they were charging at that time. (and see if they are a reputable bunch at the same time). If they thought they were charging george jones with your number or similar no. then it was probably a typo. If they were charging your name with your card no then someone was impersonating you.

I assume Amex took the charge in dispute or reversed it?

[SHADOWFOX]

How ironic, I just finished watching Dateline's show regarding identity theft and it was amazing how these crooks are using some vulnerable americans as middleman on this theft ring.

[scorrpio]

Credit card number by itself is of little use without proper expiration date, billing address and cardholder name. I'd say typo theory is out.

Recently, Citibank cancelled my most used card and sent me a different one. Reason: Company that owns Marshall and TJ Maxx was hacked and a database containing customer credit card info was compromised. The list of card numbers from that database was distributed to various banks, and mine was on the list. But not too many banks are as pro-active on security as Citibank, which replaced every single card that was theirs' within a week.

So be careful, and check those statements!

[Ed62]

One of my daughters is a personal banker. The last time she visited, she told us that she has 3 customers who have had their cards compromised recently. She is to the point that she has quit doing her online banking herself. It was an easy way to pay bills, but it comes with a certain risk.

Ed

[ironhat]

More weird than fiction, about 5 years ago I had just under $5K charged from a clothing store in San Salvadore and another charge for 'professional services' (ugh!). I disputed and they produced two of the old-method receipts (of pressing cards and leaving an impint!). I 'bout flipped. They had actually produced a credit card that was imprint-transferable!! It was resolved in my favor. Heck, the signatures on the receipts weren't even the same handwriting.

Chiz

[crokett]

Loring,

I was wondering if a typo is possible. Since it is a one time thing and is UofA and not some fly-by-night I feel a little better. I gave them a call, I will see if they return it. If not I will call again and say that my company's legal/accounting might call them. Maybe I can get a response then.