Been a rough 36 hours. A week ago Monday there was a charge on my Bank Account for $27.95 from Columbia House Video Club. Neither I nor LOML belong. Notified them and my bank and the investigation was started. Yesterday there was another charge to my account of $19.98 from School Scholastic at Home. Now I got scared. Called them and my bank but this time I talked to a person in the USA not India as with Columbia House. Found out Mika Krest (Crest?) had made a purchase using my card debit card # and address. After not sleeping more than 2 hours last night I went to my bank and filed a disputed charge letter with them and Visa. cancelled my Debit card and got a temporary card untill the new one arrives. This afteroon LOML tells me last week the Mailman asked her about a package and if it was ours. I had explained what was done and the persons name and she said the was the name on the package that was returnded to sender. I saw him today and warned him about another package coming he said he will watch for it and turn it over to the Postmaster for investigation. Both charge were refunded to may account late this afternoon. The police have been notified and if the person shows up asking for her package we are to call 911 and have them deliver it.
Being up all night and to keep my mind under control I went out in the shop and turned a pen using Camatillo, which is a rosewood from mexico. Dark purple with black stripes. I used a pice of purple acrylic from a Credit Card pen I turned for the Grand daughters, see post under truning for picture of the pens, for the center band. It was a varation of the European pen with Platnium parts. I turned out breath taking as LOML said. I tried to take picture with my digital but it doesn't work as the wood is so dark the true color and stripes don't show up. It is a beauty if I say so my self with the Dark purple with the Purple acrylic center band and silver hardware. I am going to make another using the other Purple acrylic cut off from the other Credit Card pen I turned over the weekend.
So every thing truned out good now it would be real nice if the dummy would show up asking for the package the was missent to my address. Now I have figure out how she got my info. I can see how the card could be compromised but my address also? I will be going back and looking the transaction on my account prior to 4/29 and see if I can tell when it might have happened. Best advice I have check your account daily if you have computer access and becareful where you use it. I am thinking it might have been a bill payment where I use the card as a credit card and they would have my address on my account and an employee got the info. Least I have my money back and my account is safe for now.
Tom
Being up all night and to keep my mind under control I went out in the shop and turned a pen using Camatillo, which is a rosewood from mexico. Dark purple with black stripes. I used a pice of purple acrylic from a Credit Card pen I turned for the Grand daughters, see post under truning for picture of the pens, for the center band. It was a varation of the European pen with Platnium parts. I turned out breath taking as LOML said. I tried to take picture with my digital but it doesn't work as the wood is so dark the true color and stripes don't show up. It is a beauty if I say so my self with the Dark purple with the Purple acrylic center band and silver hardware. I am going to make another using the other Purple acrylic cut off from the other Credit Card pen I turned over the weekend.
So every thing truned out good now it would be real nice if the dummy would show up asking for the package the was missent to my address. Now I have figure out how she got my info. I can see how the card could be compromised but my address also? I will be going back and looking the transaction on my account prior to 4/29 and see if I can tell when it might have happened. Best advice I have check your account daily if you have computer access and becareful where you use it. I am thinking it might have been a bill payment where I use the card as a credit card and they would have my address on my account and an employee got the info. Least I have my money back and my account is safe for now.
Tom
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