Skimmed

As I was wrapping up my last few things at work today, my cell phone rings with a number I didn’t recognize. After a failed first attempt (@!&#! Verizon), the call came again. It was Discover calling about my credit card. Seems someone in San Francisco had rung up an abnormal amount of $58 charges to the tune of $500+ in the last 7 hours. (First thought: That’s it?)

Without any evidence yet, the investigator said it sounded like my card had been skimmed.  What’s really odd is that, while I actually carry that card, I rarely use it. As the investigator went over some of the charges, the only legitimate one that stood out was for my hosting service. Beyond that, I’ve been unable to come up with a time I’ve used that card. And, of course, I had shredded months worth of old statements just this past week, so I can’t go back and look. My online account is locked (thank goodness) as is the account so I can’t go transactions for a week or so.

I’m not mad, mostly because it’s that particular card which, as I said, rarely gets used. I am slightly paranoid now to use my debit card though as I have little faith that the reaction from my bank would be nearly as good as Discover’s has been (so far).

I’m sure there’s more to come, but to anyone reading, check those statements and watch who swipes your card.