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WoW Credit Card Fraud : Out of fucking control
danielof2k6
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Just got hit with over 100 dollars in unauthorized subscription fees from Blizzard entertainment. Called the bank up and cancelled my fucking card only to learn that there were two other charges from Apple.com
I am not looking forward to seeing the final damage of this, I am especially nervous about the purchases from Apple.com, they were made days ago but the actual dollar amount still hasnt shown up on my transactions.
Apparently, thousands of people are getting fucked over like this.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=450004
If any of you have WoW accounts and a Visa credit card, or have purchased any NCsoft games as well, I recommend checking your information regularly. Apparently Blizzard AND the Bank both admit that this fraud is booming.
It's a very dirty feeling having hundreds of dollars stolen right out of your account and knowing there's nothing you can do. I am filing for fraud but doubt that anyone is going to re-imburse me. I'm also a little disgusted at the fact that all the payments are 'pending' but cannot be stopped.
Anyone else going through this?
I am not looking forward to seeing the final damage of this, I am especially nervous about the purchases from Apple.com, they were made days ago but the actual dollar amount still hasnt shown up on my transactions.
Apparently, thousands of people are getting fucked over like this.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=450004
If any of you have WoW accounts and a Visa credit card, or have purchased any NCsoft games as well, I recommend checking your information regularly. Apparently Blizzard AND the Bank both admit that this fraud is booming.
It's a very dirty feeling having hundreds of dollars stolen right out of your account and knowing there's nothing you can do. I am filing for fraud but doubt that anyone is going to re-imburse me. I'm also a little disgusted at the fact that all the payments are 'pending' but cannot be stopped.Anyone else going through this?
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BOYCOTT THE FASCIST PIGS
According to the internet it is.
Or are you complaining because they aren't compensating you for it?
That's what she said! Ahaha!
Luckily, in the US most banks offer a feature called "fraud protection". Also, just about all credit cards offer this as well. It means that you are not liable for fraudulent charges (so I didn't have to pay shit).
If you don't have this feature, you probably hate freedom.
Nope, I buy the cards.
DO YOU HAVE A BROTHER FROM MIT WHO WILL HACK OUR COMPUTERS?
What are you, some sort of canadian freedom hating hippy masturbator?
Hey that's my line.
Also a tiny baby infant.
hell, twice they called HIM to let him know that there has been a compromise and they are sending him a new card
basically your bank sucks and you suck for using it
so true
Unfortunately alot of people use debit/credit and the banks aren't calling them in to doublecheck suspicious charges. I think 5 one month subscriptions bought all at once is pretty fucking suspicious...
Also, you can't stop a charge once it's been made. The payment is in transit and neither side wants to put a halt on it. They basically force you to pay for the loss and file for fraud. Blizzard sent proof that it wasn't my account making the charge so we should be re-imbursed... that doesn't change the fact that they're sitting on hundreds of thousands of stolen dollars and doing nothing to stop it :lol: What assholes.
the bank has to handle this, and the feds through the bank
Unless you're over 40, there really isn't an excuse to fall for phishing.
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Wells Fargo is pretty good about taking care of these things for me :twisted::twisted::twisted:
That sucks dude, I everything works out okay.
Fraud protection means they either watch for suspicious charges,
or let the charges go through and expect you to catch it yourself then do paperwork and jump through hoops to prove it was fraud.
i just signed up yesterday
"hey this guy plays wow, let's fuck with him so he'll go whining about it on internet forums"
Yes it is.
Guys, guys.
Martin Lewis is on this.
Everything will be fine.
ABORT
The banks know all about this. So does blizzard.
Blizzard was hacked last month apparently and the database of CC #'s from transactions is being sifted through. The hackers do a random generator and pick out as many numbers as they can.
Basically Blizzard is getting fucked in the ass and loving it because it's making them money. The credit card fraud is taking place within their system, the transactions which we are all comfortable with making are still secure. it's their bullshit system that is allowing this to happen.
So basically: If you have an account with Blizzard your CC number is just another fish in a barrel. It's totally random who gets hit and who doesn't.
This is for ganking me outside Southshore, Shadoeblayde!
Ahahahahaha
Fuck you, bitch.
do i have to pay $1 for my account?
Oh yeah 'Blizzard can't stop the fraud because that would be HELPING the fraud'
How about you stop pretending you have any idea wtf you're talking about.
so you really think Blizzard is happy that someone compromised their security just because they are making a profit off it right at the moment?