[78-L] FW: (no subject)

[Thatcher Graham]

I travel frequently for work and have had this happen. My solution is to ask to call them back. A legit business will give you their number, such as a hotel booking agency or credit card company. 

A bogus one cannot. Be tough, you even be rude if you need to.  It's your money. 


-- Thatcher




simmonssomer wrote:
> I hate to start a polemic here but dammit....what is going on in this 
> country?
> It seems we have more thieves and hacking criminals than any  law abiding 
> society can sustain.
> I personally have been fighting the after effects of identity theft for the 
> past three months.
> The people who run those operations are  sophisticated and organized and are 
> perverting a normal way of life.
> The credit card companies and banks don't really care. They do not want 
> anything to interfere with their ability to flood the country
> with credit card debt.
> It has become a free-for-all and nobody gives a sh-t.
> And that's the troof.
>
> Al S.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 2:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] FW: (no subject)
>
>
>   
>> Scary..amazingly simple..why didn't I think of it? As it is, even 
>> legitimate credit cards transactions can bite you where you don't expect 
>> it, like paying at the pump for gasoline..you're automatically assumed to 
>> be purchasing $100 worth even if you only buy $10, and this phantom charge 
>> stays on your card for a couple of days and can push you over your limit 
>> (the answer is to go and pay inside).
>>
>>
>>
>> dl
>>
>>     
>>> From: soundthink at live.com
>>> To: arsclist at loc.gov; 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 11:31:38 -0700
>>> Subject: [78-L] FW: (no subject)
>>>
>>>
>>> Just a warning for those staying in the hotel at ARSC.
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>>> Hotel Scam
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>>> This is kinda scary if only because of how simple it is. Reading this,
>>> we could have been caught. I'll bet this works all too
>>> Often.
>>>
>>> You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. When checking
>>> in, you give the front desk your credit card (for all the Charges for 
>>> your
>>> room).
>>>
>>> You get to your room and settle in.
>>>
>>> Someone calls the front desk and asked for (example) Room 620 (which 
>>> happens
>>> to be your room). Your phone rings in your room.. You answer
>>> and the person on the other end says the following, 'This is the front 
>>> desk".
>>>
>>> When checking in, we came cross a problem with your charge card 
>>> information. Please
>>> re-read me your credit card number and verify the last 3 digits Numbers 
>>> at
>>> the reverse side of your charge card.'
>>>
>>> Not thinking anything you might give this person your information, since 
>>> the
>>> call seems to come from the front desk. But actually, it is a scam
>>> of Someone calling from outside the hotel/front desk.
>>>
>>> They ask for a random room number. Then, ask you for credit card 
>>> information
>>> and address information. Sounding so professional that you do think you
>>> are talking to the front desk.
>>>
>>> If you ever encounter this problem on your vacation, tell the caller that 
>>> you
>>> will be down at the front desk to clear up any problems. Then, go to the 
>>> front
>>> desk and ask if there was a problem.
>>>
>>> If there was none, inform the manager of the hotel that someone called
>>> to scam you of your credit card information acting like a front desk 
>>> employee.
>>>
>>> This was sent by someone who has been duped......and is still clearing up 
>>> the
>>> mess....
>>>
>>> P.S. Please everyone, help spread the word by forwarding this email to 
>>> everyone
>>> you know. Who knows, you might just help someone avoid a nasty 
>>> experience.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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