tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post1780871086398394623..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: Buying cards in TeignmouthFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-69087979497286021212013-01-31T12:26:51.058+00:002013-01-31T12:26:51.058+00:00Glad it wasn't a fraudulent transaction after ...Glad it wasn't a fraudulent transaction after all.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-90603497622269052332013-01-22T14:29:59.487+00:002013-01-22T14:29:59.487+00:00hihiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676531204833131175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-42373681547899599752013-01-10T12:07:02.717+00:002013-01-10T12:07:02.717+00:00Happy New Year Frances, what a palava.Happy New Year Frances, what a palava.suzy doodlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115717046181879704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-46377223622317154672013-01-10T11:02:30.505+00:002013-01-10T11:02:30.505+00:00Alls well that ends well I suppose but it was stil...Alls well that ends well I suppose but it was still a hassle.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-32185657565387713002013-01-09T16:51:17.533+00:002013-01-09T16:51:17.533+00:00Thanks again, everyone. I shall make sure from now...Thanks again, everyone. I shall make sure from now on to ensure that I don't confuse Teignmouth with Devizes (or rather, that I accept that basically they're pretty well the same...)Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-14356997724300569642013-01-09T14:42:31.980+00:002013-01-09T14:42:31.980+00:00Ah, the hustle and bustle of Christmas...with the ...Ah, the hustle and bustle of Christmas...with the dire effects on memory!myraduffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08697152063675260518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-10554391357317211352013-01-08T18:28:59.854+00:002013-01-08T18:28:59.854+00:00Using cards and using the internet instead of poun...Using cards and using the internet instead of pounds shillings and pence (how that ages me!)is so often a fraught experience.....glad your problem was resolved.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-74066608774589143222013-01-08T15:26:56.206+00:002013-01-08T15:26:56.206+00:00Very similar...so easy to confuse the two names wh...Very similar...so easy to confuse the two names when processing transactions! :) Thank goodness it wasn't a real fraud - we once had around R30,000 on our card in TWO days!! Luckily we notified the bank quickly and the card was cancelled and the charges reversed.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you and your readers - hope 2013 is a great year for all!Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-9851321060239517042013-01-08T13:25:33.836+00:002013-01-08T13:25:33.836+00:00It's good to know you haven't got a long l...It's good to know you haven't got a long lost twin sister, Frances using your card to buy cards to send you trouble. :-)Paula RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550276147711384895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-16667338086969478322013-01-08T12:06:51.641+00:002013-01-08T12:06:51.641+00:00Coming in late, so I'm very glad you found out...Coming in late, so I'm very glad you found out the reason, Frances - even if it's a slightly strange one!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-62839010845048412612013-01-08T10:22:24.715+00:002013-01-08T10:22:24.715+00:00Thanks for all those comments and suggestions. Pro...Thanks for all those comments and suggestions. Problem now solved. I phoned the only card shop in Devizes that I might have visited and was cheerily informed that yes. Devizes and Teignmouth often got confused at their checkout. So that's ok. I think.<br /><br />Devizes....Teignmouth....yes. Very similar. Silly me.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-4211289380423886952013-01-08T08:16:09.057+00:002013-01-08T08:16:09.057+00:00It is a worrying business all this card cloning an...It is a worrying business all this card cloning and fraud. But as Kay said, it sometimes looks different on the statement. Good luck - I hope it gets sorted out xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-58850820322189992112013-01-08T07:17:37.529+00:002013-01-08T07:17:37.529+00:00Someone used my card to try to buy a £500 airline ...Someone used my card to try to buy a £500 airline ticket. I should be so lucky, I told the security man who phoned from the bank to check it out.<br />Somehow it seems that whenever there is an attempt to use my card number in a fraudulent way - and sometimes when it's really me using it a bit too much - I get a call from a burly sounding man with a very serious voice, checking it all out.<br />Someone tried using my husband's card number to buy from a catalogue. They managed to get a toaster, but were blocked when they immediately attempted to buy a computer as well.<br />As Librarian has said, they do often try a small purchase first before getting greedy. Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-62884403697944132312013-01-08T06:54:13.683+00:002013-01-08T06:54:13.683+00:00Good job you go through your bank statements caref...Good job you go through your bank statements carefully, Frances. Ever since my sister once had a wrong booking (not by fraud, but due to a mistake by her bank) from her account many years ago, I have been very thorough in checking my statements, too.<br />It is possible that you bought some stationary (not necessarily cards) at branch of the Teignmouth shop, as Kay suggested above, or it is as Graham says and this was just a small tryout before they use your card details for something bigger.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-85307796860052189062013-01-08T01:19:32.161+00:002013-01-08T01:19:32.161+00:00At least they didn't use it in Tesco!At least they didn't use it in Tesco!GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-25630254559052594172013-01-08T01:19:06.774+00:002013-01-08T01:19:06.774+00:00The usual thing with cloned cards and stolen detai...The usual thing with cloned cards and stolen details is to buy a few small things (often on the internet though) like bus tickets which do not require the number from the back of the card and then try it for a big thing on the internet. Having had my Amex and Paypal identities stolen (with no loss to me at the end of the day) I have found the banks very good at detecting these things.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-64578384404546121092013-01-07T23:13:38.950+00:002013-01-07T23:13:38.950+00:00This happened to us, and people bought stuff in Sa...This happened to us, and people bought stuff in Sainsbury's with our card. Sainsbury's? Please, Waitrose at LEAST! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-10871064847420276662013-01-07T21:09:18.407+00:002013-01-07T21:09:18.407+00:00My husband had a problem with people apparently us...My husband had a problem with people apparently using his card to buy sandwiches. It was a scam and he got refunded but it seemed so odd anyone would bother for such small sums.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-509434593836789042013-01-07T20:31:22.969+00:002013-01-07T20:31:22.969+00:00Did you buy something in Devizes that day? Sometim...Did you buy something in Devizes that day? Sometimes a bank statement will show the name and location of the original store that has later opened branches in other towns.<br />A very strange thing to have happen, indeed. I'll be watching this space for more developments!<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com