Comments on: Victor Chandler - over the top http://www.here.org.uk/2005/10/victor-chandler-over-the-top.html Welcome to Kieron's blog - the life and times of an Internet Marketeer Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:16:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Richard http://www.here.org.uk/2005/10/victor-chandler-over-the-top.html#comment-56 Richard Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:26:25 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=67#comment-56 This just highlights the major problem with "e-fraud" at the moment.<br/><br/>I've always been ULTRA careful with my credit card information. A few months back I was surprised to see that someone had used my Egg card to place £500 worth of bets at William Hill, as well as a couple of hundred elsewhere.<br/><br/>Luckily, Egg sorted the problem out with no hassle and I got all the money back including the interest the transactions had accrued on the card.<br/><br/>They told me that betting sites attract huge amounts of credit card fraud. The fact that you couldn't supply your card details when phoned obviously triggered the extra security checks. Fair enough I think.<br/><br/>BTW, I presume they only asked for the last few digits of the card? I wouldn't have given them the full number over the phone anyway ;) This just highlights the major problem with “e-fraud” at the moment.

I’ve always been ULTRA careful with my credit card information. A few months back I was surprised to see that someone had used my Egg card to place £500 worth of bets at William Hill, as well as a couple of hundred elsewhere.

Luckily, Egg sorted the problem out with no hassle and I got all the money back including the interest the transactions had accrued on the card.

They told me that betting sites attract huge amounts of credit card fraud. The fact that you couldn’t supply your card details when phoned obviously triggered the extra security checks. Fair enough I think.

BTW, I presume they only asked for the last few digits of the card? I wouldn’t have given them the full number over the phone anyway ;)

]]> By: BigTree http://www.here.org.uk/2005/10/victor-chandler-over-the-top.html#comment-54 BigTree Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:33:48 +0000 http://www.here.org.uk/wordpress/?p=67#comment-54 I would be a very weary of giving such info out. This being Identity Fraud Week and all. I know that they are who they said they are as they froze your account but it reminds me of the fake emails I get every week asking for my password. I would be a very weary of giving such info out. This being Identity Fraud Week and all. I know that they are who they said they are as they froze your account but it reminds me of the fake emails I get every week asking for my password.

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