I received a call this evening from a 800 number that was supposedly fraud detection for a credit card I have. I’m always reluctant to give a recording any information that it asks for, like my social security number, full account number, etc. so I just called the number on the back of my card to verify. I listened to all of the recent charges, and sure enough, there was an unusual charge for $280ish from a sports place international or something. It amazes me how they were able to suspect fraud, considering this card has been used from all places between Dalton and Chicago in recent days. Not only this time, but even with the recent trips to Missouri and Minnesota.
And to the scammers out there, you guys are good. I wouldn’t even know what to do with someones credit card number if I were even interested in trying to rip someone off, especially considering if you are trying to buy something you would want to be able to receive it. So how you guys get away with this is beyond me, but when you do get caught for scamming someone, I hope you get busted, big time.
Check out this payment information from the statement on one of my credit cards. I’ve never ever been late on a payment, and have actually never carried a balance on the card, because I thought the regular APR was too ridiculous to pay in the first place. Much less the Penalty APR. Minimum payments would make a measly $1100 balance drag out for 21 years!
I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t teach you how to love somebody. They don’t teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don’t teach you how to walk away from someone you don’t love any longer. They don’t teach you how to move on when the one you love walks away from you. They don’t teach you how to know what’s going on in someone else’s mind. They don’t teach you what to say to someone who’s dying. They don’t teach you anything truly worth knowing.
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