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<p>Another clear take-away is do NOT use a DEBIT card. This was the
advice provided in a lecture I attended years ago by Frank
Abagnale Jr. who was the subject of the movie "Catch me if you
can" and is now a consultant to the FBI on security matters.</p>
<p>Joel<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/21/2024 6:23 AM, Drew King
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<div dir="auto">Very good advice.<br>
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If you get declined at a point of sale the first thing you
should do is call the phone number on the back of your card and
inquire with the bank. Let them know that you went to the
supermarket and the transaction was declined and you paid cash
so that you have it on record possibly even recorded.<br>
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Several years ago I was starting a new job and made some
purchases that were not typical in preparation for my new job
and my bank eventually questioned the transactions because they
saw a lot more activity than normal.<br>
It was all regular shopping to buy things I needed and also go
on vacation and so I was spending money on airfare and food and
clothing and entertainment I wouldn't normally do.<br>
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<div dir="auto">On November 21, 2024 6:05:41 AM EST, Robert
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<div>My ATM/Debit MasterCard was involved in a
fraudulent charge attempt. The Bank froze the Debit
Card immediately when the suspicious activity
happened. Hours later, not having checked my phone
messages, I tried to make a food purchase at an
automatic self-checkout POS terminal using the same
card. Here's what happened.</div>
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<div>The Star Market POS system at Self-Checkoout and
the Registers declined my Card, as they should have.
(I eventually ended up paying cash for the purchase.)
But the Star Market charges still showed up in the
Bank Ledger as valid, even though my Card was frozen
at the time the Card was declined by the Star Market
POS System. This should have been programmatically
impossible!</div>
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<div>Take-home lesson: If you ever experience a freeze
on a credit or debit card due to suspected fraud, DO
NOT rely on store POS systems which appear to have
"declined" the card not to reinstate the charges. As
soon as you learn of the issue, go to your bank or use
their online banking app or web site, and CHECK THE
RUNNING (Ledger) BALANCE! If anything suspicious is
processing or has been recorded as processed, NOTIFY
YOUR BANK ASAP. </div>
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<div>I appear to have been successful at getting the
Star Market system error(s) removed from my bank
account charges. But this is not always guaranteed. </div>
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