Scam Alert: Caught by credit card fraud? Here’s what to do. | Scam and Consumer Alerts | Idaho Statesman
The Better Business Bureau is hearing from an alarming number of people reporting a credit card scam.
The scheme starts with a phone call from someone claiming to be with Visa or MasterCard. Let’s say you receive the call. The caller informs you — the intended victim — that your credit card has been used throughout the United States to rack up about $6,000 in charges. The caller, claiming to be with the fraud department, says he or she needs to verify your information and make sure you have the card in your possession. Obviously, the only way to prove you have the card is to give the caller your credit card number.
Fortunately, no one who has called the Better Business Bureau has provided the requested information. However, the BBB doesn’t hear from everyone contacted by these thieves.
If you’ve unsuspectingly given your credit card number to the wrong person, the BBB recommends immediate action:
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Dale Dixon is president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau, a not-for-profit organization serving Southwest Idaho and eastern Oregon. Reach him at 342-4649 or ddixon@boise.bbb.org.
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