fraudulent-credit-card-charges-on-UNused-accounts.txt c2017 WARNING! CREDIT CARD FRAUD ON A NEVER USED ACCOUNT Our NEVER!!!!!! USED Visa/Debit card, with First Citizen's Bank, which has never left our house, never been used in any way (and we've had it for over 3 years) WAS HACKED. Joany had checked the account one day before the first fraudulent charge. Joany just noticed 9 FRAUDULENT CHARGES , 8 MADE OUT TO 'DISH NETWORK' - TOTAL FRAUDULENT CHARGES WAS ABOUT $ 1,247. Strangely, a 10th fraudulent charge of # 340.06 was also reversed (so I did not count it in this "report"). I strongly suggest that you check EVERY account that you have, monthly - don't forget the ones you threw in a drawer and don't use. also: a relative had her ID stolen online and some credit cards opened in her name. IF FEASABLE, FREEZE YOUR CREDIT to prevent illegal use of your credit information: FREEZE YOUR CREDIT TO DETER THEFT: http://www.woodsmall.com/problems.htm#FREEZE 1) If you already have a credit card, in our case, one we have NEVER used, but "somehow" "they" get the numbers and use it - since we reported it right away ( $ 1,200 later), we should not be responsible, the point is, since you never used the card, EVER, you need to check all your open but inactive accounts, along with the accounts for which you are using and paying. Our back will refund our money,in this case. 2) To prevent someone from opening NEW accounts, debts,... FREEZE YOUR CREDIT (if feasible). NO ONE CAN EVEN REVIEW YOUR CREDIT IF IT IS FROZEN (AT ALL THREE CREDIT AGENCIES), let alone open new credit in your name (as happened to my sister-in-law). FREEZE YOUR CREDIT TO DETER THEFT: http://www.woodsmall.com/problems.htm#FREEZE D&J === END OF DISCUSSION === David Woodsmall's main Web page: http://www.woodsmall.com c2017