How can you tell if an account has been compromised?

lkenefic · December 4, 2009 7:22AM

I had an erroneous charge show up on the credit card linked to my ebay account. It was $80+ to the USPS. How can I tell if this is my credit card or my ebay account... or if it was just a mistake?

Thanks

Leo

notwilight · December 4, 2009 7:27AM

USPS charges don't come thru ebay. Someone is using your charge number. --Jerry

PrivateCoinCollector · December 4, 2009 7:30AM

CALL THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY NOW!!!!!

AUandAG · December 4, 2009 7:31AM

When I purchase postage through the USPS website it requires my CC that gets charged
the postage.
When I sell on ebay and print shipping label from there it is not charged to my CC but
is a charge to my Paypal account and shows up there.

What Jerry said, beat me to it!
bob

RWB · December 4, 2009 7:46AM

lkenefic · December 4, 2009 7:51AM

My wife called the cc company earlier today to question the USPS charge. I just got off the phone and the card has been canceled. Apparently there were other charges as well... 'tis the season...

FYI... the first erroneous charge was a $1 charge to buy online music... apparently cc thieves typically do this to check and see if the account is valid.

yellowkid · December 4, 2009 12:20PM

I've made charges before and not recognized them, still better to check.

BAJJERFAN · December 4, 2009 12:43PM

<< I've made charges before and not recognized them, still better to check. >>

The CC company can't just drop the charges. You need to have whoever did the charging issue the credit.

cinman14 · December 4, 2009 1:20PM

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<< I've made charges before and not recognized them, still better to check. >>

The CC company can't just drop the charges. You need to have whoever did the charging issue the credit. >>

Uh, yes they can.. They will get a statement from you that the charge was not authorized and do a
charge back against the company that posted the charge in the first place..

It's called a dispute....

BAJJERFAN · December 4, 2009 1:59PM

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<< I've made charges before and not recognized them, still better to check. >>

The CC company can't just drop the charges. You need to have whoever did the charging issue the credit. >>

Uh, yes they can.. They will get a statement from you that the charge was not authorized and do a
charge back against the company that posted the charge in the first place..

It's called a dispute.... >>

Well, I was just thinking that you'd need more than a phone call to get it done. I had a phantom membership to a sex related website charged to mine. There was a phone number associated with it. I called and they cancelled the membership and refunded the money. Otherwise I would have had to go the tedious route. I initially asked the CC company to drop/reverse the charges and they said that they could not do it.

How can you tell if an account has been compromised?

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