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Re: Personal experiences? Was Re: VISA / 1ST BANK
From: DH1759 () aol com
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:43:29 EDT
I have had fraudulent charges on one of my credit cards but the circumstances surrounding the charges lead me to believe that there was a breach of information at a hospital my father was admitted to. Several years ago my father became seriously ill. I have his power of attorney and am a signer on his financial accounts, Additionally, we have the same last name which is rather distinctive. Over the next several months there were numerous small ($50- $150) charges on my credit card billed under miscellaneous medical sounding businesses which I had never heard of nor authorized. Nor had I used that card for any expenses relating to my father. My spider senses tell me that somebody at the hospital somehow obtained information regarding his/my credit listing and placed these charges believing they would not be noticed under the circumstances, perhaps believing I was his wife. It was just too coincidental. I disputed them all and they were taken off my bill with no further incidents.
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