{"id":309,"date":"2010-01-30T20:09:30","date_gmt":"2010-01-31T01:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=309"},"modified":"2010-01-30T20:22:22","modified_gmt":"2010-01-31T01:22:22","slug":"attended-traffic-or-domainfest-scrutinize-your-bank-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/attended-traffic-or-domainfest-scrutinize-your-bank-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Attended TRAFFIC or DomainFest? Scrutinize your bank account!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unless your trip to TRAFFIC Las Vegas or to DomainFest in California was paid for by your employer, it&#8217;s time to take a good look into your credit card and even your bank account, for any unauthorized charges.<\/p>\n<p>The days in TRAFFIC Las Vegas were packed with events &#8211; and of course after hours everyone had a great time attending parties, social gatherings and impromptu get-togethers &#8211; all while consuming higher than usual quantities of alcohol. Welcome to Vegas, baby.<\/p>\n<p>Unless I spend cash that happens to be in my wallet, I use my credit cards, as they provide protection over unauthorized charges. However, there was a single time while in Las Vegas that I made the mistake of using my debit card in order to withdraw cash.<\/p>\n<p>Even though I went to an ATM of my very own bank somewhere off the Strip, it appears that the location was rigged with a card skimmer. In essence, my debit card was &#8220;copied&#8221; without ever realizing it and three days later I received automated phonecalls and emails from my bank&#8217;s alert system.<\/p>\n<p>The bank notified me of suspicious activity and use of my debit card and upon examining my account online I noticed two transactions that had occurred outside of the US. Some crook used my card and spent approximately $300 buying chocolates at an overseas supermarket. I hope he chokes on it.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, my bank immediately closed my card and reversed the charges at no cost to me. It&#8217;s definitely the last time that I&#8217;ll be using my debit card to withdraw cash at a tourist location away from home. Crooks are everywhere &#8211; just search for &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?hl=en&amp;source=hp&amp;q=card+skimmers+las+vegas\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Card Skimmers Las Vegas<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; in Google.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unless your trip to TRAFFIC Las Vegas or to DomainFest in California was paid for by your employer, it&#8217;s time to take a good look into your credit card and even your bank account, for any unauthorized charges. 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