Be sure and check your bank balance daily upon return!!

[Rumlover]

Just curious if the cards that were hacked had the new chip in them or not. I have seen reports of how someone can electronically steal your card info if close enough to it. Men's wallets are typically in spots someone can stand very near. I do use a debit card for cash and fortunately have never had an issue. I did have a problem once with a credit card I only used at the airport but you are not responsible for bogus charges on a credit card. It was quickly caught and we were alerted and cancelled the card.

[541lion]

Rumlover I've heard that about the microchip cards as well! That's why mine is sitting here unactivated..

[Lola]

Captain, I experienced a similar NYE glitch, also with a Schwab card. (I called them NY Day, they are staffed 24/7). At midnight it repeated the transaction at the then-current exchange rate, Schwab said it looked like a machine error. The transaction description is different than my withdrawal but reads like the same place. The fraud dept issued a provisional credit on the 6th. I also thought about Y2K.

A credit card account was hit TWICE in the past year with fraudulent store purchases, both times it was at a physical store in the US (different stores/states), and two purchases made.

[Ras Walleye]

Canada, I called and asked about setting up a account and they said as a citizen of the US I was not eligible. But that was 5 or 6 years ago, maybe it's changed.

[groove16]

was told the same thing about 2 years ago

Canada, I called and asked about setting up a account and they said as a citizen of the US I was not eligible. But that was 5 or 6 years ago, maybe it's changed.

[Lola]

Sorry to have to come back to this thread, but my debit card was definitely skimmed at a Negril ATM on Friday. On Saturday night and early Sunday morning withdrawals were made in Ironshore, Jamaica. They must have very sophisticated equipment because multiple withdrawals were taken from both the same and different ATMs in less than 3 minutes.

Examine the card slots before using...

[JitterBug]

lola, what should we look for when examining the card slot?

[Rob]

Lola,

Is your debit card issued in JA or Internationally? (USA?)

Please let us know.

Rob

[captaind & Linston]

Lola,

Is your debit card issued in JA or Internationally? (USA?)

Please let us know.

Rob

Earlier in the thread she says a Schwab card

Cap

[Lola]

Rob, its Schwab from the US. Interestingly, all the fraudulent withdrawals were taken at Bank of Nova Scotia - which (at least in Negril) charges a fee, which adds to the transaction time. They must have a way to override the machines to withdraw so quickly.