I didn't even remember it was April Fool's Day until after getting back from the gym at 8:30am. Right away I texted Nathan to see if he had any good jokes up his sleave. He didn't.
About an hour later I checked my e-mail on my phone. There was a new message from QVC. I thought to myself, "is that the TV network that sells all sorts of junk?" My e-mail doesn't usually get spam, so it was kind of strange. But I didn't expect at all what I saw. It was a confirmation of something I had apparently ordered off of QVC costing $970.40!!! It was an HP 15.6" Notebook with some software. It was being sent to Dana Jackson at 300 Lewis St. Apt. 1104 in Minersville, Pennsylvania. I have since tried looking her up, but didn't find anything or anyone by that name attached to the address. I'm also aware that someone living there could have just used her name, and she is completely innocent. (That would be the smart thing to do if you're going to use someone else's credit card).
At this point though, I still thought it was just a fluke and that the e-mail was sent to me by mistake. I called the QVC customer service number on the e-mail. Sure enough the lady on the other end confirmed that it was my credit card that had been used—meaning the person had my card number, exp. date, address, and security code on the back. I'm pretty sure the only way this could have happened was someone hacked into one of the places I have made an online purchase, because I still have my card. That's a little scary. Luckily, I caught it the day it happened. I'm not sure how QVC even had my e-mail to send me the confirmation. Maybe it was in there with all of the data the person hacked. Lucky. I usually check my bank account every few days, but no guarantee that I would check it today or tomorrow.
After QVC cancelled the order, I called Wells Fargo to cancel my card. So go ahead and try using the number again! The person made a purchase on Net Flix too. But Wells Fargo just took it off of my card. Thank goodness that's all taken care of now. It's a little scary though how easily people can take information from you. We feel all safe because the http has the "s" after it (https), but how well does it really work? I don't know. If you've ever had to cancel a card they ask if you will talk to a company that gives you three credit reports and tracks your credit. Usually, I would say no, or just hang up while being transferred. But I figured it might be a good idea, since I've never looked at my credit. And to make sure nothing else fishy has been going on. Just remind me to cancel it in 30 days, or I'll be paying a monthly fee.
I'm pretty sure this isn't all a big prank by Nathan. If it were I'd have to congratulate him, cause getting Wells Fargo and QVC in on it would take a lot of work.
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I hate when that happens! It happened to us in the summer of 2008 and then AGAIN on the SAME card (even though it was a new number) in the summer of 2009 (2 days before we moved - ack!). We are waiting to see if it happens again this summer... I usually catch it quickly because I'm always checking my purchases online through the credit card company. They were little things like itunes and porn. You know, the basics.
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