Gothamist: Credit Card Scam at Restaurants

SamB

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:25:00 -0500

It's important to note that this is a case of credit or debit card fraud, not identity theft. These criminals are not assuming the identity of another, they're merely using counterfeit cards.

lame

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:21:07 -0500

My AmEx number was lifted in a Soho bar back in 1998. They only used it to make phone calls to Europe. Fortunately only about $50 in calls were made.

bklynd

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:15:22 -0500

My card got duplicated once just like this - it never got back to me where the ID theft came from. And yep, they went to a Best Buy and racked up $1200, but the CC company called me up and inquired about it before I ever got a statement. Just like on TV.

ohplease

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:22:03 -0500

This also happened on The Sopranos about 3 years ago.

Joe

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:38:46 -0500

they got me at Blockbuster video on McGuiness Blvd. in Greenpoint. My Blockbuster account was the only time I used that credit card and it got a bunch of weird charges on it.