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edbro · 02-06-2010, 12:56 PM

Has anybody else had their credit card compromised after using it on a foreign ebook retailer? I have a card that the only recent use was to buy some books from a retailer that seems to be overseas (from U.S.). I am not certain that was the source of the compromise so I am not going to say who they were. Actually, I didn't even know they were overseas until I noticed foreign transaction charges with my purchases. Those are valid.

Since I bought on that site I have had a couple of hundred dollars charged to my card from places like Barnes&Noble, iTunes, and others. I've never shopped at any of these places. If you have shopped at any of the ebook retailers that are not in the U.S., you might want to look at your credit card statement. Again, I an NOT sure it was compromised from this source. But, it was the only time I used that card in the past few weeks.

02-06-2010, 12:56 PM	#1
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	Anybody's CC compromised after foreign ebook retailer? Has anybody else had their credit card compromised after using it on a foreign ebook retailer? I have a card that the only recent use was to buy some books from a retailer that seems to be overseas (from U.S.). I am not certain that was the source of the compromise so I am not going to say who they were. Actually, I didn't even know they were overseas until I noticed foreign transaction charges with my purchases. Those are valid. Since I bought on that site I have had a couple of hundred dollars charged to my card from places like Barnes&Noble, iTunes, and others. I've never shopped at any of these places. If you have shopped at any of the ebook retailers that are not in the U.S., you might want to look at your credit card statement. Again, I an NOT sure it was compromised from this source. But, it was the only time I used that card in the past few weeks.