OK, rang B of A , ie MBNA, in Chester.
Got through after 20+ minutes....
The missive was genuine - had a bit of fun carrying out a security check of my own on them, which made a change.
This notification apparently means that, as suggested, somewhere I used/use the card has reason to believe that "my" account may be, or has the potential to be compromised, but not necessarily
just my account - by leak/theft/hack/clone/cock-up...whatever, either at the store or in the payment process somewhere along the line, even, presumably, at the card issuer.
Which was fine.
However, when I asked why the presumed "ill-doers" had another 10 or so days to get on with their evil deeds, they were completely stymied, and struggled to find an answer.
At least one that made sufficient sense to me. The nearest one to reason was that the problem has been "identified as possible" and it took time to set things in action.
See, that's what the marvels of the computer age can do - take quite a few days to carry out presumably urgent action !
The letter took 4 days to get to me for a start......
Oh, and I have, this a.m. recieved phish scam emails from Halifax and Santander - possibly a sign the economy's picking up ?
