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Originally Posted by iPatty
I' a lurker. I've only posted once. I have to say that I've had credit card numbers stolen just about everywhere including Amazon. I used to be an agoraphobic which means I never left the house. I even got my groceries online. It's a PIA but it happens. I once switched my book ordering account from Amazon to Barns and Noble only to have it happen there a week later. The truth is, your credit card info isn't safe anywhere. All you can do is report it when it happens. The credit card companies investigate as best they can but only get their panties in a bunch over large amounts of money. My cousin is a Senior VP at Citibank and switched from fraud to anti-money laundering because she was so frustrated. I can't imagine that being any less frustrating but apparently they actually catch and prosecute a lot of people in that devision.
So really all you can do is use your cards and hope it will be awhile before you get hit the next time.
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I've been so lucky up till now. It was a shock.