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My credit card was used to purchase some airline tickets on Nov 25th and again on the 30th. It's the card I used for the transponder deposit at Arse-Freeze-Apalooza. This is probably a coincidence. But there's no record that a credit card was used for a transponder deposit, so the only way to see if it's a coincidence or not is to ask around.
Did anyone else who left their card as a deposit see any questionable charges on their account?
Jeff pretty much sleeps with those cards under his pillow during race weekend (he's downright tedious with his obsession over keeping them safe), so I doubt anyone was able to get to your card while it was in his care.
FWIW, my wife's card got jacked and used to buy airline tickets a couple months ago, too. (she's never been to a Lemons race and we don't share CC accounts) Not sure why, but airline ticket purchases seem to be a popular use for stolen credit cards.
Bummer, Jake....I certainly hope it wasn't related to Lemons weekend. We don't use the cards for transponder deposits--they're really just collateral to make sure you don't drive off with the transponder (or if you do, that you'll have incentive to bring it back!). They are taped with your team number and kept under lock and key, so I don't see how one would escape and get used for airline tix....if there's anything we can do to help, just email me off-forum.
Mine got jacked the day before we got to the race. Someone was running around Vegas with a cloned copy of it -- ran up close to $1,000 in charges. I hate Vegas!
Yeah, it's not really costing me anything and I didn't figure it got taken from the transponder collateral binder, but that was the only place it had been out of my sight for a long time but not used in a transaction so it was worth saying something.
I'm surprised airline tickets are used as a way to launder credit card money, given that you have to show a drivers license to a TSA agent to use them...
I'm surprised airline tickets are used as a way to launder credit card money, given that you have to show a drivers license to a TSA agent to use them...
Refundable tickets are as good as bearer bonds.
Mine got jacked a couple of years back for airline tickets.
They bought first class tickets from Ohio to Australia, which were about $3,000 a pop. Then they just kept buying cheaper and cheaper tickets until they maxed it out.
Only took BofA three months to figure out it wasn't me!
BS Jonny, I know you have the ability to be in Australia and France and Hawaii at the same time. I saw you at TH in the penalty box, you HAD to be at 5 places at once to see everything we did. :-P
To the OP - mine was cloned and went on a shopping spree all over the Crenshaw district of LA. Apparently I bought a buncha gas and groceries, but the biggest charges were at WalMart.
Jeff pretty much sleeps with those cards under his pillow
sure sure, what was he doing to those cards right before turning in? ording in alot of "Specialty" movies in the hotel? Hmmmm?
You'd be amazed at the ability of criminals to get your ATM/CC numbers.
May they all rot in hell. The angering part is that local PD/Prosecuters around here in SC will do nothing but take your statement.
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