I got a scam robocall earlier today from a premium rate number to tell me that Amazon had just debited my visa card for $714.thingummy, and to stay on line to talk to a Visa representative. So I hung up.
Clues it's a fraud: I'm a Brit: I have a Visa card, but I have *never* dealt with Visa directly. Visa is a franchise in the UK and my card is issued by my bank, who don't handle suspicious transactions that way.
(Also, it's easy to check my Amazon transactions: liar, liar, pants on fire!)
Charlie Stross /
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2024-02-26 17:32:52
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