Scams like these

[ayebee]

generally not posting, but for nostalgia these are still arriving...

 

[casey18]

I wished I could have issued Letters of Demand, Infringement Notices etc "To Whom It May Concern" back in my Customs life. It would have all been so much easier.

I just got the exact same email

 

[Dmac59]

I just got the exact same email

Welcome to posting on AFF @casey18

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

generally not posting, but for nostalgia these are still arriving...

View attachment 452804

Do a reverse image search, just as a tinr waster.
See who the real girl is, / how m any inages of her around.

 

[VPS]

Sent to me and 500 others




Dear Customer,

Good news! We've successfully processed your payment of $266.99 AUD for your recent order.

Payment Details:
Amount: $266.99 AUD

Transaction ID: PPL-074101XR01E074101

Date: Wednesday, 25 June 2025

If anything about this transaction looks unfamiliar, or if you have any questions, please call us immediately at 1800 958 374.

Please don't reply to this email. For all inquiries, use the phone number provided.

Thanks for your business!

 

[MonteCristo]

My Citi credit card got skimmed somehow, somewhere, in Greece.

Had only used it online for travel purchases before going to Greece (ferry tickets, and a couple of Viator day tours), and for a couple of domestic direct debits. Then I took it to Greece, and only used it at supermarkets, some official attractions (old historic stuff), and petrol stations.

A few weeks into the trip - within 5 minutes I get a couple of SMSes with codes for $1300 transactions while I'm on a hike (said it was from the same vendor - some European energy company, apparently), followed by a $10 Zara online transaction that got automatically blocked by Citi - who pulled the plug on the card.

No damage done - none of the transactions went through thankfully. But still, could you believe there's someone shonky in Athens or Crete?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Its a real shocking thing, (sad too in a way), that the banks, and also world govts in way, are pushing cashless, but then, all these scams and frauds are linked to card use.
In Aus, I used my card at vending machines, and at petrol stations, and Coles, Woolworths, etc, and yes, paypal etc too, and yep, it got misused.
Never used ubereats, or Doordash, and I got pinged for $25.88, reported it to my bank, they reversed the transaction, this was visa debit, they reversed the transaction, but of course, they dont track or give info on where the transaction occured.
Card cancelled and changed, but now, no more vendo purchases.
Back to cash, but then, vendos now do not accept cash, and also, its a disincentive to use cards, seeing so much/many scams/card frauds.
The bank lady also said, it would be hard to exactly pinpoint the place where the store/vendo or merchants system got a card reader placed on it.
Chip card no less, grr, not a happy pooch.

 

[prozac]

My Citi credit card got skimmed somehow, somewhere, in Greece.

Had only used it online for travel purchases before going to Greece (ferry tickets, and a couple of Viator day tours), and for a couple of domestic direct debits. Then I took it to Greece, and only used it at supermarkets, some official attractions (old historic stuff), and petrol stations.

A few weeks into the trip - within 5 minutes I get a couple of SMSes with codes for $1300 transactions while I'm on a hike (said it was from the same vendor - some European energy company, apparently), followed by a $10 Zara online transaction that got automatically blocked by Citi - who pulled the plug on the card.

No damage done - none of the transactions went through thankfully. But still, could you believe there's someone shonky in Athens or Crete?

Could your card details have been harvested by someone brushing past you? I keep seeing ads for RFID-blocking travel wallets. Can anyone vouch the efficacy of these?

 

[Jacques Vert]

But still, could you believe there's someone shonky in Athens or Crete?

Certainly can: a few years ago my preferred debit card for overseas spend got cleaned out. The only place I had used it in the previous 12+ months was to purchase flights online with Aegean Airlines.

 

[jastel]

A new one for me...

Trying to sell a secondhand car on Facebook Marketplace.

Get the usual...Is this Available...Stifle the urge for a smartass comeback and type Yes
Name is a female name, profile pic is a happy white family

Her next reply - We will meet tomorrow so I can view the vehicle and discuss price
Just like that as an ORDER, not asking if its OK etc first
Me - Price is in the ad, we can meet but. (ad had only been up for a couple hours)
Her - Ok I will pay your price...do you have a CSC?
Me - What is CSC?
Her - Sends link, looks like a Car History report type thing.
Me - I dont need that to sell, I have Safety Certificate and Rego, thats all I need.
Her - Goes on a rant about how it is SELLERS legal responsibility to have one
Me - No, you get it if you want it.

End of discussion, I was thinking gee what a cough etc.
Next Day another message, exact same script but different womans name and profile
I think that is not right, getting two the same nearly word for word and google.

Apparently some people DO pay $50 - $100 dollars for this bogus certificate to sell the car at their price...so they are out the money, get stuffed around at a meeting with a no show and still dont sell their car.

Note - rules where you live may be different and these types of certificates are a real thing but there is usually a government site that does it for a minimal fee like $10 or something.

 

[MonteCristo]

Could your card details have been harvested by someone brushing past you? I keep seeing ads for RFID-blocking travel wallets. Can anyone vouch the efficacy of these?

It's possible. That said, while in Greece I've used two credit cards. I used the Citi to reach an overseas spend offer that they had for about 2 weeks. While I was using it, it was otherwise in my regular wallet. But the other times I used the other card, it was kept in an RFID-blocking waist holder together with passports and some spare cash. So... *shrug*