Beckiboo
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I've had the delightful task of being on the phone all day to my bank, trying to sort out the £800 worth of Ipods that have been ordered on my debit card without my knowledge 
I only realised when I logged onto my internet banking this morning, I think someone has obviously cloned my card.
Now it gets even weirder... a box containing two brand new Ipods has just arrived at my mum and dad's house, it's our address, but with a man's name on it, and a contact number.
Plus the post office left a card saying there is another box due for collection too Why would someone order the goods to my address? Could they be hoping to intercept the mail and take the boxes??
What could have happened here? My initial thought was that my card was skimmed/copied, either from an ATM machine or maybe in a bar/petrol station. But if that's the case, how would the goods have arrived at my address?
Then I thought maybe they've found a discarded receipt/statement and used that. But then how would they have ordered the goods online? Don't you need the 3 digit number on the back of the card?
I'm really confused as to how they have scammed me
I'm getting the money back as my bank have confirmed it as fraudulent, and I've got to take the Ipods into my local branch.
I only realised when I logged onto my internet banking this morning, I think someone has obviously cloned my card.
Now it gets even weirder... a box containing two brand new Ipods has just arrived at my mum and dad's house, it's our address, but with a man's name on it, and a contact number.
Plus the post office left a card saying there is another box due for collection too
Why would someone order the goods to my address? Could they be hoping to intercept the mail and take the boxes??What could have happened here? My initial thought was that my card was skimmed/copied, either from an ATM machine or maybe in a bar/petrol station. But if that's the case, how would the goods have arrived at my address?
Then I thought maybe they've found a discarded receipt/statement and used that. But then how would they have ordered the goods online? Don't you need the 3 digit number on the back of the card?
I'm really confused as to how they have scammed me
I'm getting the money back as my bank have confirmed it as fraudulent, and I've got to take the Ipods into my local branch.
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