I MAY HAVE JUST RUINED MY HOLIDAY IN ENGLAND
Posted by Karen on Sep 06 2007
Greg from Disney Visa phoned me yesterday.
He wanted to wish me well on my holiday to England.
Well, actually, he wanted to know if I was planning a trip on British Airways. Apparently, someone attempted to charge over $5,000 on airline tickets. I know it was more than $5,000, but after Greg said, “five-thousand,” the sound of my heart beating in my ear drowned out the last three numbers. I think it’s sufficient to say “a lot.”
Now, maybe Mike is planning a surprise trip to Great Britain. Just him and me. Without the kids. A romantic rendezvous in a foreign country. Maybe he already has reservations here or here or maybe here. And maybe today he went online to get the airline tickets.
Maybe by Greg calling, it ruined his surprise. I, of course, denied any knowledge of tickets to England. The charge did not go through. The card was cancelled and new ones are being shipped out.
So now I’m torn. Did I just prevent massive credit card fraud? Or did I ruin any chance of an incredible vacation to England?
on 06 Sep 2007 at 10:01 am 1 Deb said …
LOL, I hope it was fraud so you don’t miss out on a great trip!
on 06 Sep 2007 at 11:01 am 2 reba said …
5000! wow thats a pretty great trip. i hope it was fraud!
on 06 Sep 2007 at 11:47 am 3 Awesome Mom said …
I am betting on fraud. I would hope that your husband would discuss such a large purchase with you before he made it.
on 06 Sep 2007 at 2:05 pm 4 Sara said …
I keep waiting for Mike to pipe in to tell us the REAL scoop!
on 06 Sep 2007 at 3:51 pm 5 Jennifer said …
Well, I hope you didn’t just lose an awesome trip! But, credit card fraud SUCKS. I know, my husband’s identity was stolen two years ago and we’re still dealing with the aftermath.
on 06 Sep 2007 at 4:13 pm 6 Just Beachy said …
Wow! Way to go Disney Visa for being on top of it! Course, if Mike was planning an all amazing trip for two…Way to go Greg for Messing It Up! Ha. I was just thinking, Mike is probably wondering what in the world you charged to max out your card…hee (Sorry)
on 06 Sep 2007 at 8:47 pm 7 Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You said …
ouch! how’d your card # get out there? Good thing they called!
on 06 Sep 2007 at 9:15 pm 8 Mike said …
Just for the record… If I spent $5,000 on ANYTHING without first discussing it with Karen, well… let’s just say it wouldn’t be pretty.
on 06 Sep 2007 at 11:08 pm 9 Summer said …
Wow, I’m so glad they called you! I would have cancelled the cards right away just like you did.
on 07 Sep 2007 at 3:48 am 10 shauna said …
Oh, keep us informed. If it were my life, credit card fraud would be my bet. But I’d love for it to be a secret surprise for you (he can always reschedule).
Thanks so much for your kind comment on my last post. See how nice you are!!!
on 07 Sep 2007 at 4:24 am 11 Michelle said …
I’m so sorry, Karen!
Unfortunately, this can be how ID theft starts. Your card/info was compromised and others could be as well. If it were me, I’d get a copy of my credit report & call my other credit cards to alert them of a possible compromise. Sadly, I speak from family experience; if these steps had been taken immediately, it could have saved hours of work sorting it out, years of paranoid thoughts and several hundred thousand worth of ID fraud.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/con_minimize.htm
on 07 Sep 2007 at 3:30 pm 12 kailani said …
I think stopping possible credit card fraud is the more important thing. If Hubby was planning a surprise, he’ll understand. Maybe you could plan an England trip together!
on 07 Sep 2007 at 10:51 pm 13 AbsolutelyBananas said …
You just ruined MY trip to England. And it was gonna be such a fun one too!
on 07 Sep 2007 at 11:21 pm 14 pinks & blues girls said …
OH my gosh, this is so intriguing. You must keep us informed!
Jane, P&B Girls
on 09 Sep 2007 at 2:09 am 15 Grace said …
Dr. Mike has spoken. So it’s clearly a fraud. To be duped with $5,000 dollars is not a joke! Glad you prevented it.
on 10 Sep 2007 at 2:18 am 16 Travel Blog said …
Surprise Or Fraud…
Was this recent airline ticket purchase a surprise … or a fraud!……