My debit card finally got hacked

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by tucker, Mar 8, 2017.

  1. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    Fish and chips isn't bad.
     
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  3. rearview

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    They have a small camera mounted in the speedo of your truck.
     
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  4. rearview

    rearview Medium Load Member

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    This is why I just carry large rolls of $100 bills.

    never have to worry about someone getting your bank info.
     
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    born&raisedintheusa Road Train Member

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    What is it then?
     
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  7. x1Heavy

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    Make sure you carry your account book (Hopefully a seperate bank account specifically for wiring whatever money outside your bills and go to that bank to pull your hundred dollar bills) As you spend the 100's it gets broken into denominations resulting in one of the checks by Police against drug activity in bad areas. A series of denominations from large to small.

    I use nothing larger than 20's Beacause hauling out mr franklin delays the cashier line to authenticate. (Ink pen made for the purpose. I already have one in my pocket... lol)
     
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  8. x1Heavy

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    If we did that model.. we would be paying soo much to walmart and it's green dot banking system. What a sponge for them.

    Here is another sign of changes that are pernament. Just yesterday one of our suriving mothers needed 20 cent stamps. Guess what. She got sold 10 cent stamps from a few remaining sheets acceptable to the post master because ALL denominational stamps are out of production at the US PO. You will no longer be able to purchase 5, 10, 20 etc cents stamps. Poof all gone except the big forever stamps at whatever value they cost to purchase now. And due to excessive envelope stuffing it could run you three of them just to get it delivered. (1.30 or so using almost 1.50 in stamps.)

    Here is another pernament change. Shipping freighting. I am a little bit of a ebayer, I might sell something once every few years. Freighting for large heavy boxes jumped from 20 to 30 dollars to at least double that before volume surcharges and weights are applied to a minimum of 69.95 anywhere in the USA. Two to three times that to export to the globe using the slow basic service.

    Hell Fex Ex shipping office? 50 dollars done, thank you. And it's there in 5 days.

    What happens when Fex Ex raises to match the mighty USPS? I will have to raise my rates to match for the buyers to pay. They will refuse if the product's final value is lower than a thousand dollars. Ebay has already raised it to 10% final value and the pay pal system the similar.

    Im finished in Ebay. Poof all gone. I just have to be very careful what stuff to buy and never sell. Maybe Amazon in the future. I already have a prime account. But it's draining money endlessly even if it sits there un used.

    Yup times are achanging. What happens if a 300 millions of me decide we are finished with selling and shipping by truck? The trucks stop. Then America stops. whoa we gotta problem.
     
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  9. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    Those fees are way too high.
    Plus my bank caught it quick.
    Just now I have to use my other bank account's card or a credit card
     
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  10. NavigatorWife

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    My husband had his debit card hacked at a Walmart in Sterling, IL right before Chrismas a couple of years ago. They spent $300.00 in Jefferson, MO, the only problem, he was in Albany, NY. It took a couple of months to finally get the money back from Regions Bank, after he had to end up stopping and signing the complaint in St Louis. Because of baloney and privacy laws now, I couldn't file the charges, even though we were both on the account. The keypad at Walmart that you would usually use he said wouldn't work, so the cashier entered it by hand. Obviously, he must have had a scanner or someone close to the area. I pretty much check our account all the time on the internet, he doesn't use his card much luckily, and it is only at truckstops or Walmart usually. It makes it difficult being on the road without having a card to use if needed, thankgoodness for cash advance on loads sometimes.
     
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  11. x1Heavy

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    In our part of arkansas the gas stations have arrested thieves and embezzlers. Three times different credit cards have failed or used by the thief inside the gas stations which no longer get used by us. We pay strictly cash prepay for gasoline now at one specific station. They frown knowing we will be back for change. But no thieves since the last one went to jail at 10K embezzling plus fires and 5 years probation.

    The last person who attempted to purchase MN Tools at a tune of 800 dollars essentially caused the transaction to be canceled. Since we did not lose a actual penny there is no loss. Crime? Certainly was attempted but due to a maze of laws you referred to that person probably is still working and doing more of the same. It was actually a walmart... run manually. I left that little detail out on the MN story.

    I will be very #### careful in WM if they start sqawking and run #### manually... I will get the manager involved and make sure there is nothing on paper or traceable to be used against me later that day.
     
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