Credit card fraud
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We had cc fraud attempted yesterday/today. Second time in 3 years. Typical scam, apparently. Small charge to Google play services, then refunded as transaction to check validity of card. Last time it was Best Buy small charge, then major purchase the next day.
Had used card online at Amazon and one or two other places. Had I not had trouble with incorrect change of address flagging Amazon transaction, the fraud might have worked. Fraud agent also suggested card info could have been potentially been gathered at a point of sale transaction.
Would be interested in any suggestions to reduce the risk of this happening again, including better protecting anything online. The nature of this now is such that if anyone gets your Google password, they have pretty far reaching access to one's life.
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