Guess I'd better check my credit score.Figured I didn't owe any money & paid my credit card off every month so I should have a good score.Use my HD Visa card for anything over $10 & have used lotts of chrome $$ over the years.One thing pisses me off is the fact that the card companys can't be bothered to go after the dirtbag that steals your card #.Happened to my wifes card last summer while traveling cross country.Had to cancel the card.Good reason to have a backup card.Card co. said it wasn't worth it to prosecute.Guess if you know ther's no penelty why not keep trying to steal cards or #s ??
just saw this - with the thefts occurring all over the globe, they are probably correct... CC number are bought and traded as currency for on-line thieves (not hackers).
I had my CC info stolen when I was deployed in 04, was buying stuff in Jakarta, Netherlands, Philippines and a number of other places all at once and Citibank didn't notice. To run down the 5k worth of purchases would be prohibitive.