Heads Up! Fraudulent Charges on Credit Card used at online Casino

[jazzymc]

Just a warning for all to keep an eye on your bank/credit card accounts. My bank's Charge Verification Department called me Tuesday night to ask about several questionable charges. One was for $393, which I did not make, and several for amounts less than $50, many of which I did not make. They all look similar since the casino's payment processors use other names to process deposits, like *snip*, etc.

I know the fraudulent charges came from one of the casinos (I have only used that card recently for online deposits at casinos) The billing name of the fraudulent charge was LONG TALL SALLY.
A few of the other charges were processed by companies in Beijing and Shanghai, China

The following are casinos I've deposited with recently:
Sloto'Cash
Treasure Mile
Intertops
BuzzLuck
Bovada

My cards have been cancelled and now I have the honor of trying to sort this out. Be careful & check your accounts!

 

[Mousey]

Someone didn't go shopping at the tall ladies clothing store?

I hope these cards weren't tied to your household bank account.

At any rate, go over your charges with a fine toothed comb - comparing deposits w/your statement. Problem is.... sometimes the amounts vary slightly and sometimes don't post immediately, and sometimes weird amounts (usually $2 or less) show up for international fees, and sometimes a double charge which is actually a 'hold' which eventually falls off will put cards into the red. All I can say is.... good luck.

 

[jazzymc]

Someone didn't go shopping at the tall ladies clothing store?

I hope these cards weren't tied to your household bank account.

No, thank goodness. It's my own personal account.

At any rate, go over your charges with a fine toothed comb - comparing deposits w/your statement. Problem is.... sometimes the amounts vary slightly and sometimes don't post immediately, and sometimes weird amounts (usually $2 or less) show up for international fees, and sometimes a double charge which is actually a 'hold' which eventually falls off will put cards into the red. All I can say is.... good luck.

After being up till 4 a.m. looking at bank info, thank goodness that a lot of those "international fees" are listed separately, but I am finding some amounts are off by "weird amounts". And thankfully "holds" are listed separately as well.
Thanks Mousey. I know I'll end up with a migraine today though. I'm just thankful that my bank is awesome when it comes to "normal" and "unusual" charges and always call me if there is any suspicion whatsoever. Otherwise, I'd have a ZERO balance right now.

 

[all4greed]

Just a warning for all to keep an eye on your bank/credit card accounts.

The following are casinos I've deposited with recently:
Sloto'Cash
Treasure Mile
Intertops
BuzzLuck
Bovada

My cards have been cancelled and now I have the honor of trying to sort this out. Be careful & check your accounts!

Just curious, but did you make any deposits at INetBet?

 

[lettingyouknow]

You will probably not be able to play at these casinos anymore

I am sorry what happened to you, it stinks. But you know by telling your Bank these are NOT your charges and then listing the casinos that you have recently deposited at, you did play at some of them. The $393 charge of course dispute that, but the other amounts were probably the deposits you made at the casinos you listed you played at. This is considered a CHARGEBACK and you will probably be locked out of these casinos. They will put you on a list for all casinos and the next time you try to deposit they will not accept your deposit even if it is a seperate casino. Once you are on this blacklist you will never be able to get off of it. ALL the casinos correspond with each other with it comes to disputed charges or what they call CHARGEBACKS. I am not trying to victimize you all over again, and now I am going to check my acct, but it is a loadable acct where I have to put money on it, not one tied to my Bank acct whatsoever.

Also not a good idea to list the processors.

 

[P.V.]

Just a warning for all to keep an eye on your bank/credit card accounts. My bank's Charge Verification Department called me Tuesday night to ask about several questionable charges. One was for $393, which I did not make, and several for amounts less than $50, many of which I did not make. They all look similar since the casino's payment processors use other names to process deposits, like *snip*, etc.

I know the fraudulent charges came from one of the casinos (I have only used that card recently for online deposits at casinos) The billing name of the fraudulent charge was LONG TALL SALLY.
A few of the other charges were processed by companies in Beijing and Shanghai, China

The following are casinos I've deposited with recently:
Sloto'Cash
Treasure Mile
Intertops
BuzzLuck
Bovada

My cards have been cancelled and now I have the honor of trying to sort this out. Be careful & check your accounts!

Out of curiosity, have you provided any card information by email, or fax to any of the listed sites?

Maybe a signed form with your bank details and sent by email?

 

[jazzymc]

I am sorry what happened to you, it stinks. But you know by telling your Bank these are NOT your charges and then listing the casinos that you have recently deposited at, you did play at some of them. The $393 charge of course dispute that, but the other amounts were probably the deposits you made at the casinos you listed you played at. This is considered a CHARGEBACK and you will probably be locked out of these casinos. They will put you on a list for all casinos and the next time you try to deposit they will not accept your deposit even if it is a seperate casino. Once you are on this blacklist you will never be able to get off of it. ALL the casinos correspond with each other with it comes to disputed charges or what they call CHARGEBACKS. I am not trying to victimize you all over again, and now I am going to check my acct, but it is a loadable acct where I have to put money on it, not one tied to my Bank acct whatsoever.

Also not a good idea to list the processors.

Oops, sorry, I wasn't thinking when I listed processor info, just wanted to warn others. Glad that was taken out. Thanks. It was just one charge for $393 that was the only fraudulent charge. My bank has taken care of that and a new card was issued.

 

[Mousey]

There are fraudulent charges to gamblers cards showing up here and there - more so than usual. Please use a card separate from your household account/s so you don't end up funding someone's trip to Germany/Belize or whatever with your rent money.

Watch your account like a hawk. Check your statement online often. Try to keep your spending cap on said card low, or use a prepaid with very little on it at any one time. Watch for 'test' charges. Sometimes the crooks are doing small charges first (maybe only a dollar or two) to 1. see if the card is still good, and 2. see if/how quickly the owner catches on. If it flies, then they hit you with the bigger charges. After going thru your card statement, verifying what you actually did and did not spend, report fraudulent charges to your bank/card company IMMEDIATELY with any/all pertinent information on the charges that are not yours.

 

[pokeraddict]

The Merge Gaming Network and/or Lock Poker had an issue where it seems a rogue processor or their employees stole information and made charges. It is important to keep a separate CC or prepay one for online purchases related to online gambling in the U.S. Too much shady stuff is happening.

 

[miket2112]

Just happened to me

My bank's security department called to verify charges to my account. I looked on line and sure enough, there was a $5.00 charge that I did not make. They had also tried to use it at a "toy store" in Spain to the tune of $543.00 which my bank declined.
The thing is, I don't use this card at casinos directly. I use it to load my Netspend card though. I did use it at CW about a year ago when they started accepting MC.
Needless to say, no more on line loading and my old card has been canceled and a new one is on the way. The bank is also going to credit the $5.00 back to my account.
Be careful people and check your statements daily if you use your cards on line.

 

[billy_g22]

Happened to me last week as well. First time in 6 years or so of online gambling that I've had this sort of thing happen. Sure it's not a coincidence more than one member has been hit by this recently.

Most of my charges were directed towards a bible study group and a house of worship...

 

[all4greed]

Well since I had a pm from a member here, I'll contribute.

Had 3 credit cards stolen since February, each time notified by Visa fraud dept. The only thing the cards have in common is use at INB, meaning all 3 cards have not been used together anywhere else. I have an email chain regarding the first 2 stolen cards with INB and they did not respond to my final detailed March 8 email. From their end, it was stated no other person was reporting this problem (kind of like no one else has email delivery issues).

My last deposit at INB was the first week of May with a replacement Visa. I closed my account May 21 due to unacceptable communication regarding my request for RTP (it was the last straw). Right around June 1, I get a call from Visa fraud which was the third time. I didn't bother to contact INB for obvious reasons...

 

[P.V.]

Well since I had a pm from a member here, I'll contribute.

Had 3 credit cards stolen since February, each time notified by Visa fraud dept. The only thing the cards have in common is use at INB, meaning all 3 cards have not been used together anywhere else. I have an email chain regarding the first 2 stolen cards with INB and they did not respond to my final detailed March 8 email. From their end, it was stated no other person was reporting this problem (kind of like no one else has email delivery issues).

My last deposit at INB was the first week of May with a replacement Visa. I closed my account May 21 due to unacceptable communication regarding my request for RTP (it was the last straw). Right around June 1, I get a call from Visa fraud which was the third time. I didn't bother to contact INB for obvious reasons...

Would like to know the deposit method?

Were you using an ewallet, keying the information into their site, filled out a form to email or fax, gave it over the phone?

Clarification on the method used will provide helpful information, IMO.

 

[Mousey]

Just a side note... in the past, different casinos (groups) will sometimes overlap using same processors. You gotta figure there's not too many processors out there willing to take the risk.

I strongly recommend using a prepaid debit card and only a prepaid till this mess settles down. Scammers may steal from your prepaid, but it's not going to be much, and it won't affect your bank account or 'real' credit card.

Even though it would be a little less expensive, I no longer make my netspend 'permanent', letting each temporary card lapse after the 3 months. Then I can get another card. It's a PITA making copies and new authorization forms, etc. but.... for now....

Bah!

 

[bb28]

Has it occurred to anyone that a processor could have gotten hacked?

Just a thought.

 

[all4greed]

Would like to know the deposit method?

Were you using an ewallet, keying the information into their site, filled out a form to email or fax, gave it over the phone?

Clarification on the method used will provide helpful information, IMO.

Sorry for the late reply, I don't come here as often as I used to. I used my Visa Debit cards, entering the card number, exp. date, and pin off INB Visa deposit option. It was very simple and straightforward, plus I didn't get any rejections.

None of my fraud charges were casino deposits, just random attempted crap charges around the world. Weirdest was a .69 charge at Motel 6. WTF?

 

[Realitybitez]

Well, this is seriously scarey! So even casinos, you normally play at are getting credits from your card? How does one prove that it wasn't yourself that made the deposit?

This sort of scenario has always bothered me especially since the type of forms and ID we are expected to send online, are the type that if anyone did get hold of from your email or whatnot, they probably could do exactly that. Hack into your accounts, make charges on your cards and do all thoughts of scary things. .. very worrisome

 

[secret2]

That 0.69 cent charge was a test from the idiot who is trying to steal from you.

They try a very small withdrawel first, to see if you are watching your balance...if not, then they go big.

Sorry for the late reply, I don't come here as often as I used to. I used my Visa Debit cards, entering the card number, exp. date, and pin off INB Visa deposit option. It was very simple and straightforward, plus I didn't get any rejections.

None of my fraud charges were casino deposits, just random attempted crap charges around the world. Weirdest was a .69 charge at Motel 6. WTF?

 

[all4greed]

That 0.69 cent charge was a test from the idiot who is trying to steal from you.

They try a very small withdrawel first, to see if you are watching your balance...if not, then they go big.

Yep. Just wondering what, if anything, there is at Motel 6 worth .69? Maybe they were running a special...

 

[blonde]

Yep. Just wondering what, if anything, there is at Motel 6 worth .69? Maybe they were running a special...

That is funny, not funny that this is happening, but funny about the 69