Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard – A safety feature we all benefit from…
A few months ago, I received a call from American Express…
“Mr. Grondahl, this is Jennifer from American Express, you wouldn’t happen to be in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, would you? We believe someone is using your credit card there right now”
“Thank you for your call Jennifer, I wish I was in Kuala Lumpur, but unfortunately no, I’m not”
“OK, that’s what we suspected, so we already put a hold on your credit card”
“The charges made to the card will be revoked, and we will send you a new card within 2 business days”
These guys stay on top of it for sure, got to love them for that. I’ve even received a phone call from a credit card company when trying to use my card at a gas station about 4 hours north from where I live, the neighborhood that I had to stop in was not in the best area of town, but I was pretty much flying on fumes, so not a whole lot of options there. Also, didn’t want to risk being late for my Iron Maiden concert…
So how is it that some shady people get a hold of, and try to use your credit card information?
