My Card Is Blocked.
By rakski
@rakski (132885)
Philippines
January 13, 2025 11:08pm CST
I just received a text message from my bank confirming a transaction from blushlotion amounting to $2 and 28.85 respectively. The first amount was used yesterday but I did not see their message. I replied "N" to confirm that it is not a valid transaction since I have not used my card since 6 days ago. After my confirmation, the bank called me to confirm again with AI recording then I was transferred to the frauds division customer service again to confirm my details and card details and the last transaction I made.
The bank permanently blocked my card and will be replaced with a new card in a week or two. Scammers will do anything. 
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10 responses
@jefferson126 (3365)
• Shenzhen, China
14 Jan
luckily you don't suffer loss,i am surprised how come the scammer can use your card make a transaction,incredible.Thanks to you can receive message in time.
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@Ghostlady (1542)
• United States
14 Jan
WoW...I just saw this post about a scam similar to yours. Here is the post:
"BEWARE, Don't fall this very sophisticated debit card scam. Here's how it goes: got a call, the caller ID was my bank. The guy says he's from the fraud dept, calling about my debit card ending in ----(the 4 correct numbers), and asks if i'd been traveling, reports 2 suspicious charges that happened at out-of-state stores (Lowe's and Walmart). I said nope, wasn't me. He says they'll send me a new card. He knows my address. He knows all my phone numbers. He sends a verification code to my cell and asks me to read it to him. THEN HE ASKS FOR MY PIN NUMBER, so he can deactivate it. That's where I said "no." But he has an answer for my suspicions: he says look at the number I'm calling from, it matches the number on the back of your card. It does! But still, then I said let me call you back and he hung up! I reported this to my bank's fraud dept, who said WE WOULD NEVER ASK FOR YOUR PIN NUMBER. (And immediately cancelled my card.) They also said this is the new scam, they're hearing about it a lot. Tell everyone!
I knew also right away because as I was on the call... I checked with my identity protection service because I would have gotten an alert from my service before this call ever came."
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@rakski (132885)
• Philippines
14 Jan
oh wow.
But I got a text message first from the bank that normally messages me when I do transactions. The confirmation message came from there as well. When I confirmed that it was not my transaction, that is the time they called me, an AI first to confirm my transaction again then transferred to a live customer service. The woman said that she deactivated my card and I was able to check it on my bank app. The woman never asked for a PIN whatsoever. She just told me, that the card is blocked and deactivated and will be replaced in 7 banking days.
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@snowy22315 (185329)
• United States
14 Jan
Those situations are so aggravating, because you have to wait like a week or 10 days to get a new card. It feels so unfair when you have done nothing wrong.
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@luisadannointed (7245)
• Philippines
15 Jan
its a quick decision and right move. I hope everyone of us have that quick correct response so scammers will be eliminated forever.
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@DaddyEvil (141751)
• United States
14 Jan
I'm sorry that happened. I hope they can get a new card to you quickly and they find the fraudsters.
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@a_jerobon (2312)
• Eldoret, Kenya
14 Jan
Scammers are so aggressive nowadays, they will do anything to steal from people. It is important to stay safe online and keep our information private at all times.
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@freelancermariagrace (28886)
• Philippines
14 Jan
I'm sorry to hear that. Scammers are becoming more prevalent these days.
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