Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Card been cloned and have been cleared out !

[crm250]

Got home last night to a letter from natwest suggesting thier had been some odd activity on my account and i should get in touch to check, also my cards are now blocked as a precaution.
So rang up and confirmed i was not in a safeway in london on monday and spent £12.
anyway cut a long story short, they have managed to extend my OD from a respectable £1800 OD (paid next week) to now over £5000 OD
Last night it was 4k and this am they had done me for another grand and it was stopped on another £488 to ebuyer (patern forming here - keep reading if an ebuyer)
so speaking to the bank today asking if they would allow me to come to a branch to get some cash as i have no cards or cash, they refuse as i am over my 5k overdraft limit, and they have rejected my mortgage payment today and charged me £29 for the honour.
So it seems i cannot get my money, or pay my bills but someone who clones my card can spend over 3k of money i dont have with no problem !!
i am a network admin and have a keen eye on security and things and people upto no good, i always am vigilant with cards and online stuff overall, i have used that card in 2 machines only and 3 retailers online only (card is only 4 weeks old) one of the online places is paypal other is play.com and other is ebuyer. Now its funny that as soon as all 3 people in natwest saw ebuyer the tone changed and it seems all is not well with security.
Its wrong to speculate without facts, but my money (whats left of it) is there is a rotten egg inside flogging number and the 3 digit codes to the highest bidder.
I have now asked / insisted that they remove my account and all transaction details from thier accounts system. They have closed my account and removed all card and payment traces but my details are kept (accounting reasons)
So it goes to show it can happen to anyone so keep your cards safe, and keep an eye out on who's behind you at a till, etc etc
I will be keeping my money under my mattress from now on (could mean a rough nights kip as its all coppers )

[Edited on 12-10-2005 by crm250]