http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "UK cyclists hit by fraud after online purchase at website" en Mon, 18 May 2026 03:07:58 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27040 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:42:04 +0000 Dave 27040@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was defrauded last year, as it happens, in just the same way (a £30 mobile top-up).</p> <p>You'd think it would be just as easy for the mobile company to revoke the credit, making it pointless - but I guess they just use it ASAP. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27037 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:19:19 +0000 strangemeetings 27037@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Something similar happened with Lush, the cosmetics company, earlier this year I believe.</p> <p>Bit scary! There seems to be so much card fraud around at the moment in various forms, I worry it's only a matter of time until I'm caught out too, though I've been lucky so far. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27034 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:27:27 +0000 kaputnik 27034@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@kim - thanks.</p> <p>I always use paypal on squiggle. But like Dave says perhaps just exposes me to paypal fraud. However that's never happened (yet). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27030 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:19:22 +0000 Dave 27030@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I use PayPal where possible to avoid the potential pain of card fraud.</p> <p>Of course, it opens up the possibility of PayPal fraud instead. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27025 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:48:27 +0000 Kim 27025@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@kaputnik: A couple of years back there were some very long threads on a number of cycling forums about credit card fraud and Wiggle, but I haven't seen one recently.</p> <p>Apparently Chain Reaction Cycles is now '<a href="http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/chain-reaction-cycles-launches-card-fraud-investigation">working around the clock</a>' in inquiry to find out what happened. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27023 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:32:16 +0000 amir 27023@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Paypal is one of reducing this type of risk. Also some sites have bank operated security requiring passwords, eg mastercard secure </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27022 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:26:55 +0000 kaputnik 27022@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I thought this was going to be about Wiggle...<br /> </em></p> <p>Is there something we should all know about Wiggle? I used it the other week!</p> <p>My shiny new pedals came from PBK (apologies to LBSs, but I was after backwards delta-compatible ones that were hard to source) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27021 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:21:50 +0000 Kim 27021@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought this was going to be about Wiggle... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27020 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:14:12 +0000 Arellcat 27020@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Which I suppose is why one is always recommended to use a credit card rather than a debit card, for online purchasing.</p> <p>Nothing obvious on the CRC website about it, though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27016 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:23:13 +0000 ruggtomcat 27016@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wondered what TBC was on about... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2538#post-27015 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:13:41 +0000 miggy_magic 27015@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Eek - time to scrutinize your credit card statements if you've recently bought something from Chain Reaction:</p> <p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/17/cc_fraud_follows_bike_store_purchases/">The Register story</a> </p>