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[quote=Anonymous]The charges were local and for small amounts? That tells us that the card number was stolen at some retail location. It was probably being used by the guy who swiped the number, or one of his friends. If your number was stolen out of some company's computer or by malware, you would have seen a number of large charges appear, all internet purchases. As for why the card company caught it, they might have flagged the type of charge (say you have never used it at a gas station) or the card may not have had a valid CVV, or perhaps they had the number but not the magnetic stripe, the cardholder name was misspelled, or the expiration date was wrong. Any of those could flag it. So any combination of missing security features or a pattern that is out of line with your typical behavior will often cause this. [/quote]
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