OK, following up on this thread and this one
http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/95605-credit-card-cloned.html
I just had my European VISA debit card cloned.
It started today (Friday the 13th!!!) in the afternoon hours in Europe.
The card was blocked and I got a hint when I tried to use the card myself.
The card was attempted to be processed in the UK and only one charge (for 9.92 euro) got through. Fortunately I keep minimal balance on that account and transfer money into it from a different account.
attempted/denied - 2218.75 EURO h samuel (oxford uk)
attempted/denied - 997.93 EURO ernest johns jewelers (oxford uk)
attempted/approved ** 9.92 touchtone project - (harrogate uk) **
attempted/denied - 98.84 testo stores (oxford uk)
So these folks wanted to rank me up over 3.000 EURO
Also, it looks like the "touch project" is the common denominator in many card frauds as I found out via Google...
Credit card hunters Chris Easton
In the past 3 months, I only used the card via CARDNET terminals (no ATM withdrawals) and it was in Codetel (2x), EdeEste (2x), local supermarket (1x) (where I used it before without any problems), PROPAGAS on las Americas (after CDG)(1x) and local Cable TV(1x).