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Subject: Re: Vacation Checklist and Things To Do Before Leaving On Vacation Checklist Posted on: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:59:16 +0000 (UTC)

On Thu, 13 Apr 2006, RichC wrote:

>I just had an instance with my master card in Florida. I was charging about
>$1,000 for a mattress & when they went to apply the charge the sales person
>had to call the bank & had to put me on the phone & answer a few questions
>concerning my mothers maiden name & where I last used the card & for how
>much the sale was.(approx). I've never had a late payment. Very strange.

Maybe the clerk didn't swipe the card? I had this happen once at a Home
Depot when I was buying $3,000 of kitchen cabinets. The credit card company
rep said it was because the clerk keyed in the number instead of swiping.
That's a red flag. Plus the amount was high.

Don (e-mail link at page bottoms).