[Laminar]

All of a sudden yesterday I started getting repeated phone calls from a couple numbers - 626-207-9164, 213-363-5111, etc. I'm counting 12 calls in the past two days. There's always a significant delay between me answering and them talking, and they can never pronounce my name.

A quick Google search says it's recent and common, and it's a scam.

They know the last four digits of my card and my address, and they want to send me a Target gift card. All callers have heavy accents (FWIW).

I can't find anything about this promotion on Chase's website so I suppose I should contact them and report possible identity theft?

[olePigeon]

I'd contact Chase.

[The Final Dakar]

Don't make fun of my accent.

[turtle777]

As a rule, NEVER EVER give out information to someone who called you.

Except, of course, if they say with a thick Indian accent that it's legit

-t

[osiris]

Laminar, how did they get the last four digits of your visa account?

edit: and your address?

be careful!

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by osiris 

Laminar, how did they get the last four digits of your visa account?

That's on every receipt. Not hard to get.

To get the associated phone# is the harder part.
Some receipts show a name, so they could go the White Pages route.

Originally Posted by osiris 

be careful!

For real ?

-t

[The Final Dakar]

I'd be a little concerned somewhere you bought something online got hacked as well.

[osiris]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

As a rule, NEVER EVER give out information to someone who called you.

Except, of course, if they say with a thick Indian accent that it's legit

-t

Well, yeah. That would be Apple/American Express/Autodesk support calling you. Actually, any company with the letter 'A' as the first letter.

[Laminar]

Chase confirmed that no such offer exists and that they haven't called me at all.

Card is blocked, a new one with a new number is on its way. I'm changing my passwords now.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Chase confirmed that no such offer exists and that they haven't called me at all.

Card is blocked, a new one with a new number is on its way. I'm changing my passwords now.

They wanted you to order a new card.

They arranged for a guy to intercept the delivery of the new card. You are DOOMED.

-t

[Laminar]

This card is rarely used - in the past month I've bought a few plane tickets and a few motorcycle parts from sellers on Amazon - but in the case of purchasing on Amazon, the seller never sees my payment info, AFAIK.

I am basically sitting on the Texas/Mexico border right now, and I arrived here the day before the calls started. I've purchased a few meals on the card.

[Laminar]

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

I am basically sitting on the Texas/Mexico border right now, and I arrived here the day before the calls started. I've purchased a few meals on the card.

Someone's following you. Watch out for this guy:

[Laminar]

The problem is that I'm a fan of pneumatic cylinders, and take any opportunity I can to put my head near them.

[Eriamjh]

Considering the last 4 digits is what gets changed when a company issues someone a new card, it makes no sense for those digits to be the ones shown on a receipt.

[Big Mac]

Whenever I've had a card number change, it's a lot more than the last 4 digits.

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh 

Considering the last 4 digits is what gets changed when a company issues someone a new card, it makes no sense for those digits to be the ones shown on a receipt.

It helps you keep track of which card you used for which purchase. For example, keeping track of debit card purchase separate from credit card purchases.

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

Whenever I've had a card number change, it's a lot more than the last 4 digits.

In my experience, the new number may share the first 2 or 3 digits with the old one, but that's been about it.

[Eriamjh]

I regularly have my cards replaced. Each time, the first 8 digits were the same and only the last 8 changed. Of course, other companies could be different.