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For a few weeks Costco customers may be in danger of being scammed. A Reddit user realized that he was receiving fraudulent charges from a Costco Visa card that he uses exclusively for purchases at the retail store, at his gas station, or at the warehouse.
But this customer is not the only one who became aware of the anomalies, as other Costco subscribers on Reddit noticed fraudulent charges on their cards, and one person described an unauthorized attempt to purchase an item of $ 314 dollars .
Even the complaints have reached social networks, for example, on Twitter, someone complained that he had “discovered $ 2200 dollars in fraudulent credit card charges ”immediately after using your card to renew your Costco membership.
It is not the first time that the retail chain has faced adversity p For this type of issue, since last August, the FOX chain announced that Costco reported that customer data could be stolen.
Costco pointed out that what happened could be detected by means of five card extraction devices that were found in four warehouses in Chicago or in nearby places, according to an inspection carried out by the company.
In light of what happened, Costco sent a letter dated November 5 to all customers who shopped at Chicago stores during that time period, notifying them of a possible data breach of which could have been victims.
The notification letter was sent to all who used your card to make a purchase at any of the affected Costco locations . Depending on the letter, card skimmers may have accessed customer names, card numbers, card expiration dates, and even CVV numbers.
Costco urged shoppers to review their bank and credit card statements for any suspicious charges and notify relevant card issuers. The company addressed the data breach and investigates in In its entirety, the chain offers one year of IDX theft protection services for free.
Moreover, those who received a code Costco enrollment providers can contact IDX directly and obtain an insurance reimbursement policy worth up to $ 1, , 000 Dollars. Protection services also include a system that monitors customer cards.
It is recommended that the people who have been affected in the most recent case, inform Costco of this situation as soon as possible so that the relevant measures.
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