Fraud charges from Hopper Travel or GHAN TEL Istanbul, turkey
Anyone ever get charges made to there personal bank account from these companies thru eBay???? If so I need help getting more info on the companies cuz I was charged $600 on my personal Al bank account n I don’t know whom else would be able to use my bank account information I use eBay n it does have seller to seller purchases n Amazon is the only other place I use on the regular n I’ve never had an issue!
i am investigating this so I can prosecute the person whom used my info wout my permission.
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anasazirose
·3 years agoHave you been traveling lately? Hopper is a travel app, and there is a Ghan Hotel in Instanbul. If you're not traveling, you need to contact your bank to report the fraud. They should handle it. If they won't, you'd need to file a complaint with the bank and contact Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, https://www.consumerfinance.gov/ .
It wouldn't be you prosecuting anyone, it'd be a prosecutor, and you'd have to know who it was. Most likely, it is a random thief. Call your bank.
spark-chaser1
·3 years agoThere are hundreds of ways your info can get out into the world.
The main hope is having accurate fraud detection through your financial institution, as well as your own diligence in watching for purchases clearly not yours.
At one point, I was home limping on a bum knee, but someone in Spain was buying rock climbing equipment on my dime. It was cleared, but who knows where the info leaked from.
And worse, what you think would be rock-solid as far as security isn't always so. An ATM kiosk run by my local bank was discovered last week to have a skimming device attached to it, and numerous accounts in just my state alone there has been reports of gasoline pumps having skimmers applied by shifty employers or others.
It takes serious fortitude to install such devices where not only employees are present, but police and armed security. Those same people have no problems tapping into bank accounts or servers and stealing info.
And finally, we hear all of the time of large hacks and hijackings of banks, chain stores, and other large businesses that have thousands of numbers on file.
Unfortunately, all you can do is be careful when, where and how you use electronic transfers, and prepare for when ( not if) your account is compromised, because it will be.
maxine*j
·3 years agoAnd the FBI recently warned people to not use the free public phone-charging stations in airports, malls, hotels, and the like. The stations have been hijacked, giving crooks access to smart-phones and the data on them.
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maxine*j
·3 years agoIt is your bank you should be talking to, and pronto. And you should close the account and open a new one. Also, go to Equifax, Experian, or TransUnion and check your credit report.
As for prosecuting anyone, good luck bringing charges against some hacker at a cyber cafe in Lagos or Istanbul, who purchases his stock in trade from the dark web.
If you are a typical American (and good for you, if not): You use a smart-phone, which came loaded with snooping apps and you've downloaded more apps willy-nilly; you broadcast everything you do by using wi-fi; you are unaware of even obvious card skimmers; social media permeates your life and you are blithely unaware of just how much and what kind of info you are sharing with the world; you do things that open you up to SIM swapping; in short, you do a dozen things a day that open you up to having your info hacked.
Based on what I see people do day in and day out, the surprise is not that some of them get hacked but all of them do not get hacked.
Thus endeth the sermon.
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kathiec
·3 years agoIt sounds like this has nothing to do with eBay. If you aren't a seller eBay doesn't have your banking information. It sounds like someone is using the eBay name deceptively. And there are many, many places a criminal could have gotten your information.
You need to dispute it with your bank as fraudulent. Even with bank accounts banks usually will reverse fraudulent charges. As for prosecuting the crooks, I personally wouldn't waste my time pursuing it. Even if you could identify them there's a good chance the scammers are in another country.
12345jamesstamps
·3 years agoOne thing I do not do is pay for stuff through my iPhone. Leaving apps open after paying for something on your iPhone can cause anyone to obtain your accounts....like maybe going to a gym or coffee shop. I have been there. Someone from Ecuador obtained my Netflix account from me watching movies at the gym. My account suddenly was in Spanish.
wastingtime101
·3 years agoPurchases on eBay don't specify a seller name - they just say eBay.
What makes you think these charges are through eBay?
Sounds like you need to report the fraud to your bank.
mtgraves7984
·3 years agoI've never had any charges from those companies. 🤔