I guess it was bound to happen. My CC# got sold by a retailer (*cough* Fandango *cough*) and sold to a company called WebLoyalty. Today I logged onto my Online Banking website when I found this:

PURCHASE 90631128014076444262401 ON 11/28 AT WLI*RESERVATIONREWARDS. 800-732-7031 CT

for $10. Sure its only $10 but its simple fact that I never even authorized that. Googling this company resulted into a similiar experience by Adam Rosi-Kessel in 2004. He has been proactive about it as well. I praise him for going after this company. I wish I had the time and effort like him but alas I don. There are two things I learned.

1. Time to get a credit card for online purchases (which amount to maybe 3-4 purchases online a month)
2. Never get movie tickets from Fandango again.

I also praise my bank, Bank of America, when I alerted them of this transaction. They proceeded to shut down my debit card and reverse the charge (pending research). I figure the moment the research sees the words WebLoyalty… all will be well again. It is inconvenience to be without my debit card during the holidays but I’d rather have my account secure then to have my debit card number used in an unauthorized manner.

PS I know its Fandango because thats the only true “odd” purchase I made plus they are known to be linked with Webloyalty.

Adam Rosi-Kessel’s post: http://adam.rosi-kessel.org/weblog/the_man/webloyalty_aka_wli_reservations_is_a_scam.html
WebLoyalty and Fandango taken to court: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/09/12/lawsuit_claims_consumer_fraud_by_marketing_company?p1=MEWell_Pos3

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