Be aware that scammers are making chargers to credit cards that look like real purchases!
I was hit by these people, I however, was lucky that I noticed the charge on my account and took action. The tactic is to make low value chages to your account so that you don't notice. After searching around, other people who were hit by this scam said that the charges were under $10. I was charged $2.95 as you see below.
Here is the info of the company that charged me.
Merchant Name: ELECTRONIC BUSINESS RE
Merchant Type: BOOK STORES
Date of transaction: 04/22/08
Amount of authorization: $2.95
Apparently there front is a e-book store. After contacting my credit card company I got the costumer service number for the company. When I called, there was a message saying that I needed to send a email to: service@ebsebooks.com
After searching the term ebsebooks, there was no doubt this was a credit card scam.
If you see charges that you are unsure about, tell your credit card company that you want more info about the charge. Do some searching using the name of the company or the website, use what ever info you have and you can discover more information to help.
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