Card-testing charges

Several tiny unknown charges mean a card number is being tested.

How to spot it

Unknown $0.50-$2 charges

What to do

Freeze and reissue the card.

What the real thing looks like

A known small subscription charge

Try an example

A practice example with fictional companies. Answer it, then see the tells.

What do you do?

acmebank.example/cards/activity

Recent card activity

Oct 21 SNAPLY $0.99 Oct 21 SNAPLY $0.99 Oct 21 VELO TV $1.00 Oct 22 Orbit Cloud $12.00

Report a problem

Report the three charges to the issuer and ask for the card to be locked and replaced.Ignore them; they are only a dollar.Call the merchant named in the charge.Wait for the monthly statement.

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Sources

www.ftc.gov