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My Visa card had to be cancelled because a site I've bought something off was hacked... *frowns* Luckily, the "phishing" transaction (a small $1.00 transaction whoever the cockspanks were did to check which cards were active and which ones weren't before they took people for everything) was noted by my bank as an unusual transaction and they stopped it.
It might not sound it but I tend to have good luck with stuff like this. A couple of years ago a guy followed me from an ATM to a takeout place (I didn't notice) and stole my ATM card out of my bag while I was occupied. The moronic thing was that he took it *back* to the exact same ATM to attempt to basically take out everything and a particularly vigilant security guard (I never make fun of security guards because of this) noticed and remembered him and basically apprehended the guy.
I like to think it's good monetary karma. I found a wallet with about $500 cash in it in a bathroom in a mall and returned to the owner (she had a receipt in her wallet with her mobile number on it luckily). She was so surprised and awed to get it back but I had had something similar happen only a few months earlier and some kind soul returned *my* wallet to a local police station with cash and cards intact.
So it's annoying because I'm without card and internet banking for a couple of weeks (you access with your Visa card number... argh!) but not terrible.
Just a reminder, comment here if you'd like a Xmas card this year. :)
It might not sound it but I tend to have good luck with stuff like this. A couple of years ago a guy followed me from an ATM to a takeout place (I didn't notice) and stole my ATM card out of my bag while I was occupied. The moronic thing was that he took it *back* to the exact same ATM to attempt to basically take out everything and a particularly vigilant security guard (I never make fun of security guards because of this) noticed and remembered him and basically apprehended the guy.
I like to think it's good monetary karma. I found a wallet with about $500 cash in it in a bathroom in a mall and returned to the owner (she had a receipt in her wallet with her mobile number on it luckily). She was so surprised and awed to get it back but I had had something similar happen only a few months earlier and some kind soul returned *my* wallet to a local police station with cash and cards intact.
So it's annoying because I'm without card and internet banking for a couple of weeks (you access with your Visa card number... argh!) but not terrible.
Just a reminder, comment here if you'd like a Xmas card this year. :)
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Seems like they could go faster.
But yay! Glad you didn't get ripped off for tons of money.
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And yes, that is of the good. ;D They would've been crap outta luck though because I only had about $300 available on that card. *laughs*
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I love that you have good monetary karma!
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Its surprising how many people don't expect it. We find purses/ wallets/ cell phones all the time around the store. The customer sets it down and forgets it and (surprisingly doesn't realize they left it) and yes, I peek in, find an address or phone number and call them then secure it until they arrive. The cash and credit is always the first thing they look at and its always a surprise to them that its still intact. Sad comment on our world nowadays.
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Yeah, i don't have much on mine, either. Good luck, thieves!
:)
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General Blathering and Complimenting
So imagine my utter glee when I was checking out the site again today and found NEW STORIES! I was so excited, I stood out in the rain and giggled madly while I read them on my break from work. The "Cinderella" story in particular was absolutely divine. And I can read the wingfic stories over and over and over, and they never lose their punch.
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Sincerely,
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I'm actually in the process of updating my Master List so that's why you can see new stories. I'm not even nearly finished and as soon as I'm done I will ** any newish (newly put on the Master List) until I update again so it'll be easy to find them.
Give it about a week and there should be a whole plethora of new stuff up. :)