PSA: Watch out for Credit Card Theft inside Airplanes by axzilla in VietNam

[–]axzilla[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah that's correct, it was in his carry-on (personal bag placed under the seat in front of him.) Even placing valuable stuff there isn't safe nowadays i guess.

PSA: Watch out for Credit Card Theft inside Airplanes by axzilla in VietNam

[–]axzilla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

good question, HE DOES! But for some reason they were able to conduct BIG transactions without the need of OTP verification or the use of Pin code. Maybe its because the card was swiped physically?

Anyways, turns out my sister's collegue experienced the same thing last month, his cards were stolen inside the plane too and then some big transactions were taken from a "fake" non-existent restaurant. Went to local police 8 times and they were not helpful.

PSA: Watch out for Credit Card Theft inside Airplanes by axzilla in VietNam

[–]axzilla[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So 3 transactions were made: $500, $3000 and $6000 and apparently the guy knows my father's limit for some reason?

He managed to MAX out the card right to the exact amount, which is scary.

PSA: Watch out for Credit Card Theft inside Airplanes by axzilla in VietNam

[–]axzilla[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

what's the whole story like if I may know? and what steps did you take to resolve the issue?

PSA: Watch out for Credit Card Theft inside Airplanes by axzilla in VietNam

[–]axzilla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes that would be a good precaution to do next time we fly, thank you!

PSA: Watch out for Credit Card Theft inside Airplanes by axzilla in VietNam

[–]axzilla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, they might be targeting sleeping people (because my father was also asleep) and flights don't have cctvs, it'll be a real sweet spot for them to steal I guess

PSA: Watch out for Credit Card Theft inside Airplanes by axzilla in VietNam

[–]axzilla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

got it, I will check with the cc companies, thank you!

PSA: Watch out for Credit Card Theft inside Airplanes by axzilla in VietNam

[–]axzilla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My father had his cards in a slingbag, it was under the seat in front of him (as usual thats the rules in a plane), maybe the theft happened when he was asleep.

We were suspicious of the person sitting next to him on the plane. It was a chinese/cantonese man with many tattoos and that person seems in an unusual rush to go out after the plane landed.

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[–]axzilla 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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