Originally Posted by
smitty06
I have been told by Chase customer service that gasoline purchases in close relation to large purchases will cause a fraud alert. The rationale is that the stolen card is used a pump (away from a human) to see if it is still active. The other trigger is electronics purchases since criminals usually like to buy electronics to resell.
That's absolutely true. When I used to sell electronics at retail, probably 20% of the people buying $500+ flat panel TVs would get declined and have to call. I had one couple call up, but refuse to give their social to the credit card company over the phone. Of course, the credit card rep is probably looking right at it!
