Originally Posted by
Often1
Not only has your BAEC account been compromised, but your identity may have been stolen. The fact that someone obtained a credit card using your billing address suggests a much greater issue than one simple transaction.
Not necessarily. It could be that the credit card is registered in China correctly, but the tax amount wasn't high enough to trigger a check. I know I've used a UK credit card on BA while leaving my billing address as Switzerland by mistake, and it went through just fine. The amount was only about £17 though!