Originally Posted by s0ssos

Why? This person bought the card. Are you saying you don't have the right to know what you did with your own credit card?

Originally Posted by rstruthe

Originally Posted by Aussienarelle

I have had the exact opposite experience with Chase CC (United branded). They contact me when there is activity on the card that does not look normal. I travel quite frequently and unfortunately the card readers are ubiquitous in many of the places I travel so I try not to have CCs with me when I am out and about but you do need them at times. They contacted me about an Etihad purchase, which I have never flown but do fly Emirates and Qatar so middle eastern airlines are a common travel profile for me. They have also contacted me when my card was used at Target in the Bay area (again not a place I shop) and when it was used for on-line cosmetics (again I shop on-line but not for that particular item). I am impressed by the fraud detection algorithms that the CC company uses.

Originally Posted by mduell

~12 hours is a pretty short delay, most people don't check their CC anywhere near that often.

Originally Posted by 1KChinito

I know it is off topic. To be notified a charge to your credit cards, may I suggest setting up an email/text alert. You will be notified instantly when a charge appears. This notification is especially helpful when traveling abroad.

Originally Posted by COSPILOT

Originally Posted by zombietooth

Outstanding algorithm analysis of my purchase patterns resulted in alerts so I really appreciated their quick response.

Originally Posted by Mike Jacoubowsky

More likely the perps will get a message saying "see agent" and smell a rat.

Originally Posted by DrunkCargo

I'm actually surprised ticketed names and such were provided to the card holder. I wonder if some odd privacy issues could come up.

Glad United protected themselves from what would have been a non-rev flight in the end.

Originally Posted by Aussienarelle

I have had the exact opposite experience with Chase CC (United branded). They contact me when there is activity on the card that does not look normal. I travel quite frequently and unfortunately the card readers are ubiquitous in many of the places I travel so I try not to have CCs with me when I am out and about but you do need them at times. They contacted me about an Etihad purchase, which I have never flown but do fly Emirates and Qatar so middle eastern airlines are a common travel profile for me. They have also contacted me when my card was used at Target in the Bay area (again not a place I shop) and when it was used for on-line cosmetics (again I shop on-line but not for that particular item). I am impressed by the fraud detection algorithms that the CC company uses.
Agreed. Nor does the typical flyer check and fret about the details of a flight anything like the typical FTer, so a "see agent" notice might not cause someone to run.
Which is how mine is set up. It's not that big a deal, getting either a text message or email alerting you to card use in real time. Makes it super-easy to spot something odd. Also helpful to quickly notice auto-renewals you didn't realize were happening and do something about them.
That's my hope! Everything leaves a trail, you've just got to find some point on that trail and work it backward. In this case, the trail has a physical manifestation. A package can't be interrogated or intimidated, but a person can.
That is exactly why the information was disclosed. I would assume UA took a quick look at my MP redemptions as well, just to make sure nothing funny is going on and that I'm keeping my own nose clean.


In fairness, not sure they would pick up on a United flight being booked in the name of someone else. I would not have picked up on the charge until I received my CC statement.

In this case, the end result is the fraud on the passenger as United is not out of pocket, Chase is not out of pocket, nor is the CC holder thanks to the prompt action of @Mike-jacoubowsky