Scammers hitting dive shops for fraudulent Shearwater/Garmin computer purchases

[greeniguana]

It's 2022. Who doesn't have credit card text alerts?

 

[Marie13]

It's 2022. Who doesn't have credit card text alerts?

You would be surprised. I’ve told a number of people about them who didn’t even know they existed. There are a lot of barely tech literate folks walking around.

 

[formernuke]

For that reason I never sign the backs of my cards, not sure if it would help if I were ever to lose the card.

I write see ID on mine........ you can count on one hand with leftover fingers the number of times I've been asked.

 

[Marie13]

I use Apple Pay whenever possible. Another layer between the merchant and my cards.

 

[lexvil]

I think the main point here is be careful when buying new-used high value stuff, at the vary least if it’s discovered to be stolen you’ll be out the $

 

[AustinV]

I do have a card through one provider - Barclay's - that I would say hits me with a hold so often for fraud either online or in person purchases >$250 it's annoying. Guess I should be grateful as I have never had an issue with a charge I didn't approve. Different card providers seem to have different levels of internal fraud prevention.

 

[Marie13]

One dive shop owner’s post indicated that when they contacted Shearwater, they found out Shearwater had been aware of this crime ring for a while and did nothing to notify their dealers.

 

[formernuke]

I do have a card through one provider - Barclay's - that I would say hits me with a hold so often for fraud either online or in person purchases >$250 it's annoying. Guess I should be grateful as I have never had an issue with a charge I didn't approve. Different card providers seem to have different levels of internal fraud prevention.

I learned on deployment to notify the card companies before overseas travel. Both credit cards and my debit card got shut down because they thought someone was touring Europe with them.

 

[Marie13]

I learned on deployment to notify the card companies before overseas travel. Both credit cards and my debit card got shut down because they thought someone was touring Europe with them.

I don’t know about overseas travel but I used to notify Chase when I was going to be away domestically. That’s not even an option anymore. They have other fraud protections in place now.

 

[Marie13]

Here is a link to a WI dive shop owner’s FB post that has a lot more info in the comments. There’s a ton of info there and it would be too many screenshots.