I was checking my credit card online last night and saw a strange charge for $170+ dollars from the Encyclopedia Britannica online. Hmmmm. I hadn’t purchased anything and apparently Albert hadn’t either.
A call to the credit card company (Bank of America) wasn’t helpful. The fraud department wasn’t there on a Sunday night.
This morning there was a second charge to Encyclopedia Britannica for ~$70, as well as an email from B of A and an automated phone call telling me there was a problem with my account and that they were freezing it. It’s gratifying to know that they are on top of things. Unfortunately for me, I’ll have to do a little financial housecleaning to straighten up this little mess.
Several months ago I had a charge on the card from someone purchasing a textbook from Barnes and Noble online which was shipped to Utah to the tune of $150. Now these charges for some kind of research materials.
I am a person who is strongly in support of formal education to improve oneself. But doing it by stealing someone else’s credit card information just seems wrong somehow. Perhaps I am being close-minded?
I am so curious to know what the textbook was (they wouldn’t tell me) or exactly what the research materials are (they won’t tell me that either). I do hope that the person making these purchases chooses a better path to higher learning. Perhaps they will have the opportunity to access the library at the jail until then?
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