I Just don’t believe my luck. For the second time in as many months my Bank Account has been cleared out by somebody using a clone of my Debit Card. Last month is was a Sainsburys in East Kilbride, Scotland. This month it’s somebody recharging their “Sawa” Prepaid credit Card in the Middle East. Each time they have made repeated transactions until there is no money left.
Looking at the places I use my card I card think of any time where the card has not been in my view. It only really gets used in Tesco, To pay my mobile Phone Bill and for Sky TV. I shred all my receipts so it’s got to have been ‘skimmed’ at one of the above places. 🙁
So from now on it’s going to be:
- The card NEVER leaves my sight
- Use a Prepaid Card for all Internet and Phone Transactions
- Any bills that need paying will be by Bank Transfer instead of Card
Oh and so now of course I have about £20 to my name as my Card has been blocked and I have no access to money.
I’ve been collecting Tesco points like my life depended on it lately and have basically moved any service I can to Tesco. This includes the home phone line, Car Insurance, Payment Card, Car Breakdown and Savings Account (Which has nothing in at the moment).
I’ve spent most of today at the Hospital after being referred there because my Psoriasis has flared up quite badly. The nurse woman seems to think its also something else as well as Psoriasis so have had Skin scrapings done from various parts of my body to be sent away to “grow”. Should get the results in 6-8 weeks. In the mean time I have been given a Zinc & Coal Tar paste which I’m to have on my arms and legs for 22 hours a day (!), So I will be covered in Bandages, (I’ve been precribed 50 meteres of each of the 2 sizes i need, Thats a lot of bandage!), all day. This means I need to ask/beg work for a couple of extra shirts which are long sleeve as I don’t fancy twenty questions on the bus as to why I’m all bandaged up. Gotta go back in a fortnight to see how I’m doing.