Credit Card Fraud and ''FREE'' Trip to Bahamas
Hi folks,
So I have a CIBC Visa CC and last month I had 3 unauthorized transactions from ''Walmart Canada Online'' of around $500 each. I cancelled my card and recently got another one in the mail. Here's the messed up part, my new card had a sticker on it that said:
''NEW: Purchases require a PIN with this chip credit card. Continue to use your existing PIN. Call to activate 1-888-345-7444''
So I called that number to activate the CC but turns out all it is is a recording of some guy saying I won a 2 day trip to the Bahamas as well as $600 spending money at some resort in Miami, Florida. I found the actual number to call to activate my card on the letterhead itself and got some guy from CIBC and activated the card and he said he didn't know anything about the number on the sticker or the trip.
What gives? This ever happen to any of you?
Thanks.
So I have a CIBC Visa CC and last month I had 3 unauthorized transactions from ''Walmart Canada Online'' of around $500 each. I cancelled my card and recently got another one in the mail. Here's the messed up part, my new card had a sticker on it that said:
''NEW: Purchases require a PIN with this chip credit card. Continue to use your existing PIN. Call to activate 1-888-345-7444''
So I called that number to activate the CC but turns out all it is is a recording of some guy saying I won a 2 day trip to the Bahamas as well as $600 spending money at some resort in Miami, Florida. I found the actual number to call to activate my card on the letterhead itself and got some guy from CIBC and activated the card and he said he didn't know anything about the number on the sticker or the trip.
What gives? This ever happen to any of you?
Thanks.