Well, we have all heard those warnings about identity theft, electronic fraud, and people using your bank account information to rob you.
Well, it (almost?) happened to me today!
At 743 pm, I got an SMS from ICICI Bank (that's one good thing they do - they inform you whenever you make any significant purchase on the card) saying that I had made a purchase of 53,360 on my credit card at MakeMyTrip.com. I immediately called the bank helpline, and the person said that I should wait a couple of days for the purchase to be billed to me before raising a dispute request. Apparently, he could see the charge, but it had not been "billed" to me yet, and hence he could not raise the request. I got pissed, and asked them to cancel my card immediately.
Next, I called MakeMyTrip.com. They were a lot more concerned, and found that apparently someone by the name Rahul Singh had booked 4 passengers (Fakruddin, Azharuddin and 2 others) on some Air India flight using a total of 3 different cards to make a total purchase of around 98,000!
So the current state of affairs is that I have got my cards cancelled, I will raise the dispute request tomorrow, and MakeMyTrip.com will apparently initiate some action on their side.
Keep watching this space for updates, and keep your credit cards off the net!!!
1 comment:
Dont worry.....you would be safe. You will not have to pay for these charges. That's an assurance from MMT.
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