Thursday, January 18, 2007

News Alert

Attention Winners/Homesense shoppers! If you frequent these stores as much as I do, you'd better go over your credit card statement with a fine-tooth comb. Apparently some hackers have gotten into the database at their head office and has gotten all debit/credit card numbers for 2006 and 2003!
How interesting that yesterday I discovered that someone had taken a trip with AirCanada courtesy of Keith and I.
Very vexing!

8 comments:

Canadian Kristin said...

You mean you didn't want us taking that trip... ;-P Kidding.

What a pain....I assume the trip was covered under some sort of fraud protection and you don't have to cover the cost, right?!

Colleen said...

Oh you've got to be kidding!!!! That's terrible. Will you be refunded?

Rachel said...

Well, things are being sort out with MasterCard at the moment. I am hopeful for a happy ending.

Kori's House said...

Very freaky since some of us use our mastercard for everything!!

I sure hope it gets sorted out sooner, rather than later!

Anonymous said...

I saw the story about Homesense on the news today. We got a Homesense in our town last year and of coure I've shopped there quite a number of times now, so I'll definitely be checking over all of my statements!

Hope everything works out with your Mastercard!

Anonymous said...

Oh oh...that's one of our fav stores! Now this is not good news. Thanks for the heads up.

Dickie Chick said...

How aweful Rachel! That really sucks!!! I too love shopping there and will be looking over my statements with a fine tooth comb. Very scary indeed.

villagegirl said...

That's crazy! Seeing as I never watch the news I didn't know. Thank you for informing us! Of course I've used my Visa there since it opened so needless to say I'll be checking as well.
Hope yours gets sorted out soon!