So here I am minding my own as usual. I get a voicemail and its Barclaycard. Its a automated voice message saying that basically some theives have raided my account. This happened to me only a year back and with the whole karma thing I thought I wasn’t due for a while. So they read it out to me. £400 for a flight, £200 for some sneaks (hey guys I have never spent that on trainers don’t even go there)!
Actually I have to say I was really impressed that Barcleycard seemed to have caught them in the act and declined them. Which was pretty cool. With a 16% APR yield so they should I guess. I mean these guys make crazy money from us so the least they can do is catch the gangsters robbing us blind I guess. Now I am left wondering where and how. I am thinking it is the petrol stations again like my brother in law. It may seem like a cheap allegation but I know many people who have been done at their local petrol station for hundreds on their cards. That is the main place I use the card really and perhaps for the odd retail purchase. Then there is the Internet!!
In fact when I think about it I have had more cash stolen from me via credit cards than via notes. So what does that tell us all about the safety of them compared to traditional cash???
Karma please, you owe me at least 10 years of credit card bliss now.