The cc companies make so much money its cheaper for them to refund anything suspicious rather than try to figure out why its suspect. They do a lot of automated verification on every transaction too. They know your habits and where you spend them, so anything out of ordinary is easy for them to spot.

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

I’m out zero dollars here so it’s really just spite if I try to pursue this thing.

My only lede is a reference number from Expedia but their customer service consists entirely of bots impersonating Indian call center employees.

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Spite isn't the worst reason for doing something.

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Yeah, usually it’s a $52 dollar dare.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

We have a nephew who stole an uncle's credit card number and used it to buy a bunch of goofy stuff. They amicably worked it out pretty quickly. I don't know if I would have been so forgiving.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

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Teach this pos a life lesson

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Update nobody cares to receive….

I’ve finally dug into this and the fraudster is not the guy I thought it was. Ironically, it looks to be a CPS teacher from his LinkedIn. Guy lives in my town - no idea how he got it, but he had my full cc details including address.

Fortunately he bought some stuff that had reference numbers so I was able to track down itineraries and confirmations. One nice lady was kind enough to give me the home address he provided at the time of booking a hotel.

So my question is…now what? This guy’s residence makes it a Glenview on Glenview crime - the worst type of crime imaginable- so conceivably I could take this to the locals. Is it worth doing?

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I don't think it's a good plan to risk retribution from a criminal in your own town in order to avenge a crime against a credit card company that just writes it off like it never happened.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

You don't even know what a write off is.

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I was in South Dakota for a work meeting around 10 years ago staying this Mom and Pop hotel. When I was checking out, after I handed my American Express card to the clerk, he handed something to the guy standing next to me. Afterward, I suspect they were in on it together because the fraudulent American Express charges started in SD and went all the way across the country and ended up in Maryland. Gas stations, Fast Food, $200 at a CVS and a high end restaurant by the time that I caught it. I suspect that it was a guy or group of guys that were in SD for Pheasant hunting, because they were dressed for it. He probably slipped the clerk a $100 or so. They had to have a copy of my card in order to make the purchases that they did. It probably totaled over $1,000 easy by the time it was done. American Express didn't blink, they removed all the charges.

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"I give you my word as a Biden"

You should sleep with the guy's wife.

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Report it to the cops ...

or

get one of these guys

are Glenview CPS teachers notorious bad asses or something? https://youtu.be/OYT1E9hglR0?t=51

You were about to ruin that fuckers life

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Well that’s why I held back on the story. Gotta be sure first…

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I don't really know the type of people to commit credit card fraud risking long term imprisonment for a few hundred dollars but I assume they would be the type to throw a rock through a car window after they get out of jail.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I thought that CPS teachers had to live in Chicago?

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Maybe they are enjoying their pension?

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Elections have consequences.

I thought all city employees had to live within city borders. I’m going off a linked in profile so who knows whether it’s current.

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have ltg explain to him how insurance works

Our daughter just found out her identity was stolen

By a Secretary of State employee

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Make sure you get a lawyer and get that SOB fired and jailed.