Credit Cards Archives

woman speaking in bed (l) Walmart self checkout Scan & Go sign (c) woman speaking in bed (r)

‘Every time you scan something, it takes pictures of you’: Ex-Walmart employee says self-checkout cameras are ’10 times worse’ than in-store ones

‘Those cameras can read into your wallet and they do.’

On Feb 4, 2023 by P.J. West

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Walmart checkout with worker grabbing card skimmer with caption 'you guys please BE careful when swiping your credit cards at any Walmart. so we at Walmart in Houston and we just oh no no no' (l) Walmart building with sign (c) Walmart checkout card scanner with caption 'This device goes on top o the regular credit card payment machine and it steals your credit card information! The manager at Walmart quickly grabbed the device and walked off... look we just found a scammer device on the scanner but are safe to scan' (r)

‘DO NOT put the card in the machine AT ALL’: Walmart shopper claims they found a card skimmer on checkout machine

‘So if they are watching you like a hawk checking out why aren’t they catching this happening?’

On Feb 3, 2023 by Braden Bjella

IRL

worker speaking with caption 'today i accidentally charged someone $453000 instead of $4.53 and it went thru, he couldn't get a refund because the police is now investigating him...' (l) customer paying with card (c) worker speaking with caption 'today i accidentally charged someone $453000 instead of $4.53 and it went thru, he couldn't get a refund because the police is now investigating him...' (r)

‘He couldn’t get a refund’: Worker says she accidentally charged customer 453K instead of $4.53. It went through

‘Everyone saying it’s their worst fear as if they have that much money in their account.’

On Jan 18, 2023 by Lauren Castro

IRL

person looking up at camera in car with caption 'POV you worked at sally beauty in 2020 and the managers forced you to open a credit card. One year later you try buying nail polish and your card declines. So you stop using that card. Turns out the purchase went through and has been accumulating debt for years. And no one will help you... even after driving to the headquarters in Denton TX... 20 phone calls..' (l) Sally Beauty building with sign (c) view of Sally Beauty headquarters from car windshield with caption 'POV you worked at sally beauty in 2020 and the managers forced you to open a credit card. One year later you try buying nail polish and your card declines. So you stop using that card. Turns out the purchase went through and has been accumulating debt for years. And no one will help you... even after driving to the headquarters in Denton TX... 20 phone calls..' (r)

Worker says they were forced to open credit card at Sally Beauty and it ruined their credit after they tried buying 1 nail polish

‘The credit card is now in collections.’

On Jan 12, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

young woman talking about getting her credit card stolen

Woman shares how she identified scammer who used her credit card—with the help of an Olaplex customer service rep

‘Olaplex customer service is top tier.’

On Jan 9, 2023 by Jack Alban

IRL

Woman greenscreen TikTok over Transactions caption 'when you leave your keys to close to the card reader at work and it reads your card instead of the customers' (l) woman greenscreen TikTok over FICO Score Decrease 'Your FICO Score has decreased by 62 points.' caption 'Please post an update!!' (c) woman speaking in car caption 'Please post an update!!' (r)

‘My luck right?’: Server accidentally charges her own card instead of customer’s card via tap to pay

‘It made my credit score drop by 62 points.’

On Oct 26, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL

man holding credit card skimmer that fell off of machine at store (l) man holding card skimmer up to worker at store (c) pay terminal at store (r)

‘I woulda walked out with a drink and chips in hand lmao’: Shopper finds credit card skimmer at 7-Eleven

‘The look on his face says that it’s his.’

On Sep 16, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

Credit cards on white background with open lock on top (l) woman talking caption 'SCAM ALERT' (r)

‘They literally switched and gave me a fake card’: Woman says she was scammed by a child and taxi driver who stole her credit card

‘Everyone thinks they won’t get scammed but there are so many tactics it can happen to anyone.’

On May 21, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

‘It’s giving scam’: TikToker calls out Uber Eats support for issues with credit card promotion

‘This happened to me too.’

On Apr 21, 2022 by Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

IRL

‘I got in trouble for never trying to shill these on people’: Viral TikTok about Home Depot’s credit card sparks debate

‘I’m not looking to put anyone else in debt.’

On Feb 17, 2022 by Clara Wang

IRL

hand holding 'anonymous cardholder' credit card with changing numbers. It is representing what happens with a virtual card.

What is a virtual card and why should you use one?

Here’s what you need to know about virtual cards and how they work.

On May 14, 2021 by Libby Cohen

Tech

Venmo’s first-ever credit card to launch in 2020

The PayPal-owned company says it intends to launch the new card in the second half of 2020.

On Oct 22, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

Everything you need to know about Apple Card (Update: Apple Card starts preview today)

Company CEO Tim Cook says the Apple Card will launch sometime in August.

On Jul 31, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

Latest bankruptcy proves ‘smart cards’ were a complete disaster

Plastc filed for bankruptcy this week after taking $9 million in pre-orders.

On Apr 21, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Tech

mastercard credit card fingerprint reader

Mastercard debuts credit cards with built-in fingerprint scanners

It’s about time.

On Apr 20, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

Tech