Consumer Alert: Mysterious credit card charges
January 13, 2009
It is very important for everyone to check their credit card statements ASAP.
The Boston Globe just printed this story about mysterious charges showing up on possibly millions of credit card statements. The thing is that the charges are so small they could easily go unnoticed. The amounts of the strange charges are only 25 cents.
According to the article, the charge supposedly comes from a company called “Adele Services” in
There are two theories about what is happening, but both of them boil down to theft.
Please check your credit card statements. If one of these charges happens to appear on your statement, contact your creditor and the credit bureaus right away.
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