What Should You Do If You Get an Automated Phone Call Saying Your Credit Card Has Been Fraudulently Breached?

Normally when we answer the phone during the supper hour it is

  • a duct cleaning ad, even though we are on the do not call registry,
  • one of our children’s schools with an important message like next week is March Break (do any parents really not know this?),
  • a real estate agent offering to sell our house so they can get a huge commission, even though we are on the do not call registry and they have just guaranteed we will never use their business, or
  • a newspaper trying to get us to subscribe.

So last night’s call was a new one. An automated voice claimed that my husband’s credit card security had been breached and his card might be used for fraudulent purchases. It directed him to call a 1-866 number immediately. Continue reading