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Yesterday I got a call from American Express asking if I authorized a $1 charge to my card. Typically I get these calls and remember making the charge, but this time it was a mystery. I hung up, called back, and requested a replacement card. Today I received another call asking about a $1,000 charge from WalMart.com. I explained I had already cancelled the card and they assured me it was, but apparently they leave it open for more fraudulent charge attempts. After confirming it wasn't me making the charge, they hung up and probably activated their FraudFinder nanobot to seek out and give cancer to the person who stole my card information. Being a cheap bastard, I'm sure they got it from any number of shady websites I buy from in search of a good deal. Fortunately it was caught before I was in a position to fight an uphill battle. I checked my account and found another charge after the WalMart one, so apparently whoever got the info went on a charging spree after the $1 went through. If you get a fraudulent usage call from your credit card company, thank them for me, and ask them not to activate the nanobot if they suspect me.br />