Baby's First Credit Card Fraud?
Was out grocery shopping yesterday, paid on my credit card (I recently got a one-year promo for a good cashback card, so I'm trying to get in the habit of charging everything to it), and then loaded my groceries into the trunk of my car. Sitting in the driver's seat, watching the light snow fall around me, I took out my phone and checked the day's charges, because ever since I got my first credit card, I've had the habit of immediately transferring money from my chequing account to my card after a purchase. I've never carried a balance; cards' fancy features aren't worth it if you do. And I just stared at my screen, because on the day before, there was a single charge:
AIRBNB [transaction no.] 585.95
And I just kinda laughed, because the last time I stayed in an AirBnB was back in 2019, in Vancouver, when my partner and a couple of our friends rented a house in Mount Pleasant when we travelled there for a Hozier concert. Which was, you know, almost seven years ago now.
The best part: the transaction details showed the charge was to my old credit card, which should've been blocked after my bank issued me the new one back in October.
Called the bank, talked with the lady from the fraud department, they've issued a temporary credit while they investigate the charge. I guess we'll see? I logged into my AirBnB account, deleted the stored payment method (my old credit card), changed the email to my new email, set a new password, and once this investigation is resolved, I'm going to delete my AirBnB account.