Matt’s not the only one who’s had their credit card used fraud­u­lently recently.

I had a phone-call from Barclaycard this morning to inform me that my card had been used for some bizarre trans­ac­tions over the past few days and ask if it was me. I’ve not used it for ages, so it came as something of a surprise.

They started out by buying a bus ticket over the inter­net. When that went through, they tried for a few big purchases. Big red lights flashed and klaxons sounded at the Barclaycard Fraud Investigation Department bunker (I guess because I rarely use the card) and thank­fully, they declined most of it.

They’ve cancelled the card and are sending me some forms to fill in. It’s a good job they phoned me, or I probably wouldn’t have noticed until the next state­ment came through in about a month’s time.

So keep an eye on your card state­ments. You never know who else might be buying things on your behalf…