Bank.

[postman]

This morning,Mrs and Miss Postman were upstairs spending hundreds of dollars on tickets for our holiday in America this coming summer.Theatre tickets,Amtrak tickets,Entrance tickets,one purchase was $800 alone.So one of the transactions was stopped in America.In seconds my wife got an email from the bank to contact them.They were put at ease when told what was going on.A notice has been put on our account telling the bank to expect money to be going out during ten days this summer.Tell you what i am impressed with the quick response when the money began leaving our account.

 

[MossCommuter]

Donkeys years ago when I lived in South Africa the bank did the same, put a note on the account that activity was expected there. When I came home for Christmas and I was entertaining the family to Sunday dinner my card was declined ("voice referral" in those days) in my local in blighty.

 

[fossyant]

They don't like you spending it, and are very slow at clearing a cheque from a 'company' who use the same bank as individuals.

They are good at the anti-fraud stuff though.

 

[I like Skol]

I tried to buy a brand new Merc van with my Switch card once (Kids, ask your dad what Switch was). It got stopped, so I wrote a personal cheque instead. They still let me drive it away there and then..... Bet you couldn't do that nowadays?

 

[Beebo]

My wife got a call from a real person on Boxing Day to say her card had been used for large an unusual transaction. Very impressed with that service on a bank holiday. The bank wouldn’t disclose the amount or what it was for.
Turns out her details were stolen whilst Christmas shopping on a dodgy Chinese website.

 

[Mrs M]

We received 3 calls just before Christmas, supposedly from our banks fraud dept. (Obviously fake).
Called the bank anyway to make sure.
The real bank checked our last transactions, (did you shop at Lush, etc. today).
I hadn’t but Mr M had for some of my prezzies!
Surprise spoiled but no harm done, thankfully.

 

[colly]

Visiting The Philippines a few years ago l took the precaution of telling my bank we would be visiting and transactions from there between such and such dates were genuine.
Manila, 2nd day there, could l buggery get cash out of a machine ?
Even going into the HSBC bank made no difference.

Things are better now.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Santander seem to be hot on this too. Good for the. We shifted quite a chunk of money into an ISA from our 123 a/c tecently and they were on the phone within minutes.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

@postman PM me your bank account details and the dates you expect to be in America please

 

[gbb]

Things certainly seem better now. I had a work trip to Uruguay in 2007 I think, I didn't expect to spend anything but had to make a purchase of around £100 on a CC. . No questions, nothing. Never even been to S America , so I was surprised it didn't even flag up at the time of purchase.
I was almost ( genuinely) put out about it.

 

[steveindenmark]

If something unusual is going to happen with your account. It is always worth letting your bank know first.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

When I was buying my first house 18 years ago I did most of the buying from a bulk of savings. I've never had so many phone calls from the Halifax.
They also very rapidly increased my credit card limit from £2,000 to £9,000

 

[Freds Dad]

My wife had her credit card cloned a couple of years but when I saw that the thieves were spending less than she was I didn't bother reporting it.