...letter from American Express that came today:
----------------------------------------------------- Dear ,
I am writing to inform you of an unfortunate issue concerning your American Express Card.
We recently learned that certain account data was acquired without authorization by an employee who is no longer with the company. The former employee has been arrested, and we are cooperating with law enforcement authorities with their ongoing investigation.
Based on our analysis to date, the information that was acquired included your American Express Card account number and may also have included one or more of the following: your name, information from the magnetic stripe on the back of the card (including expiration date), PIN number, state of residence, and/or zip code. Importantly, the data acquired did not include your Social Security number.
We want to notify you and reassure you that, as always, American Express Cardmembers are not liable for fraudulent charges........
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I'll be watching my account like a hawk now! Anyone else get this?
As always, check your account billing carefully! The odds are the one who stole the information sold it to the highest bidder, he/she most likely can't tell the police who the buyers are as they would have maintained anonymity so they could sit tight and wait months before using the information.....
At least Quicken Update