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Credit card and email address leaked online. Charges cancelled, card replaced. What else do I need to do? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I use an email alias system to create a unique email address every time I sign up for a site.

Today, I started receiving unusual email on one of those addresses. My credit card provider also let me know that someone was trying to use my credit card to book airfare. I know exactly which site my data leaked from since I used a unique email alias to register for that site. I contacted that site and told them they've been breached.

I also called my credit card company. They're reversing the charge and issuing me a new card.

I'm still worried because I'm receiving lots of "here's your login code" and "new user registration" emails at the alias address. I can just kill the alias and I won't receive these messages again, but I'm interested in seeing what they're up to. Can these messages still be used for nefarious purposes? I obviously don't click links in any emails I don't recognize, and access to my main email account is secured behind three-factor authentication, so I don't see how someone would actually be able to retrieve one of these login codes.

Since the genius who used my credit card number tried to book a flight, I also have her name and a 50-50 shot at her location. Should I report her to local authorities?

I'm in the US.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

So this is what I would do. if you truly don't care about that email alias just dispose of it whenever you're ready you're probably fine to just move on from that. if you feel like contacting the local authorities I would go ahead and do so of course that happens is they don't do anything about it which is probably likely. best that happens is they catch the person and they take a front door off the street and you did a good job. good job on keeping your account safe like that though most people don't go through all that effort.