UGH, really!? Who steals someone's identity to rent movies from redbox!!?

I heard that Redbox is one of the easiest ways to steal someones identity...

Has happened to 2 people I know... While I miss the redbox, I havent used it sense.

WOW!!! That's all I can say! It sucks!!

I don't understand how they used my card there without actually physically having it... ugh.. oh well... it's just kind of inconvenient because I have been paying for my dress over the phone because the dress shop is in another town... I was going to pay it off on Friday but now I have to cancel my card and I know I wont have a new one by then so I will have to drive out there and pay cash... ugh... it's not that far lol but STILL!

My aunt works at a bank and she told me that anything anonymous (sp) is the easiest way to steal identity. like online gambling, online shopping, or things like redbox. my FH left his debit card in the ATM once...lol he just drove off without it. and i called her to get it cancelled after we realized it...approx 3 hours later. and someone had already tried to use it at redbox and an online gaming site.

AND I haven't rented a movie from redbox in over a year, haven't needed to, I have netflix now...lol... and I have NEVER rented one in Illinois...

But the thing is, I physically have my card... so I don't know how it was used at redbox because I am pretty sure you can't just type in the number... so weird...

I read somewhere that they make machines and when you swipe your card at a place like a gas pump it makes two records of your number, one for the gas station to charge and the other for the person that installed the device on it. Maybe that's how someone got a hold of your info? I don't know how they're using it but it's a possibility on how it's out there. :/

Can you rent redbox offline? i know they will reserve a movie for you...perhaps it was that?

They have gift cards you can buy offline...maybe it was that?

DH and I have stopped using redbox after someone managed to steal his information. They rented like five movies around the time of our wedding/honeymoon and never returned them. We actually would have never noticed until said person made separate $300 charges at Targets about an hour away from us. Then we noticed the $140 charge from redbox for those movies.

We reported it to our bank, had to file a police report, and eventually got all our money back. But have sworn off redbox to this day.

@Katie - DH had physical posession of his card as well. We're assuming someone used a scanning machine at the redbox to get his card info.

I just looked, you're right... when you reserve it you put your credit card info... they got 2 movies and kept each one for 2 days.... ugh.. I have to go to the bank tomorrow... I know this is going to be so much fun!

Yeah sarah, i guess i am glad they returned them... I never thought of that... they could have just kept them... after all I'M the one paying for it!

Just be prepared to do some paperwork. Our bank refunded the target charges right away but told us for the redbox charge we need to file a police report. We went online and filed the report, never heard anything back on it, but did get our money!

Well if i dont get the 4.80 back I am not going to lose any sleep over it... I just need to get a new card and make sure it doesnt happen again!

Wow, they really went out on the town with your money! haha...

Lol, I know right! They may have tried to go big, but fortunately for me, I'm broke... so they are lucky they got the 4.80 out lol