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crimsonraven17 said:It also strikes me as rather peculiar that one transaction was processed on December 27th while the second didn't occur until the 31st. One would assume that if someone were actually attempting to steal, they would drain as much as possible in a single go, rather than casually returning four days later to repeat the act. Besides, I cannot be expected to constantly monitor my Mastercard online, and my bank doesn't send SMS alerts for these types of charges—they simply provide a monthly statement once the damage is already done.
Major banks have entire departments full of people whose whole job is watching for sketchy activity, and they can totally freeze your card the second they see something weird. I mean, seeing a card get used way more often than usual could definitely be one of those red flags that triggers an automatic block.