# Beware of " a charge was made on your credit card" texts

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/beware-of-a-charge-was-made-on-your-credit-card-texts/4480>\
**Category:** Scams and Ripoffs\
**Created:** [February 24, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/beware-of-a-charge-was-made-on-your-credit-card-texts/4480 "2024-02-24T04:18:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![livinginthecountry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@livinginthecountry](https://community.clark.com/u/livinginthecountry)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/beware-of-a-charge-was-made-on-your-credit-card-texts/4480/1 "2024-02-24T04:18:07Z")

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I received a text from Chase Bank saying $64. had been charged at Target/CA, with a link. Since Chase has never sent me any notifications, I blocked the number and called the number on my card - sure enough, it wasn’t real. The only alert I have is for another card.

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**Author:** ![robertpri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@robertpri](https://community.clark.com/u/robertpri)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/beware-of-a-charge-was-made-on-your-credit-card-texts/4480/2 "2024-02-24T04:23:07Z")

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> [@livinginthecountry](#):
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> I blocked the number and called the number on my card - sure enough, it wasn’t real.

Good for you!  
In this day of sneaky scams, we have to remain vigilant.