boomummy73

So you have no news yet on what the problem was with the cards?

In the beginning of the week i sent the credit card company the info that they requested... by the time i called yesterday evening they were closed.. i should most definitely be able to get some info as of tomorrow.

It seems there is nothing really going on. If you really wanted to see whats going on, go online and check the card activity. Even if your account was suspended, you will be able to see your card activity. Call customer care and you will be able to get the last transactions on your card. Instead of bragging here and if you really care abt identity theft, go to your bank's local branch and get hold of the manager and see what really is going on. There is no way someone from USCIS would have done something like this. What did you send to USCIS? Credit card statements? Mind that no credit card statement displays full account number. They only display last 4 digits of it so there is something fishy in your story.

To set the record straight, I sent in a copy of my full credit card number with nothing crossed out. I didn't want to cross out anything because I didn't want to raise any suspension with USCIS, now that you know what really happened you would probably say I was silly for doing so, and I don't need to come on visajourney to brag about something like this, you're saying my story sounds fishy to say what? I have far more better things to do than to sit on visajourney and waste peoples time, let alone put folks in my business... Also never say what a person or institution is not capable of not doing, because as long as you're human people are capable of doing anything. I'm handling the situation, thanks!!!!

OP, please stop posting your replies separate from the posts you're quoting. Quote the post, then type your response below it. No need to make a separate post with each; it makes this thread very hard to read and that much harder for people to understand and to try to help.

trillium that's probably why i'm confused about the post, but as i stated before i'm new here so please have some patience till i figure it out.

I have worked with Nigerian Police before and Feds. Most likely numbers were gotten via our mailing. Don't know how you mailed this. Contact the CC and banks involved request a complaint form, advise them you will prosecute. Get more informaiton fom your banks and they will give you new cards. Take his name off all the cards except one. Put your husbands name on one card only, that will be sufficient for their purposes, use a low limit card. I would send a similar letter to USCIS in an advisory capacity only. They might have seen this before. Be careful.

bigdog thanks for your advice.

; I hope things will get more clear after you make the phone calls!

thanks Channah&Aaron!!!

Most likely no one at USCIS had anything to do with your credit card info. You send them copies, without numbers blackened out... It is OK, but let me ask you just ONE question - where those copies came from???? Did you use public copy machine to make copies? Staples, Office Depot, ETC...? MOST of modern copy machines do have memory, and everything you copy stays there for a while (if that option turned on), so anyone could see what you copied, later on, from memory... And if scammers used to put skimmers right inside bank ATMs, imagine what can be done in low security places, that have copy machines.

stvm I used my copier at home

nmcrawford i'm not for sure how big the bank institution is. i realized when i called the bank today that i needed to update my phone number but they should've had my email address... they asked my moms maiden name and a couple more questions and told me that i had to send in identifications proving that i am who i say i am before they reopen my account. i have three credit cards issued by this bank one that i've used and two that i haven't, for the two that i haven't used i had just open those accounts. i havent tried to use the cards but when i call the banking system i can't get any type of info about the credit cards.

Something about this doesn't sound right to me. I've had my card frozen several times for real charges that they suspected were fraudulent-- I travel a lot and use my card in foreign countries and sometime forget to alert my bank in advance of my travels. EVERY time they have called me and emailed me long before that letter arrives in the mail.

Is the bank you use very small? Do they not have your phone/email address? They should have a 24-hour fraud prevention line, and they should have been able to resolve the issue when you were on the phone with them. The fact that they got personal information from you and then still did not "resolve" your problem is very suspicious to me. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but THIS is what reads scam to me. Are you sure your cards were accounts were ever even closed? Had you tried to use the card? Can you log in to an online account and check the balances?

Im not going to have you sit here and interrogate me like i've done something wrong, all i did was sent them in what i thought that would help my case, of course i didnt use proper judgement... all i'm clearly stating is that it's not normal that two weeks after sending in a copy of my credit cards to USCIS that i would receive a letter stating that there's been a suspension put on my account. i'm hoping for more positive results due to what happened... like someone had stated earlier that maybe this raised an alarm with USCIS that i sent the copy in without covering it up, and they wanted to be careful by putting a cap on it so that they won't have problems like this... i still say there's no doubt in my mind that this didn't happen as a result of me sending in a copy of my credit cards to USCIS.

(My very first instinct was to cross out a row of the numbers for each credit card that I copied)

Who is judging who? you have already found USCIS guilty have you not?

IMHO it would have made sense to First contact your Bank/CC company before jumping to conclusions.

First of all i don't have to prove anything to you or anybody else at that matter, yes i did send a copy of the credit cards in, but would i say it was silly to do so, no... who are you first of all to sit here and pass judgement of me when you don't even know me... i thought this was a website for mature adults, and to answer your question, i have called the credit card company and tried all i could, but they have a system of doing things and i cant go demanding they do anything things my way.. they asked for proof and the proof is what they would get.. i called three times today and spoke to three different people, and they all told me the same thing, they told me the problem can't be addressed until i send them in what they need, point blank.

I still see no evidence of USCIS wrongdoing ?????????????????????? what do we have so far, she after knowing it was silly to do so, sent details in the mail, i do not think she has pursued this as aggressively with the CC company, but yet USCIS are guilty.

Drog if you knew any better you would know that every case is different, yes i did call the credit card company and they told me that the matter could be addressed once i sent them in the info that they needed... the way i've always known it to be is guilty until proven innocent.

I got my account restored by answering questions over the phone.

But is it innocent till proven guilty or guilty until proven innocent??????????

Credit card statements usually contain the full account number, account holder's name, and account holder's address. However, they usually don't contain the expiration date of the card. That information would usually be needed in order to use the other information to make fraudulent purchases with the card.

Wait until you get the details from the bank before jumping to any conclusions.

You need to get with your bank first and get the details of where the charges are coming from. One thing for sure, the issuer of your card have some good security system in place to protect you. Don't jump into any conclusion yet till you get all your facts, all you have right now is just suspicion and rightfully justified. A lsson to learn in this case is NEVER EVER leave your credit card information on any open correspondence it just makes it too easy for fraudulent people. The USCIS officials would have understood your action if you had blackened the numbers. Good luck on the erest of your journey and please keep us posted of the outcome. God Bless!

Hello vj family, I hope everyone is having a wonderful and blessed day... sorry if i wasn't able to personally get back to everyone's questions or comments, its just that i'm new here and everything started getting way to confusing while trying to comment back... here's an update from yesterday because i know everyone wants to know whats going on... i called the bank today and they told me yes that their has been some fraudulent activities on my account, they asked me a series of personal questions... that would be certain questions i was asked when opening the accounts, and they also told me that i had to send in identifications proving who i was before their able to reopen the accounts... they told me that they can better assist me once the accounts were reopened, and that's all that they were able to tell me so far, so until i send in the info that they need its still under investigation. i would like to thank everyone for their support, and thanks to everyone that took the time to comment. i would most definitely keep everyone posted when i find out more details... thanks and have a blessed day!!!

Most likely no one at USCIS had anything to do with your credit card info. You send them copies, without numbers blackened out... It is OK, but let me ask you just ONE question - where those copies came from???? Did you use public copy machine to make copies? Staples, Office Depot, ETC...? MOST of modern copy machines do have memory, and everything you copy stays there for a while (if that option turned on), so anyone could see what you copied, later on, from memory...

Hello good life, my first instinct was to cover a row of the numbers because I know that this type of stuff goes on... trust me, i wanted to so bad, but the other part of me said to myself that this is USCIS I'm dealing with and shouldn't do it. I'm sure that they would've understood, but part of me didn't want to take any chances... i guess you live and you learn.. I will surely keep you posted.

You did say security concerns and/or irregular activity right? Maybe USCIS reported securtiy issues to your card companies because you sent them your card numbers? Could it be possible that whoever inspected the package for completeness and payment saw the copies of your credit cards? Maybe there is some sort of protocol for this. I mean, they may not want credit card numbers sitting around in files because who knows who has seen them or has access to them.

You need to get with your bank first and get the details of where the charges are coming from. One thing for sure, the issuer of your card have some good security system in place to protect you. Don't jump into any conclusion yet till you get all your facts, all you have right now is just suspicion and rightfully justified. A lsson to learn in this case is NEVER EVER leave your credit card information on any open correspondence it just makes it too easy for fraudulent people. The USCIS officials would have understood your action if you had blackened the numbers. Good luck on the erest of your journey and please keep us posted of the outcome. God Bless!

Thanks christera22, you seems to be the only one that understands where I'm coming from. I never had anything happen with my credit cards until I sent the copy of my credit cards to USCIS... I reiterate, my husband doesn't have the credit cards in his possession nor does he have the numbers, so I hope that clears it up with my husband.

You missed the point. They are saying race doesn't matter. The point is, you can't trust everyone now days.

How do you know?

Thanks joyjoy, I'm happy you understood exactly what I meant by my comment.

I am totally in wuth you ... the card sent to USCIS is being questioned and that is the only one with fraudulent activity. And you said you have not told any card number to your husband. So that has to do something with USCIS activity. Please call the bank and report a fraud and plead them for a fast report. Thanks for the post and keep us posted. USCIS is a organisation who has humans working. So this, though not supposed to happen, but is happening.

USCIS agent asked for sex too. Read this here . An Agent, a Green Card, and a Demand for Sex

Yes agree....inappropriate comment, ples do not bring race or something for something this bad already.

No amanda1216, my husband is not scamming me because he doesn't have any of the credit cards in his possession... If you're asking, I hope you're asking out of concern and not because he's from Nigeria.

your husbands scamming u?

Thanks patient2010, I surely will.

wow I hope you get to the bottom of this please keep us posted

Jubi & Tony, I'm not sure if you read my comment correctly but I clearly stated it doesn't matter a persons race.. I didn't throw a certain race out there so there's no need to make it seem like I was focusing on a race... maybe you're trying to make my comment out to be more than what it is. I'm sure that a person that read my comment properly would know that that's not what I'm focusing on... I also mentioned that it didn't matter a persons background, how many degrees they have under their belt and etc, but I don't see you getting in a bunch over anything but the fact that I mentioned the word race.. please read and understand what you're reading before you go making things out to be bigger than what it is... thanks!!!