A charge just appeared on my card for a business listed as "VIP Tune." Have you ever heard of this company?

Answer 1

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my bank said that my card number and expiration date were used. It was the same amount $29.99. The bank rep. said it appeared to be a company in Limassol Cypress. I had to cancel my debit card, sign an affidavit stating it wasn't my charge and agree to assist the bank in prosecuting the person/company using my info fraudulently. She also said that she has received several calls lately about the same thing. Some people are real slime-balls. They must think a small amount like $29.99 will go un-noticed by most people. I bet there are a lot of people that won't notice it. I'm glad I did.

Answer 2

same thing just happened to me! had to cancel my accounts and all that bs! cant find any info on the company.

Answer 3

Same thing happened to me. I think this is a fraudulent transaction.

Answer 4

Same thing just happened to me. Called Visa and they said it was a company located outside the U.S. in Cypress. This is DEFINITELY a fradulent charge - had to cancel my card - what a pain in the xxx.

Answer 5

Hell!!! I just found out the same in my Visa card. I have no idea what to do or where to get help from. Do I have to cancel my credit card ?

Answer 6

I just found the same thing on my card. This sucks!!

Answer 7

Same here... $29.99
Here is what i found:
The company is based in cypress. It is fraud. They do have a website, but it is not on any search engines. It appears to be owned by SMS INTERACTIVE which also does not show on search engines...
https://www.viptune.com/about.php

Answer 8

I just found the same exact thing on my account. Did a search which lead me to this page. I'm going to call my credit card company. I have done no charging on the web so how could they have gotten the number?

By the way, thanks for the link it helped.

Ridley

Answer 9

I'm sure glad I found this board! A charge appeared on my VISA for $29.99 on 7/10. This charge originated in Denmark. I just cancelled my credit card.

Answer 10

I just found this charge on my Visa Card too. From what I see everyone has a Visa card that was charged, no Master Card, American Express, etc. If all of these charges are Visa only then it appears that someone must have hacked a Visa database somewhere and using VIP Tunes to make bogus charges. I had also had to just cancel my card too.

Answer 11

I just had the same charge to my charge card... $29.99. It is a Master Card. I'm debating whether it is worth the trouble (if it doesn't happen again!) to cancel the card. I have all my business done on that card and about a dozen companies have access (legitimately) to this card for paying monthly bills, etc. To change everything would be a tremendous burden!
Don't know what to do.

Answer 12

same here also. is there a common denominator? my bank is rbc centura in nc.

Answer 13

Yes, Another VIP TUNE here in Orange County CA. Marked on 7/16/07

Answer 14

Add one more visa..........B of A santa maria Ca

Answer 15

Same Amount. FL Bank. Hit acct. on 14th

Answer 16

One more: Chase Visa on 7/13. 29.99. Called Chase and they said if I wanted to dispute the charge to call back Monday when the department was open...guess they haven't heard. Not responsible for unauthorized Visa charges, but it's not good to know the number is out there...

Answer 17

Yet another for $19.99 on B of A in Sunnyvale, CA.

Answer 18

$29.99 charge showed up on my credit union account in TX 7/13/07.

I'm on my way Monday to the CU to dispute the charge.

Answer 19

Another, $29.99, on a Household Bank Mastercard. Cardholder is in San Francisco, CA. Card now cancelled.

For reference, charge appears as:
VIP Tune Limassol CYP

I wonder what we all have in common? An online merchant perhaps? Clearly not a card issuing bank or a location, based on preceding posts.

Online merchants I've used in the last month:
Amazon.com
Goats.com
bulkfoods.com

Anyone else have a list to cross-check?

Answer 20

A charge appeared on my card also, 7/9, from the same company. It is a fraudulent charge, call your bank. I used my card in Italy last April several times, and just once since returning. I can't see a common connection with anyone that has listed here. I bank with US Bank and they told me the charge would be removed within two days.

Answer 21

Same charge, same deal on my master card on 7/6. I am wondering if any of you use the online radio site 365 live? I was wondering if there was a connection. It was after my friend started using this site on my computer that I was getting spyware messages and now this. Also I have made no online purchases using this card for at least 8 months and Amazon.com does not have this card nbr nor have I ever used this card with them, so I don't see a common thread there:(

Answer 22

Visa, came in 7/11. The Wells Fargo rep said that often this kind of charge happens when you buy something on a website that has a deliberately less-than-obvious checkbox that signs you up for something at the same time you complete your real purchase. However, I haven't bought anything online for a couple of weeks, and that was Amazon, no fly-by-night operation. I'm going to keep the account open and just watch it closely while this charge goes through the dispute process.

Answer 23

Commerce Bank. Visa Check Card.
VIP Tune 7-14
Amazon.com
Bluehost.com[Hosting Company(May have other names)]
Eaglebit.com[General Computer/Electronics Store]
Yesbuy.net[General Computer/Electronics Store(Charged as PROMEDIA)]

Sounds like a hacked database or some sort of mal-ware. Sucks, I have to go up to the branch and sign a Regulation-E Form and get a new card... Anyone else buy from any of the above listed sites?

Answer 24

Ditto for me. Charge appeared on July 6. I also had a recent on-line charge through Amazon.com, a few days before this charge. I have canceled the card. Now the hassle begins...

I'm wondering if there was a compromise through Amazon?

Answer 25

29.99 appeared on my MC on the date 7/5/07 with "VIP Tune Limassol CYP". This was the same date that I ordered something from Amazon on another card. Sounds like there may be a link to Amazon.

Answer 26

$29.99 showed up on my acct. this morning.
Card was last used at Amazon.com.
I'm wondering if we all have this same connection.

Answer 27

my credit card has not been used in years so they must be picking numbers out of a hat these guys need Jail time!!!

Answer 28

Well, we can add another person to that list, I noticed the transaction about the middle of last week.

We are in Bernville, PA and use our card all the time, usually 5 or so times a day, so it is hard to determine how our card number got leaked. But, I know know the BJ's Wholesale Clubs had their credit card database compromised, maybe this is linked to that incident?

We have used this card at amazon, but it's been a while and I have faith in amazon's security, I think there is probably another commonality somewhere.

Answer 29

I have a mastercard debit, use it for my biz, I was checking my acct online and found it the same day it hit, 7/15. Mine was for 39.99. They are getting more ambitious. PayPal cancelled my card. What an annoyance!!

This has to be some sort of program doing this, not some deranged freak in a closet somewhere. The less than obvious checkbox idea is a possibility, but I usually spot those. Whatever it is, it's bogus for sure.

Answer 30

We received a charge on our credit card from Vip Tunes on 7/12/07...did a google search and found this site. We did not make this transaction so we called the visa card company,disputed it, and they removed it. If the vip tunes company sends it back with information that can be validified then we will be notified. We are glad we found the information on the web about this company because we could not figure out what this charge was.

Answer 31

I have a charge of $29.99 for VIP Tunes on my Capital One Visa on 7/7. I have disputed the charge.