CARD PAYMENT TO BIANCO LIMITED

[smi_ffy]

Hello

Wondering if someone could help me - I have a statement here with a card payment to Bianco Ltd. I have no idea who they are, the amount was only £11.30 and it was only a few days ago, now I don't really use my card often and this has got me stumped! any one have any idea who or what bianco is? thanks

[Nosha123]

report it to your bank immediately and they will request proof of transaction.

Sometimes fraudsters will put thru a small transaction and if it clears then follow it up with bigger ones!

[sherrardk]

Just Googled the name and it appears to be a restaurant.

[Nosha123]

ooh restaurants and petrol stations seem to be the major cloner of bank cards!!!

I had mine done in a petrol station - not cloned.. but double charged on same date...

[redcrx]

based in romford from what i can see, recent start up, May 2009.

can find no linked companies.

[redcrx]

gooled gave "IL Bianco as restaurant" not sure if same

[bednobs]

if you can't remember it, report it to your bank. I had a similar thing with a small amount i couldn't remember spending and they refunded me because it was fraudulant. I ordered a new card too so they couldn't use it again

[bednobs]

and i kept thinking i would remember what it was for and feel stupid,

[milly143]

They should be able to tell you when are where it was processed too so it might jog your memory or it might become very clear it wasn't you. They will probably want to cancel the card immediately so make sure you have another way of accessing funds.

[smi_ffy]

thanks all for your answers, i had a similar thing recently where my card was refused and when i checked it out with the branch it was because the card (a clone of the card) had tried usage in canada, one transcation for something silly like £3.00 which went through and the next transaction for around £2000 which was declined while this was verified. It was traced back to a shell petrol garage (and if you google this you will see its happening a lot with shell)... i will check this new one out with the bank straight away... (fyi, for anyone living in the cambridge area, the shell pretol station in question is fourwentways.. beware)

[ummmm]

I had something similar with lot's of small payments to a company called J Harridine. I had never heard of them. Then I seen a van go past with J Harridine florists. I was like What The Funicular...who's using my card to buy flowers. Turns out it was the greengrocers I'd been using for years.

Must pay attention :-)

[redcrx]

Thanks for that tip, smiffy, Im only 10 miles from there