Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:30 pm
#1643341
Today, I tried to buy something online from the local Argos and my card was declined. So I tried a different card, which was also declined. We then went to the Argos store and tried to make the purchase there with a 3rd card. This on was a card of my wife’s where I am a cardholder. Argos offered Apple Pay, so I tried that.... and the card was declined!
So far, 3 attempts, 3 different cards... all declined in the space of 15 minutes.
At this point my wife tried with her card which was accepted (the card she used was the account I had had declined a few minutes earlier)
I then had the pleasure of 3 calls from the fraud departments of the 3 cards.
The only other thing of note is that I restored my iPhone the other day and had to set the cards up again.
So, we’re all these declines linked? I assume that the banks actually speak to one another about this?
Obviously, the accounts were paid up and within their credit limits so I’m curious as to what this happened.
Any thoughts....
So far, 3 attempts, 3 different cards... all declined in the space of 15 minutes.
At this point my wife tried with her card which was accepted (the card she used was the account I had had declined a few minutes earlier)
I then had the pleasure of 3 calls from the fraud departments of the 3 cards.
The only other thing of note is that I restored my iPhone the other day and had to set the cards up again.
So, we’re all these declines linked? I assume that the banks actually speak to one another about this?
Obviously, the accounts were paid up and within their credit limits so I’m curious as to what this happened.
Any thoughts....
Paul
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The forum seems to have stopped logging me out at random intervals. Perhaps they like me after all? (Thanks for fixing it) Our pleasure!