Today I have had the pleasure of having to cancel my main credit card, thanks to the second fraudulant transaction in a week.

I was initially altered to an increase in fraud thanks to, Wigglegate, so I checked my balance last Tuesday and saw:

04 OCT ODEON CINEMAS GBR �£5.95

I promtly called the bank, reported the transaction, got refunded and informed I didn't need to cancel my card.

I have issues with trust

I deliberatly didn't check my balance on Friday so I didn;t ruin my weekend, stressing over more fraud - it was inevitable that it would happen, the usual method is to do a 'tester' transaction, that the card user might not notice, in this case it was the £5.95 to a national cinema chain, then they wait a few days and BANG go for the big bucks.

This is what greated me today.

08 OCT TOP UP CARD CREDIT CHESTER GBR £500.00

So another phone call, another 100 buttons pressed on the phone keypad, another 3 operators talked to and another unathorised transaction reported and this time I insisted I wanted the card cancelled, which probably makes no difference to the fraud, as all that really changes are the valid from and to dates, the number, I assume, remains the same.

As I expected more fraud after last week's small amount, I dropped the card limit down to £1000 to limit any losses.

The sad thing about all this... the fraudsters didn't even purchase anything exciting, like a trip in a helicopter or a spiderman outfit.

Was wiggle really involved? I'm not sure, I've used my card at a few online stores in the last couple of months, Wiggle appear in that list, but so do Chain Reaction Cycles and other reputable companies.