Brenda and Associates Fraudulent Debit Card Withdrawl lady lake, Florida

Brenda And Associates is the name of a Realtor group in Delaware.  We have no way of charging anyone's debit card on our site www.BrendaAndAssociates.com. These fraudulent charges have all been made from someone in Florida who apparently took our identy and used it to scam others. Please be assured, the Real Estate team of Brenda And Associates (in Delaware) has no connection to these people!

I checked my bank account this morning and found this (date and trace removed) charge:

Draft @ BRENDA AND ASSOCIAT 352-350-7634 FLUS Trace # ($4.93)

So I Googled it came here.  After several telephone discussions with the bank, it was determined that this charge was made to my wife's card, which had only been used at the doctor's office in the last 6 months.  I wonder, are others who have been hit by this scam members of a certain HMO/PPO which discovered a data breach in January 2011 but only just recently (March 2011) reported this breach?

The HMO's data center discovered several server hard drives missing which contained private (including financial) information for 1.9 million current and former members.

After seeing a story about ATM card scam that is hitting here in Keokuk,Ia. my wife checked our account to find the $4.93 charge. We canceled our ATM cards and changed bank account numbers as well as filed a report with the local police department. The guy in line right in front of me was taken for about $1,700 and the lady behind me about $300. If you see this first charge for $4.93 immediately go to your bank and the police department. You have to stop it an the beginning before they get you for $1,700.

It may be coincidence but I am in Northern Delaware and had the same charge on my account in early March.  I filed a report with the BBB and the Florida Attorney General just to have it on record (since this is clearly a pretty widespread fraud).  I'm talking to my bank today to see if I can get any info.  I have made a few charges in Philly but not many.  I'd assumed my info was stolen from an online vendor.  Maybe not.

I noticed you're from Philly and I'm right in Southern NJ.  I've only had my card for about 12 months with VERY limited use, and rarely outside the tri-state area.  I have a detailed list of who I've used my card with since it's my business bank card.  If you want to compare notes, we might be able to figure out which company grabbed our card info.  Also, out of curiosity, have you ever had a charge on your account from ALM, LLC?

Email me, ripoffATnofear13xDOTcom (put it together, I don't want spam so I'm not writing it out)