Do You Think My Credit Card Information Is Stolen?

[windsong1]

I recently bought something with my sister's credit card from an Italian brand's own website. It's well trusted. Then it directed me to it's authorized bank's site (an Italian bank, called Banca Sella) to enter the credit card information and e-mail. I've done the shopping with Visa kind of credit card. Done it on my iPad. The site was encrypted with that 128 bit thing. Got my order shipped. But today, I saw a fake mail while checking my spam folder. It was imitating Visa Italy in Italian language and was requiring my information for some fake things. I didn't believe it or something but I've never bought something from an Italian website except that one and it's so weird that it was imitating Visa Italy and it was like they knew that I had a Visa kind of credit card and just entered the information on an Italian bank's website. How would they know? Am I in danger?

[Buenchico]

If your card details had been stolen your account would already be empty, so there would be no point in the thieves sending you an email.

The worst that might have happened is that someone has identified you as a person who shops on Italian websites using a visa card (but without any knowledge of the actual card details). Given the tracking technology that's used across most commercial websites, that's quite likely to have happened. It's little different to the ads you see here on AB matching your recent browsing habits except that, rather than paying for advertising based upon knowledge of your browsing habits, someone has sent you an email for the same purpose.

Chris

[boxtops]

.. so just delete the email, it's spam, don't respond to it.

[windsong1]

Hello boxtops, the problem is not that it's being a spam. I don't respond to spams or care about them but this one is weird. I thought they might've known the rest of my credit card information if they've known it was a Visa.

And since it was in Italian language, it was probably connected with my last shopping. That's what makes me nervous. They might access to my credit card number if they could access to type of the card. Am I right to worry?

[Buenchico]

Your post:
>>>The site was encrypted with that 128 bit thing

Your question:
>>>Am I right to worry?

My answer:
No.

[Old_Geezer]

May pay you to delete your tracking cookies.

[deggers316]

if your that worried contact your bank cancel your card say its been compromised and they will give you a new card and number

[Canary42]

For absolute peace of mind get your sister to change her card (this is not an uncommon thing to do - my brother has changed his several times because of suspected fraud).

But I tend to think Chris is right, it's just spam.