A Call Center Rep Gave My Credit Card Number to a Third Party

He said in a light-hearted voice, “No, don’t worry.”

A week later I received a brochure from the shopping club that I read and shredded. I saw no mention in the materials that I’d be charged for membership if I didn’t cancel it.

A month later I got my credit card bill, and — yes, you guessed it — on it was a charge of $96 for membership in the shopping club. I thought my head would explode.