Re: Very Strange credit Card Call

"Rick Blaine"  wrote
> "Fred"  wrote:
>
>>-They got a call from their credit card company - Visa.
>
> No, they did not. Visa is a brand, not a credit card company (Well,
there 
> is a
> Visa company, but it processes transactions and other things, it does
not 
> issue
> cards.)
>
> Its possible that they received a call from their card issuer or any one

> of the
> other million companies that can pull a credit re****t.
>
>>They were told that they had driven 4001 miles over the last 2 months.
............................
>>
>
> GM does this with Onstar. Use the onboard GPS/Nav system to re****t a 
> position
> back to Onstar.
==
Yep. They not only know where I am, they can remotely unlock my doors and 
diagnose a mechanical problem.
I have not had the experience of OnStar/GM sharing that info with a charge

card issuer, however.