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I got hit for only $19 it just randomly showed up.  Chase will refund and investigate.  good luck!  glad i didnt get one of the thousand dollar charges!

I was also hit for $175 and $75. The story that istock gives that "people test stolen card using us" sounds like B.S. to me. If I were to test a card, I would make a small charge that folks wouldn't really notice - like $12.85 or $14.78, or something like that. Why would someone "test" card buying crap they don't want and running $1,000+ (for some people). That would just tip cadholders off.


My theory - istock just runs a bunch of transactions and hope that some stick. The people that actually read their bill are just the tip of the iceberg.

Canadians need to shut them down!

In spite of all of this- they are still in business.  I got a charge for $420 yesterday.
Shut down the account and payment will not be made thanks to quick work on the bank's part.
Why can't they be shut down?

i found my debt card has been hacked by this company just this morning. i have never heard of this company nor have i ever bought anything from them! my account was charged $175.00 twice in one day! i have a hard enough time paying my mortgage without some off the wall company hacking in and taking what they want!!!! these people need to be stopped!!!

I had 2 $780 charges to my debit card.  Luckily my debit card security protection caught on and called me right away to get authorization to shut down my card.  Still waiting for the charges to be disputed and reimbursed.

Wow!!!!  I guess Im not the only 1.  Just got hit for $1200 from IStock and 2 other charges from different companies.  Im assuming their all related somehow.  I never recieved any calls.

Charged $780 today similar to other posts.  I never recieved a phone call.

Somewhere a database has been hacked and the hackers are using iStock to cash in.  I guess it would be impossible to find what each of us bought in common to find the source of the compromise.  I like most of you, have never heard of iStock.

A good tip worth remembering is never purchase online with your debit card.  A credit card gives you a much greater flexibility when dealing with fraud.

When I called IStock, they actually gave me name, address, phone number and e-mail address of who used my card.  they said they would credit my account but have not seen it yet.

Just got a charge on my visa for $780 from Istock *international. Called bank, reported as fraudulent. They're refunding the charge, closed the account and are issuing a new card. Seems like Istock (whoever they are) needs to do more to try and stop fraud, since so many people here seem to be reporting the same issues. I'll second what Brandon says a few posts above, ALWAYS use a credit card, not a debit card, for any purchase - especially online.

4 charges went through yesterday for $780 each. I-stock is crediting the total amount. Second time in 6 months -- same issue with fraudulent charges through I-stock International. Will have to get new card again. Wish I knew how my card number was being stolen.

Since my CC has been hacked twice in 6 months, I'm wondering which of my regular vendors is not secure. Does anyone else here pay a Kaiser premium with her credit card? Does the Cleaning Authority clean your house? Live in the DC area?

We just got charged $500 to our credit card in Japan - in Japanese yen!  This is crazy!  We get to deal with a 15 hour time difference and Skype.  Aah!  Any suggestions?  The charge is for IStock International in Illinois.

I would try emailing I-stock International. When I called them I left a voicemail, and they called me back within hours and immediately initiated a credit to my account. Apparently they are fully aware of this type of problem. They will ask for your credit card number (but not the expiration and security code) to pull up the charges, but you've probably already canceled the card so it should be safe. They put the credit through while I was on the phone, and I should see it on my card in 2-3 biz days. Good luck to you!

I was scammed by Istock *Internatio 403-265-3062 US for 435.64 euros on a UK Halifax bank account.  It should be noted that not only did Halifax accept this transaction, calculated the exchange rate and debited my account but they charged me a service charge for doing so.

As I can see from others, Istock have been scamming for over a year. Why haven't the banks and card companies have them flagged and any unusual transactions queried.

Looked at my Wells Fargo account online today and discovered a pending charge of $175 for IStock *International, same phone number as listed above.  Have already cancelled my debit card, and WF says they will investigate and "probably" issue a refund.  So, did any of you who called the phone number and who were promised a refund from IStock actually get a refund? They can't possibly be a legit company that's being "used" as they claim, or they would have put a stop to this by now.

I also had a $175 charge on 12-15-10.  I immediately called the company and they said they would reverse it.  I also called WF and they are issuing a new debit card and told me a way to not have this happen again with a debit card.  I made a police report also.  I just called my telephone company, but the charges for the 15th will not show up for a few more days.  The Istock company did deposit $175 back into my account today. This is the first time something like this has happened to me in my 74 years.

I got charged twice in one month!  $860.00.  People... Credit cards are a thing of the past. Go back to using cash.  Privacy is a thing of the past and there is no way to protect ourselves anymore. Stop Internet shopping. It's how hackers steal our identities. Now there is this new thing whereby using a magnet, someone passing by your purse or wallet, can clone all of your cards simply by running the magnet along side you. Credit cards and online accounts will be the fall of all of us. I'm going back to the dark ages. Where I won't be held accountable for paying for things I didn't buy...

Update:  I also called IStock, and they did deposit $175 back to my WF account the next day.  Seems like they are a legitimate company.  They told me the name given by the person who used my account, and it was not one I recognized, they also said the person was located in Serbia!