I’ve always assumed that small payments are made in a few places to see if the card works and to see what chance there is of payments being noticed. Then big purchases will be made after that.
That shouldn't work. All spend over a certain amount, that varies by store and risk profile, are online authorised. Should also require a PIN too. But it's probably setup wrongly somewhere.
I’ve always assumed that small payments are made in a few places to see if the card works and to see what chance there is of payments being noticed. Then big purchases will be made after that.