How safe is Aliexpress payments (possible credit card compromise)?

EightImmortals on 26/05/2017 - 08:19

Was trying to pay for some stuff on Aliexpress yesterday as I have done plenty of times before but the payment process wouldn't complete. This morning I noticed an unauthorised payment on my card for $1400 to 'viator tripadviser'. Needless to say I called the bank immediately and got the card cancelled. For most purchases I use paypal but Aliexpress only accepts credit cards and I haven't used that card anywhere else online. Apparently tripadviser's database was hacked back in 2014 but as I didn't have that card back then and as I have had NO dealing with them at all I don't think that was the cause of the fraud.

So has anyone else had any suspicious payment on their card after using aliexpress? (or am I just lucky?)

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  • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2017 - 08:33
    +3

    its very safe, never had an issue in the 5-6 years of usage.
    alipay is chinaas paypal

    i had approx the same amount of fraud run through my amex and cba cards from viator tripadviser, late last year, but i used my card on something a week or do before.

  • altomic on 26/05/2017 - 08:44
    +3

    I've been using it for 6 years and with ~700 purchases and never had an issue. Alipay/aliexpress/alibaba is a huge corporation (larger than amazon).

    I'd confidently say the leak was from elsewhere.

    Have you ever bought stuff from a chemist online (there were a number of reports here 6 months ago about dodgy CC transaction that may have been from there.

  • EightImmortals on 26/05/2017 - 09:02
    +1

    Yeah it's possible I guess, the Mrs was using it on a couple of sites last weekend so maybe one of those has been compromised? I thought it just looked a bit sus given that Aliexpress payments wouldn't go through yesterday (or today before I cancelled the card). Have scanned PC for viruses/malware etc as well. :) Have bought stuff from online chemists (I think ) but would have used payal and there are no unauthorised payments on PP as of this morning. Anyway, one of those things I guess, been shopping online since the mid 90's and this is the first problem I've had.

  • ExtraSalt on 26/05/2017 - 10:51
    +5

    you know what, being its an asian site, i was always reluctant for many years….since last year, i've done many transactions and i can say after sales service is the best I've ever seen. you are more than covered and if the supplier doesnt reply to you, Aliexpress ahve a 24/7 chat which are always helpful

  • Ak333 on 26/05/2017 - 10:54
    -1

    I used a card on aliexpress to buy a redmi 3s. A few months later got a call from the bank saying someone tried using my card on a few different websites. Aliexpress was the only site i typed in that card's details.

    Edit: Hmmm reading previous comments i did purchase something from a chemist deal.

    • JSQUARED on 26/05/2017 - 12:03
      +2

      i did purchase something from a chemist deal.

      If you purchased from Discount Drug Stores, that would most likely be the reason. See here.

  • omguleh on 26/05/2017 - 13:25
    +1

    Aus post sell the Alipay vouchers, that way you don't need to give them your CC details. I use them all the time.

    • EightImmortals on 26/05/2017 - 15:09

      Cool, I didn't know that. :)

      • omguleh on 26/05/2017 - 15:22

        Many staff doesn't know either. Keep pushing them to look and its in the system lol

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