As I previously posted, my MIL had this issue. She doesn't have DirectTV. She's a Comcast customer, for TV and phone. Is there a correlation to the bank everyone uses? She banks at Wells Fargo. She also is reporting this to the local police.
Rec'd no phone call, but the phone # shows up as the ACH W/D "TYPE" with the name "Web Revenue Svc" on my account. Also done on 5/27. I'm in Michigan. And, of course, I didn't notice it until Saturday, and can't do anything about it until Monday. ARGH! I'm thinkin of emailing my local tv station that has a "because you asked" report. Maybe they can shed some light on this. My family wants me to contact State Police as well. I left a message for my CREDIT UNION (most of these postings mention "bank" accounts) and will follow up with them on Monday.
We're in CA and got hit by John Smith on 5/27 as well. We've been dreading the day the sheer inconvenience of not being able to use debit cards and online payments would land on our doorstep. Have already disputed and opened new accounts and will be switching online payments to a credit card or maybe even just go back to ch..ch.ch...checks. I think I have a dusty box of them with an address from four years ago somewhere around here...that guy really sucks!
I also had to put in a fraud charge with my bank. They are putting a permanent stop on that number. This company (or whatever it is) has my routing number and account number. I rarely use a check so I cannot understand how someone got all my info. The only thing I can remember doing a while ago was order new checks online where you do enter all your info. It was from a reputable company that I used before but maybe someone hacked into their accounts. Always check your accounts.