How can WellsFargo transfer a recurring charge to a new credit card? That makes no sense. How can they associate old card with new card? That means if there was fraud going on WellsFargo would have no way of stopping it ever.
It also sounds like you are talking about a debit card, and not a credit card, and it sounds like you gave a scammer your bank account number, not debit card number. Those are just guesses.
There's a service available called Account Updater that provides merchants with updated credit card numbers. It's intended to be a convenience for both merchants and consumers.
It also sounds like you are talking about a debit card, and not a credit card, and it sounds like you gave a scammer your bank account number, not debit card number. Those are just guesses.