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maybebaby
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Maureen
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My mom's checking account was just drained
By someone charging gas in Texas. $75 here, $50 here..she checked her balance online today and discovered it. Over $500 was taken out...
Her money will be refunded within 10 days but she had to destoy her bank card.
How violating. I JUST watched that ID theft story on dateline, and we were discussing it the other day. Crazy.
I wonder how someone got her info..it's very scary!!!! And for a single mom with not a ton of $$, it just stinks. People really s***!
Message edited 7/27/2007 3:59:30 PM.
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LisaW
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
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| Posted 7/27/07 4:00 PM |
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maybebaby
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Maureen
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
The other odd thing...she went to Inatome the other night (they always go there) and noticed that all the #'s of her bank card showed up on the receipt. She actually was staring at the receipt and wondering why..
Don't they usually black out some numbers?? I'm not saying the theft came from there, but still...
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| Posted 7/27/07 4:02 PM |
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alnem
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
thats terrible!   
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| Posted 7/27/07 4:10 PM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
OMGosh thats terrible. I am so sorry. 
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| Posted 7/27/07 4:11 PM |
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JandJ1224
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
My grandmother will not leave a receipt at a restaurant if some of the numbers aren't blacked out. She ALWAYS check! I'm so sorry for your mom, that is really terrible
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| Posted 7/27/07 4:12 PM |
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evnme
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
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| Posted 7/27/07 4:13 PM |
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lululu
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
This happened to me over the holidays - and they were using my old debit card with my maiden name that chase should have deactivated months earlier. i felt SO VIOLATED. and the banks were closed for the holidays so i couldnt even get a provisional credit. what if i had been single and had been depending on that money? I think that people that steal from people like that should be punished severly.
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| Posted 7/27/07 4:18 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
that's terrible!! I hope they find the SOB!
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| Posted 7/27/07 4:48 PM |
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maybebaby
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
Posted by lululu
This happened to me over the holidays - and they were using my old debit card with my maiden name that chase should have deactivated months earlier. i felt SO VIOLATED. and the banks were closed for the holidays so i couldnt even get a provisional credit. what if i had been single and had been depending on that money? I think that people that steal from people like that should be punished severly.
Ugh. It's terrible, right? They SHOULD be punished. And my mom is single and really depends on that money to get by...it's terrible.
The positive thing is that they are checking the surveillance tapes at the gas stations and trying to match the license plate. I SO SO SO hope they get this SOB!
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| Posted 7/27/07 6:25 PM |
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Buttafli1277
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
I h ad that happen to me about 2 yrs. ago. Someone went on a shopping spree buying groceries and gas with my account. They wiped out over $1000 in my account before I noticed! I was sooo mad!
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| Posted 7/28/07 12:12 AM |
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CAT215
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
This happened to us before Christmas last year $6000 taken out of our company account, the police are still "dealing" with it. Just make sure your Mum contacts one of the Credit Bureaus - if you inform one they inform the other 2 for you. We also had a $2000 phone bill run up. It is awful, a total pain in the arse and you feel violated. The cops told me its amazing how many people it happens to and how easy it is to steal you information
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| Posted 7/28/07 12:24 AM |
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nyteacher13
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
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| Posted 7/28/07 12:52 AM |
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Gertyrae
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
Wow...I am so sorry for your mom (and you too Cath)
I have heard that gas stations are notorious for stealing the numbers. They tell you to check the receipts and make sure that some of the numbers are x'd out, otherwise they could be copying your numbers and selling them.
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| Posted 7/28/07 9:57 AM |
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jes81276
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Re: My mom's checking account was just drained
same thing happened to my MIL - she checked her balance and it was negative. I'm so sorry this has happened to you.
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| Posted 7/28/07 9:59 AM |
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