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Thanksgiving ATM fraud

Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:23 am
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:23 am
Got hit today. Took money out an ATM this morning which must have been setup with a scanner. By the time I checked my account at lunch time the thieves had taken in excess of $10,000 and the bank never picked up on it.

Phoned US Bank and they kindly informed me there's nothing they can do today because it's Thanksgiving.
Posted by gatorhater08
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2011
2460 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:23 am to
Why do you have that much money in checking?
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
38963 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:24 am to
quote:

Phoned US Bank and they kindly informed me there's nothing they can do today because it's Thanksgiving


That's absolute horseshite.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:25 am to
quote:

Why do you have that much money in checking?



I got paid yesterday. I hadn't transferred anything out yet.
Posted by rantfan
new iberia la
Member since Nov 2012
14110 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:26 am to
Haha theives can't steal a negative
Posted by XLIVsaints
Member since Mar 2010
1274 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:26 am to
I got a text from Iberia bank...which I don't bank with...telling me that my ATM card has been temporarily blocked. Don't know if its some scam because it came with a link to click, but I'm about to call Iberia and see whats up.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:26 am to
quote:

That's absolute horseshite.



My response to that was "Well that's nice but it doesn't seem to be a holiday for the thieves"

Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:31 am to
True. I was lucky I caught it when I did and was able to transfer some out.

My bigger problem will be getting another ATM card. I live outside the US.
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35611 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:33 am to
Yet another reason to use credit instead of cash.

$10,000? Banks have limits on these things.
Posted by gatorhater08
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2011
2460 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:34 am to
quote:

I got paid yesterday. I hadn't transferred anything out yet.


I deposit the bulk of my 10k checks directly to savings and only a grand or so into checking to avoid this.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:35 am to
quote:

Yet another reason to use credit instead of cash.



It was at an ATM. Very few places accept credit cards where I live.

quote:

$10,000? Banks have limits on these things.



Apparently not on Thanksgiving.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171080 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:35 am to
Paid on Tuesday the 25th? Sounds like bullshite
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:36 am to
quote:

Paid on Tuesday the 25th? Sounds like bullshite



I'm paid once a month on the 25th.
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
53696 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:36 am to
Same happened to me. But they took $20,000 from me. Good thing I had my safe in my Ferrari at the time.
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 7:22 pm
Posted by Pectus
Internet
Member since Apr 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:36 am to
Thieves: 1
You: 0
Truth: 0
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 10:40 am
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:37 am to
quote:

I deposit the bulk of my 10k checks directly to savings and only a grand or so into checking to avoid this.



Yea I think I'll adopt this policy from now on.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:37 am to
quote:

Sam happened to me. But they took $20,000 from me. Good thing I had my safe in my Ferrari at the time.



Good for Sam.
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 10:38 am
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171080 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:37 am to
Unless you're a hooker, I don't believe you.

Nice subtle brag thread though.
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
50255 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:37 am to
Stick, dafuq you doing using an ATM in Cameroun?
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38610 posts
Posted on 11/26/15 at 10:40 am to
It's the only way I can get cash here easily. I'm here full time now so I'm not carrying large sums back from the US like before.

I was planning on opening up an international account here tomorrow. Too late.
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