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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-31-07 11:35 PM
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37. So are you going to get your money back?
My bank is awesome. Refunded the money immediately. Three years ago my checkbook was stolen and they wrote I don't even remember how many checks and it didn't cost me a dime.
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  -They got my debit card info AND my PIN- took $1000.00 in an hour. BeHereNow  Dec-31-07 10:11 PM   #0 
  - OMG! That is beyond sucky *hugs*  GreenPartyVoter   Dec-31-07 10:13 PM   #1 
  - Yeowch! That hurts!  annabanana   Dec-31-07 10:14 PM   #2 
  - I filed a dispute and have proof that I was nowhere near the banks at the time,  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:21 PM   #11 
  - Someone watched over your shoulder while you entered your pin.  sfexpat2000   Dec-31-07 10:15 PM   #3 
  - There were only TWO places that could have happened...  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:43 PM   #17 
  - I never enter my PIN number anywhere but the bank.....  BlackVelvet04   Dec-31-07 10:15 PM   #4 
  - same here.  emilyg   Dec-31-07 10:23 PM   #13 
  - Trust me, I never will again!  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:44 PM   #18 
  - That sucks! Sorry.  Horse with no Name   Dec-31-07 10:16 PM   #5 
  - What to do if it happens to you guide online at Privacyrights.org  EVDebs   Dec-31-07 10:17 PM   #6 
  - Thanks EV- the cops gave me that too.  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:22 PM   #12 
  - Maybe try a low balance credit card w/ fraud protection, IMHO.  roamer65   Dec-31-07 10:18 PM   #7 
  - How the hell did they get your card?  Orrex   Dec-31-07 10:18 PM   #8 
  - They don't necessarily need -YOUR- actual card.  dicksteele   Dec-31-07 10:31 PM   #14 
     - Well, then that sucks even more!  Orrex   Dec-31-07 10:36 PM   #15 
     - The PIN is the mystery- they took the money from two different ATM machines  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:45 PM   #19 
        - Not really.  WillowTree   Dec-31-07 10:52 PM   #23 
        - Exactly...how did they get both????  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:55 PM   #24 
           - Here's an example of how they do it.  Captain Angry   Dec-31-07 11:45 PM   #43 
              - Holy Shite! That is amazing.  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:51 PM   #45 
              - It's just an example of the way it's done.  Captain Angry   Dec-31-07 11:54 PM   #48 
                 - That's my suspicion...  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:58 PM   #52 
                    - keep us posted...  salin   Jan-01-08 09:34 AM   #74 
              - If you frequent the same atm a lot, you will notice if one of these things is installed.  lildreamer316   Jan-01-08 09:33 AM   #73 
        - Unprotected wireless LANs  skids   Jan-01-08 11:33 AM   #80 
  - Wow same thing happened to me on Christmas!!  proud2Blib   Dec-31-07 10:19 PM   #9 
  - Tricky is right. I didn't lose my card and they STILL got it!  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:52 PM   #22 
     - So how did they get your card?  proud2Blib   Dec-31-07 11:20 PM   #29 
        - Apparently, according to the police- a new technology.  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:32 PM   #36 
           - So are you going to get your money back?  proud2Blib   Dec-31-07 11:35 PM   #37 
              - They told me the whole process would take ten days, so we'll see.  BeHereNow   Jan-01-08 12:02 AM   #55 
                 - TEN DAYS??  proud2Blib   Jan-01-08 12:38 AM   #64 
                    - The bank did not HAVE to give you your money back  panzerfaust   Jan-01-08 09:45 AM   #75 
                       - I realize that  proud2Blib   Jan-01-08 01:01 PM   #81 
  - PINs are very easy to get.  Captain Angry   Dec-31-07 10:20 PM   #10 
  - That's what I'm thinking. Video should prove it wasn't me!  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:47 PM   #20 
     - Good.  Captain Angry   Dec-31-07 10:58 PM   #26 
        - Two different banks, neither was my home bank.  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:19 PM   #28 
           - Wells Fargo shouldn't allow more than $200 out.  Captain Angry   Dec-31-07 11:21 PM   #30 
              - I thought so too- how the hell could that happen?  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:25 PM   #33 
              - Not to get all conspiracy or anything.  Captain Angry   Dec-31-07 11:28 PM   #35 
                 - !  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:40 PM   #39 
                    - If it was at the ATM, they let anybody's cards go through for the fees.  Captain Angry   Dec-31-07 11:49 PM   #44 
                       - It's a local Southern California bank, so although small, they are not broke.  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:53 PM   #46 
              - I use my debit card to get cash all the time  proud2Blib   Dec-31-07 11:36 PM   #38 
              - Thanks for the info.  Captain Angry   Dec-31-07 11:40 PM   #40 
              - My Local Wells Fargo allows up to  Pharlo   Jan-01-08 08:43 AM   #72 
  - I'm so sorry. Absolutely NO debit cards in this house. A student of Mr. H's....  Hekate   Dec-31-07 10:40 PM   #16 
  - Thanks Hekate- hopefully we will win the dispute.  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 10:50 PM   #21 
  - My bank told me to always enter the credit option when using the debit card  mnhtnbb   Dec-31-07 10:55 PM   #25 
  - that's good to know  shanti   Dec-31-07 11:23 PM   #32 
  - self delete  shanti   Dec-31-07 11:26 PM   #34 
  - Unfortunately, this isn't true. The time my debit card # was stolen was when I used the credit card  moc   Dec-31-07 11:57 PM   #51 
     - How did they get your PIN then?  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:58 PM   #53 
        - I have no idea. I used it at a Racetrack gas station near my office  moc   Jan-01-08 12:03 AM   #56 
        - The cops told me...  BeHereNow   Jan-01-08 12:10 AM   #59 
        - self delete dupe  moc   Jan-01-08 12:03 AM   #57 
  - This is not the same kind of pain, but similar...  CasualWatcher9   Dec-31-07 11:08 PM   #27 
  - Welcome to DU- and yes very scary...  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:21 PM   #31 
  - I've heard people take pics of card number during swipe.  madeline_con   Dec-31-07 11:40 PM   #41 
  - sorry to hear that!  shanti   Dec-31-07 11:44 PM   #42 
  - My sympathies  Feron   Dec-31-07 11:53 PM   #47 
  - Cash is the only way not to become a victim of this fraud...  BeHereNow   Dec-31-07 11:55 PM   #49 
  - It doesn't have to be a transaction that requires a PIN. My debit card  moc   Dec-31-07 11:56 PM   #50 
  - Did they charge a thousand or withdraw it?  BeHereNow   Jan-01-08 12:00 AM   #54 
     - They withdrew the money. Fortunately, the bank reimbursed me within a day or two.  moc   Jan-01-08 12:07 AM   #58 
        - Yup, sounds like exactly what happened to me.  BeHereNow   Jan-01-08 12:11 AM   #60 
  - We just had to replace a credit card as someone tried to buy $1000.00 of stuff online.  yourout   Jan-01-08 12:17 AM   #61 
  - The same thing happened to a friend of mine recently.  Ladyhawk   Jan-01-08 12:18 AM   #62 
  - Debit card theft?  BeHereNow   Jan-01-08 12:23 AM   #63 
  - that's why I still write a check in some places.  Blue_Roses   Jan-01-08 12:44 AM   #65 
  - I'm so sorry that this happened to you  Lorien   Jan-01-08 01:03 AM   #66 
  - Thanks for your empathy. And I'm with you...cash is the ONLY way.  BeHereNow   Jan-01-08 01:07 AM   #67 
  - I read a story about this a while ago.  pinniped   Jan-01-08 06:06 AM   #68 
  - We put an Alert message on our debit card.  liberal hypnotist   Jan-01-08 07:55 AM   #69 
  - Sorry about that, it sucks  MadHound   Jan-01-08 07:58 AM   #70 
  - cover the screen  warrior1   Jan-01-08 08:01 AM   #71 
  - You should be covered  michiganbuckeye1970   Jan-01-08 09:49 AM   #76 
  - They can be clever bastards.  D__S   Jan-01-08 11:02 AM   #77 
  - I always cup my hand over the keypad when entering my debit PIN  blogslut   Jan-01-08 11:07 AM   #78 
  - There was recently a report on 60 Minutes that showed...  Minnesota_Lib   Jan-01-08 11:15 AM   #79 
 

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