Bank Account Emptied, Balance Zero...Archived Message
Posted by Speaking Out on November 23, 2010, 11:56 pm
A friend of mine joined Club Fitness last Monday. He logged into his on-line bank account to check his balance this evening. His account has been cleaned out, not a single penny left.
I am not saying that Club Fitness had anything to do with this, but that was the only transaction out of the ordinary in his recent banking history.
His hard card was not stolen, so here is the mystery...his debit card numbers have been swiped all through Collinsville for gas, Steak N Shake and then in Fairview at the mall, Dillards, Maceys, more gas stations. Then his numbers swiped again at another gas station in Union Missouri and a few other convenience stores in Union.
If his card was not stolen and only the card numbers stolen, how are they using debit card numbers only to buy Steak N Shake, gas etc. Don't you have to have a physical hard card to actually swipe in the machines for gas, fast food etc.?
What an ordeal, especially around Christmas time. Not that any other time of the year would be a good time, but this time of year and the thief got every last dime out of the account.