Some interesting tidbits.
Be
sure to read Scene 3
Quite interesting.
SCENE
1.
This
is a new one.
People
sure stay busy trying to cheat us, don't they?
A friend went
to the local gym and placed his belongings in the locker.
After the
workout and a shower, he came out, saw the locker open, and thought to
himself, 'Funny,I thought I locked the locker.
Hmm, 'He dressed and just flipped the wallet to
make sure all was in order.
Everything looked okay - all cards
were in place.
A few weeks later his credit card bill came - a
whooping bill of $14,000!
He called the credit card
company and started yelling at them, saying that he did not make the
transactions.
Customer care personnel verified that there was
no Mistake in the system
and asked if his card had been stolen.
'No,'
he said, but then took out his wallet, pulled out the credit card, and
yep - you guessed it - a switch had been made.
An
expired similar credit card from the same bank was in the wallet.
The thief broke into his locker at the gym and switched
cards.
Verdict:
The credit card issuer said since he did not report the card missing
earlier, he would have to pay the amount owed to
them.
How
much did he have to pay for items he did not
buy?
$9,000!
Why were there no calls made to verify the amount swiped?
Small amounts rarely trigger a 'warning bell' with
some credit card companies.
It just so happens that all the
small amounts added up to big one!