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Old 31 March 2007, 09:10 PM
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Shifty Eyes Debit Card Switch

I'm going through old emails & found this one...I recall something being on the main page but I can't find it, chow if necessary.

****PLEASE READ THIS......IT COULD BE HELPFUL****

This came from a friend of mine who works at UMB Bank, and this came
from one of her fellow employees. Very important to pass along to
all of you.

Here is a summary of what happened to me this weekend.

On Saturday, June 17 about 12 midnight, I went through the drive up
window at the Wendy's here in Raytown. I placed my order and then
pulled forward to the first window. ( We all know the routine). I
was then approached by the employee who repeated the total back to
me and then took my debit card to swipe it for the purchase. She
then handed it back to me, and I slid it back into my wallet. ( NO
BIG DEAL RIGHT? ) & nbsp;The following morning, I get up and head over to
my parents house to celebrate Father's Day. Just as soon as I walked
in the door, my mom gave me a message that was left my UMB Security.
I called back and they had some shocking news! My card had been used
a total of 9 times SINCE my latest purchase at Wendy's. There were a
couple more charges at the Wendy's, and the rest took place at a
Walgreens in Kansas City. So now my account sits over $300
over-drawn. I explained to the young lady on the phone that was
assisting me that I STILL had my card in my possession. She
explained that this was nearly impossible and to double check for
her. I opened up my wallet to find a UMB Debit Card, but it was not
my own. It was a card that belonged to a Paula Masheter!!!!! We
then checked the status on that card and what do you think we found?
Same thi ng. Reported lost-stolen due to fraudulent acitivity. And
even better, there were charges on that card from Wendy's and
Walgreens in Kansas City. So then it was apparent what had took
place. When I went through the drive up windown at Wendy's that
night, The lady swipped my card and then handed me back and already
stolen and cancelled card. I would have never known the
difference........THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME!! (Especially at MIDNIGHT!!)
So I have filed a police report with Raytown Police Department and
I'm waiting to hear back for them to follow up on this little 'ring'
that's going on. Just be aware of what you are doing. I can
honestly say, that I have NEVER looked at my debit card after someone
swipes it to make sure that my name is on the card. But.......I will
now. I am going to forward this down to Retail Support for them to
be aware!

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