NJ September 2008 Chat

Kat817 · October 1, 2008

Hey girls--

Healing is going along ok---fell today in a store in the mall, but think I survived it without issue---other than the cashier laughed so I had to tear into the manager----originally I was scared, and hurt, and embarassed until she laughed and then it all went away and I was pissed! Made him fill out an accident report so if I have any issues, it will be covered. They had left cellophane packaging material on the floor, and my foot hit it and went sideways and when I tried to catch myself they had 6 long shelves propped against the shelf I grabbed, and we ALL went down! My incisions and belly feel fine, my hand hurts where I caught myself.

Then to add insult to injury, I come home to a message from the bank, and my debit card has been accessed by a company in New Delhi India, and my account is seriously overdrawn due to several hundred charges! So tomorrow I have to go down and itemize which charges are fraudulent, then go to the police station and file a police report, and then back to the bank to file papers to dispute the fraudulent charges. Meanwhile all the $$$ I had in there which was not millions by any means, but it is GONE! Until they get things straightened out, which will not happen overnight. Meanwhile Rick's check is due to deposit tomorrow, so I have to close the account, then wait for the check to be returned which will show overnight, then wait for them to cut a paper check and mail it out of Houston.....

So I am on a serious money diet. I have probably $40.00 cash on me.....no checking account, no debit card, and no check for probably 7-10 days. This could get interesting.

I have a few hundred bucks (very few!!!) in a credit union, I can use!!! LOL.....this is so not something to laugh about, but I just cannot wrap my head around it.....

I have such a headache......wonder why?????

She told me the biggest culprits for stealing debit info are wait staff in restaurants! She said using it in the store where you slide it and enter a PIN or using it online on a secure site, is not an issue, but to use it in a restaurant where it leaves your sight, that they can have your info in 15 seconds! She said the worst ones are the ones that have crayons for kids, that they lay the card down, cover it with a slip of paper, run the crayon over it, and have your name and card #, they flip it over write down the 3-4 digit security code, and it is worth up to $100.00 for the waitperson to sell it to the people who use them to commit fraud. She said nationwide Chilis restaurants had over 100,000 complaints of this last year alone! And yep I have used mine there frequently!

Ay yi yi.........

I too weigh in the morning, after peeing, and nekkid~~not every morning, but when I weigh that is my MO!!

Will check in later---hugs to all

Kat

jetti · October 1, 2008

awww Kat I hope that you dont feel any after affects from your fall in the store. What a jerk the person was for laughing!!! And goodness I hope all that debit card mess gets cleared up that is not a fun scenario at all. HUGS!!!!