While out riding, and filling up the sleds with gas, my friend left his wallet on the gas pump and we left forgetting his wallet. He realized it at the next stop, so we backtracked and went back to the gas station. He asked the attendent if anyone turned it in, no one did. So feeling defeated the next step was to cancel his credit and debit cards and while doing so he finds an unexpected charge on his credit card from the gas station. The charge came 5 minutes after he purchased gas and someone charged 60 bucks. The nerve of some people but its not surprising to me anymore. Hopefully from the gas station security cameras and the time of the transaction they can nail down the person that did it. But its very sad that instead of turning the wallet in, they decide to take advantage of my friend at a vulnerable time and use his credit card for a "free" tank of gas.
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Sign of the times
- Thread starter 440_chazz
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If the person used a credit card, the pump should have asked to verify the cardholder's zipcode, if a debit card, it should have asked for the PIN. Hopefully they'll track down the thief, but your buddy needs to ask about the verification process for his cards too. You're right, it's a sure sign of the times, sad but true.
Muddychick123
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Sorry to hear that! May karma give them payback in the worst way!
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chicagosledder
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He needs to find out where the card was used and then get a copy of the surveillance video if they have any. Try to get the copy yourself before the Police because the surveillance system may have a short retention on it and by the time the Police would put the request in for it it may have overwritten itself. Just my .02. The next thing he should do is go on equifax.com and put himself on a fraud alert, it's free. He should check his credit to see if anyone applied for anything using his identity as well. This should be done in 6 months from now as well. This advice goes out to anyone on here whether they have had anything stolen or not. It is like free insurance against scumbags.
hate to say it but they wont even try to get the guy.
CC company wont wast the time for 60 bucks. the cops wont do anything they know the cc corp could care less.
they would rather take the time to give a few tix for ez money than track down a misdemeanor that will cost more to prosecute than it will ever bring in when they know it will just be plead out to a petty
CC company wont wast the time for 60 bucks. the cops wont do anything they know the cc corp could care less.
they would rather take the time to give a few tix for ez money than track down a misdemeanor that will cost more to prosecute than it will ever bring in when they know it will just be plead out to a petty
polarisrider1
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Not all pumps ask for zip, and ya right on security cameras. My 3 kids worked at almost every gas station in town and none had decent security cameras. And none wouls turn tapes over on $60 to anyone without the police requesting it. Good luck. The card company can not charge him since he reported card lost or stolen. I had a card stolen and the culprit racked up $23,000 on the card, was never caught and I did not have to pay anything. Had a charge come in while on the phone with the card company that was 4000 miles away in Mexico. I was in Sister Bay Wis. $60 isn't barely a blip on the screen.
polarisrider1
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It just totally sucks to not get the wallet back, all the hassle of all the other stuff in there that makes it a true pain. Take the money but leave the wallet if they must.
anonomoose
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Did you check the trash barrel? It probably went into it right there at the station.
I hate to say it but ChicagoSledder is right....your troubles might just be, beginning. With all the info in your wallet this guy can open credit as Sears, and HomeDepot and a hundred different places....never mind your own credit lines....companies are only too eager to open lines of credit based upon only seeing another credit card.
Put a fraud alert on your credit and re-up it in 6 months...it is free and it will stop any new credit using your social.
Back in 2008, I was sitting on the couch and watching the news when I got a phone call from Merrill Lynch...needing clarification of a line of credit that I did not ask for. The guy gave me an address in Detroit and I have never lived in Detroit and he said that this guy had all my info....
I thought what the heck! Come to find out that I get a letter in the mail from my mortgage company apologizing for a disgruntled FORMER employee who had absconded with hundreds of thousands of sensitive info neatly stored by the mortgage company on all of their mortgagors ....great!
Next day i put a fraud alert on my social....too late!
I get a bill in the mail from a gasoline company asking for $1100 over due gas charges....I called and the scumbag got a credit card delivered to the Detroit address ...and charged ALL of the gas at two stations in two hours....
I told the gas card company what kind of idiots they were for letting ANYONE charge that much gas in such a short period of time and told them to shove the bill where the sun doesn't shine. They killed the account and never sent me another bill....nope...not done....get another bill from house hold finance....for $8,000 in musical equipment from Seattle, WA. Great....again didn't pay...they said I owed it....that one lasted for 4 years and just recently got off my credit....not done yet....guy went to pennies and opened an OLD credit line...you know the ones they force on you to save 20% of a large shopping bill.....again, I told them not mine.....two years afterwords....done right...wrong!!! Another one got going...and I have had a fraud alert on my account ever since. My credit cards are still functional but I am screwed if I ever want to buy any big ticket items....but there is NO way I am lifting the fraud alert.
This all can happen to you too!
I hate to say it but ChicagoSledder is right....your troubles might just be, beginning. With all the info in your wallet this guy can open credit as Sears, and HomeDepot and a hundred different places....never mind your own credit lines....companies are only too eager to open lines of credit based upon only seeing another credit card.
Put a fraud alert on your credit and re-up it in 6 months...it is free and it will stop any new credit using your social.
Back in 2008, I was sitting on the couch and watching the news when I got a phone call from Merrill Lynch...needing clarification of a line of credit that I did not ask for. The guy gave me an address in Detroit and I have never lived in Detroit and he said that this guy had all my info....
I thought what the heck! Come to find out that I get a letter in the mail from my mortgage company apologizing for a disgruntled FORMER employee who had absconded with hundreds of thousands of sensitive info neatly stored by the mortgage company on all of their mortgagors ....great!
Next day i put a fraud alert on my social....too late!
I get a bill in the mail from a gasoline company asking for $1100 over due gas charges....I called and the scumbag got a credit card delivered to the Detroit address ...and charged ALL of the gas at two stations in two hours....
I told the gas card company what kind of idiots they were for letting ANYONE charge that much gas in such a short period of time and told them to shove the bill where the sun doesn't shine. They killed the account and never sent me another bill....nope...not done....get another bill from house hold finance....for $8,000 in musical equipment from Seattle, WA. Great....again didn't pay...they said I owed it....that one lasted for 4 years and just recently got off my credit....not done yet....guy went to pennies and opened an OLD credit line...you know the ones they force on you to save 20% of a large shopping bill.....again, I told them not mine.....two years afterwords....done right...wrong!!! Another one got going...and I have had a fraud alert on my account ever since. My credit cards are still functional but I am screwed if I ever want to buy any big ticket items....but there is NO way I am lifting the fraud alert.
This all can happen to you too!
mjkaliszak
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He needs to find out where the card was used and then get a copy of the surveillance video if they have any. Try to get the copy yourself before the Police because the surveillance system may have a short retention on it and by the time the Police would put the request in for it it may have overwritten itself. Just my .02. The next thing he should do is go on equifax.com and put himself on a fraud alert, it's free. He should check his credit to see if anyone applied for anything using his identity as well. This should be done in 6 months from now as well. This advice goes out to anyone on here whether they have had anything stolen or not. It is like free insurance against scumbags.
Thanks for sharing , I didn't know this.
I heard that CC fraud is a multi billion dollar business....
chicagosledder
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Most people have no idea how much fraud is going on daily. Everyone should put the fraud alert on their credit, it is free. You don't have to use the companies that charge you money to do this, you an do it yourself. Just remember you have to renew it every 6 months. Please keep in mind I am not trying to scare anyone with this information, I just want to educate people. Happy New Year everyone.
Jonger1150
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Most likely wasn't a sledder considering it was $60.
Most likely wasn't a sledder considering it was $60.
Not necessarily.....could have been a small group and all took advantage of it.
I have a fraud alert or something like it.
It was offered by DW's employer years back. It was only supposed to be a 3 years deal.
It's probably been 8 years and still.. when I want to open any account, I have to get on the phone and play 20 questions.
Didn't think much about when we signed up, but glad to have it when I see stuff like this.
It was offered by DW's employer years back. It was only supposed to be a 3 years deal.
It's probably been 8 years and still.. when I want to open any account, I have to get on the phone and play 20 questions.
Didn't think much about when we signed up, but glad to have it when I see stuff like this.