| I have had debit card numbers and checkbooks stolen | | | | and held under the counter for a long time. I thought it |
| on several occasions in the past. Each time it was a | | | | was odd at the time but attributed it to a slow system. |
| different scheme. | | | | Turns out she was skimming the card. Several days |
| I am not sure how it happened the first time. This was | | | | later I noticed several gas transactions appearing on |
| way back in the 1990's. I could have inadvertently | | | | my online bank statement from a near by city which I |
| become a victim if a Phishing scheme, which was a | | | | never visit. I reported it to the bank, they canceled and |
| new phenomenon at that time. I found out when my | | | | reissued the card and reimbursed me for the |
| wife got a call from a large financial institution stating | | | | fraudulent transactions. |
| that someone with a Middle Eastern accent was trying | | | | Other family members have had it happen. One had |
| to wire money from my account. That was a head's | | | | their stolen while she was in the parking lot of a |
| up move on the part of that employee. No money | | | | grocery store. The other probably has his debit card |
| was transferred or stolen thanks to their alertness, but | | | | stolen via a device installed at a local gas station. |
| I still had to cancel the accounts and cards and get | | | | These incidents are not as bad as some. Some are |
| new ones. Also had my credit reports secured and | | | | much worse. |
| alerts put on. | | | | Id theft has become a menace and is something that |
| I had a brief case stolen from the car once. It had my | | | | needs to be taken seriously. It can completely destroy |
| business check book. I don't know if their intention was | | | | your finances and your name if not caught in time. But |
| to steal my Id or they were just looking for cash. Again | | | | there are things you can do to prevent it and things |
| I had to close the accounts just to be sure. All | | | | you can do to minimize the damage once it has |
| automatic deductions and deposits had to be changed. | | | | happened. For instance, shred financial documents, |
| Last time I was completely unaware that my card | | | | keep your personal information secure at home and |
| was being skimmed. I was renting a trailer from a local | | | | beware of your surroundings just to name a few. |
| equipment rental chain. The cashier took my debit card | | | | |