My card got skimmed :-(

Marmoset · 07-02-2008, 00:57

Very sorry to hear that.

My girlfriend's debit card was nicked out of her purse by a clever little **** in a pub a few years ago. Her handbag was down by her feet; he kicked it over and her mobile and purse fell out of the top. He picked up her mobile (and swiped her debit card out of her purse at the same time), tapped her on the shoulder and said "Sorry, I kicked your bag over and your phone fell out - here you go" which immediately made her think "Cheers" rather than "Thieving card-lifting bastard" so she didn't check to see if her card was there until the following day by which time he/they'd used it to make about £500 worth of online purchases.

Thankfully when we reported it to our bank (A&L) they sent us a form to sign to say that none of the transactions were ours and then refunded the whole amount.

Hope you get it sorted.

07-02-2008, 00:57	#11
Marmoset Columbian Coffee Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 87	Very sorry to hear that. My girlfriend's debit card was nicked out of her purse by a clever little **** in a pub a few years ago. Her handbag was down by her feet; he kicked it over and her mobile and purse fell out of the top. He picked up her mobile (and swiped her debit card out of her purse at the same time), tapped her on the shoulder and said "Sorry, I kicked your bag over and your phone fell out - here you go" which immediately made her think "Cheers" rather than "Thieving card-lifting bastard" so she didn't check to see if her card was there until the following day by which time he/they'd used it to make about £500 worth of online purchases. Thankfully when we reported it to our bank (A&L) they sent us a form to sign to say that none of the transactions were ours and then refunded the whole amount. Hope you get it sorted.