Banks On Alert For Debit Card Scammers

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by Kirk Hawkins
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Story Created: Dec 26, 2012 at 10:37 PM EDT

Story Updated: Dec 27, 2012 at 3:33 PM EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Stephanie Speller-Henderson savored a sip of her favorite chai tea after a long, and stressful Christmas weekend. The therapist says she was a victim of pin number fraud. "I was too emotionally drained and I was crying...who wants to see you tearful," said the Southeast Charlotte resident.

Speller-Henderson says the thieves withdrew one thousand dollars from an ATM in Davidson and more than two thousand dollars from a Walmart in Charlotte after she believes she withdrew money from this ATM in Cotswold behind two men acting very suspiciously last Wednesday. "It didn't add up, it didn't add up at all," she said.

The Better Business Bureau says that pin number fraud is a type of skimming where thieves use a device that can scan your personal information in seconds. "It's crazy that we have to live in a world like this. That nothing really is safe," says Speller-Henderson.

Speller-Henderson feels guilty for not listening to her gut. She wasn't able to buy presents for her family this year because thieves used her money to buy electronics. "I got a floor model TV.  I don't even have a flat screen. And I got people out here buying ipads and all this stuff with my money.
That's crazy because I live conservatively," said Speller-Henderson.

Wells Fargo says it will work with Davidson Police as part of the investigation.
The bank says it reimburses its accounts when fraud is involved.

 

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