Card skimming

[Lindsey]

There was an article in the paper yesterday about a Quebec man who was arrested in my city over the weekend after over $100,000 in $20 bills was found in his hotel room. He was part of a debit card skimming operation. The police figure about 600 cards were compromised. It kind of freaked me out, so I checked my bank account immediately online and it seemed to be fine, no money was missing.

Last night I went to a movie with a friend, and I was buying us popcorn and drinks. I used my card and I was shocked when I glanced down and saw "Not Accepted" I ended up using my credit card to pay for everything but I couldn't stop thinking about it. I got home and ran to my cell phone (which I forgot to take with me in the morning) but there were no calls from my bank. I checked my account again to be sure, and everything is still there. I don't know what's going on so I called and left a message with the bank this morning and hopefully they call back soon.

Apparently this guy left card skimming devices at ATMs in one bank (not my bank) and possibly a retail location. I used my debit card this weekend at Costco, and at my bank. I am just so angry that the world is like this. I will be replacing my card with a chip card because they're a lot safer.