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a friend said that twice now a charge from a gas station has been on her debit bill way over the amount they bought, like $200 worth

Posted by zeitgeist Apr 3 '12, 19:15

another friend says that someone working at the station is probably in on it, how would that work?

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has your friend disputed the charge with their bank? if not they are just giving permission for someone to steal from them and others -- nm - zork Apr 3, 19:31 1
- yeah, now they say it was an ATM charge AT the gas station -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 3, 20:44
It has nothing to do with the employee at the station, it's automatic and happens at hotels too. - ty97 Apr 3, 19:18 6
- they get their statement, and there are two charges totalling 200 they didn't spend, that's not a reserve -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 3, 19:27 5
  - Pardon my disbelief, but if someone robbed from you once (and this is what your describing), why would you frequent them again? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 3, 19:29 4
    - how would you know, until you looked at the statement? -- nm - mafic Apr 3, 19:30 3
      - I might have misunderstood, I was thinking 2 distinct situations and statements - Will Hunting Apr 3, 19:32 2
        
        they opened their bank statement and there's two charges totalling 200, way over what they would normally buy for gas...maybe the clerk turned the - zeitgeist Apr 3, 20:03
        
        that's how I read it. don't really agree with the IM though. -- nm - zork Apr 3, 19:32
the cashier installs a program on the credit card swiper that retains all the swiped numbers -- nm - pixitude Apr 3, 19:16
They charge a holding pattern until the actual charges are settled up. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 3, 19:16 1
- This happens if you swipe your card at the pump. To avoid this, swipe it inside and use a pin (if it's a debit card). -- nm - Qale Apr 3, 19:17

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a friend said that twice now a charge from a gas station has been on her debit bill way over the amount they bought, like $200 worth

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