Eftpos card reported lost or stolen??
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Daniel, Ezra and I went to the Galleria this morning, and being as hi-tech as we are, we didn't have any cash for The Crepe Cafe, which does not have eftpos. So Daniel took Ezra and got us a table while I went for a walk to the nearest Westpac ATM. I put my card in, and entered my PIN, and then it said "I'm sorry, you're card has been reported lost or stolen and has been retained". What the hell!!
I didn't report it, so I didn't know what was up with that.
So we went downstairs to Westpac, waited in a super long line, which is a bit weird for a Saturday morning, and got to the counter.
I asked the teller why that would happen, and she just said go to the customer service counter and ask for a new card. When I turned around and looked behind me, the line was literally out the door, there must have been about 30 - 40 people lining up.
Card Skimming
I sort of overheard the lady next to me talking to her teller, and heard the teller say something about the card skimming that had been going on the past couple of days, and that Westpac probably already is sending her a new card. So I'm thinking that the majority of the people who were in the bank this morning were in there for the same reason as me.
I have checked my bank accounts via internet banking today and everything appears normal, no card skimmers got my card.
And now apparently McDonalds restaurants all over WA have been targeted in the eftpos scam.
All I could do was withdraw some money then and carry on with my day, because there was no way I was going to wait in another long line, I'll just have to call them on Monday and ask if they can send a new card.
I didn't report it, so I didn't know what was up with that.
So we went downstairs to Westpac, waited in a super long line, which is a bit weird for a Saturday morning, and got to the counter.
I asked the teller why that would happen, and she just said go to the customer service counter and ask for a new card. When I turned around and looked behind me, the line was literally out the door, there must have been about 30 - 40 people lining up.
Card Skimming
I sort of overheard the lady next to me talking to her teller, and heard the teller say something about the card skimming that had been going on the past couple of days, and that Westpac probably already is sending her a new card. So I'm thinking that the majority of the people who were in the bank this morning were in there for the same reason as me.
I have checked my bank accounts via internet banking today and everything appears normal, no card skimmers got my card.
And now apparently McDonalds restaurants all over WA have been targeted in the eftpos scam.
All I could do was withdraw some money then and carry on with my day, because there was no way I was going to wait in another long line, I'll just have to call them on Monday and ask if they can send a new card.
2 comments:
That sucks. Hope you get everything worked out.
Thanks. Me too.
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