2 September 2010
How come banks have a hard time catching people who commit identity theft or fraud to other peoples accounts?
Posted by admin under: Law Enforcement & Police .
My wife and I account with Prosperity Bank was debited a $600 transaction that we did not make. The bank refunded us our money, but never didn’t catch the thef. What is the out come of banks finding these people?
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Katie W Says:
4 September 2010 at 2:00 am.
I had a similar circumstance, I still don’t know how they got my information: the bank asked when I’d lost my card, and I said, I didn’t, I’m holding it right now. The thieves used a card at an ATM in an area I hadn’t been to in months — so even a magnetic strip matched. They were clever and picked a gas station and ATM without video cameras, so there was no record of what they looked like. Last I heard, there were no leads, but the bank credited back my money.
If they got caught later, the bank never said (though I really wouldn’t have expected them to call me up later to follow up unless there were something I knew that might help).
sasil85 Says:
4 September 2010 at 6:15 am.
Banks don’t do the research man. The cops do. You report it. The bank reports to the FTC, FDIC, police, etc. They all take it from there.