It's A Conspiracy!

[Wade]

Customer calls to inquire about payment made by phone on 1-15-09. Says she did not authorize the payment, there's NO WAY her husband would know how to make the payment (apparently he's a quadriplegic canteloupe with no concept of dialing and listening), and someone has hacked her bank account!

Right..... someone hacks into your bank account and instead of buying something for themselves, they pay your bills. Kind of like the fairytale where every night after the shoemaker goes to bed, the elves get up and make shoes until morning so he doesn't have to.

Look, I'd respect you more if you'd just be honest and say hey, I'm out of cash, and if I don't pay my meth debt by three my dealer's gonna break both of my legs.

[sirwired]

On the customer's behalf, it is not unheard of for a company with EFT details to draft a payment without a customer's permission.

I'm not saying at all that it happened in this case, just that it certainly does happen. Shady debt collection companies are notorious for this... customer authorizes some partial payment, (or mails a check, which contains everything necessary to do an EFT), the collection agency then sucks down a larger one to bleed the customer dry, possibly over-drawing their acct.

SirWired

[MannersMakethMan]

And if there's one type of piracy I hate, it's a CONS-piracy...

On the other hand, it's the first time I can recall someone getting mad for having their bills paid...

[JLRodgers]

On the customer's behalf, it is not unheard of for a company with EFT details to draft a payment without a customer's permission.

My parents had a bill once set to collection, they agreed to pay like $20/month on it -- they took out $3500, the entire bill, in one payment.



I'm thinking that that lady probably had her account overdrawn or something, and that's why she was really complaining.

[Wade]

I see where you guys are coming from, but this was not an electronically-drafted payment. Someone called in and paid by phone (I checked the notes). So, apparently, our villain-at-large has probably caught up our hapless victim's mortgage, car, and utility payments as well.

Someone turn on the Bat-Signal.

[JLRodgers]

So, apparently, our villain-at-large has probably caught up our hapless victim's mortgage, car, and utility payments as well.

I know! A stupid identity theft person! They're not only taking her identity, they're assuming her bills too

[crashhelmet]

Two similar stories. One happened to me and the other happened to a friend of mine.

It's Not In My Wallet Anymore
I went to a fast food place for lunch one day and tried to use my Debit card to pay for my meal. It was declined. WTF???? I reduced my order and paid with the cash I had in my wallet and went back to work. I checked my balance on-line and found that my credit card company billed my checking account over $700, taking me overdrawn. To make matters worse, they did it to pay somoene else's bill. I had to cancel the account and open a new one. thankfully, the bank was quick to kill it and refund everything back to me.

That Wasn't in the Settlement
My best friend got divorced recently and his ex-wife moved back home to the other side of the country. In a similar situation, my friend was trying to buy something and couldn't. he checke dhis statement to find that his ex-wife paid her over-due bills with his account information. Unfortunately for him, his bank is screwing him over on getting ti all resolved.

CH

[SG15Z]

And if there's one type of piracy I hate, it's a CONS-piracy...

On the other hand, it's the first time I can recall someone getting mad for having their bills paid...

Haha I like that. A little lame but hey I did laugh at it!

[BaristaTrav]

(apparently he's a quadriplegic canteloupe with no concept of dialing and listening), and someone has hacked her bank account!

Ahhh.. he's one of Gravekeeper's hat customers.

[Wade]

God help me, Barista - they're migrating from the Great White North to make Arizona even dumber than it already is.

[bunnyboy]

Ahhh.. he's one of Gravekeeper's hat customers.

now now Teav, let's not be insulting, a quadrapelegic canatloupe has more brain function than that.