More Fun in the New World
So... somebody stole my bank card number and charged over $1,600 dollars worth of stuff, all in increments of around $400. I appear to be a victim of identity theft, the irony being, well... YOU CAN FUCKING HAVE IT! But not the money. No, I'll be needing that, you fuckers. The bank is on the case, and they've cancelled the card, but apparently, the way it works is that you have to let the charges clear, THEN they refund you the money. I'm having them send me the past year in bank statements to see if there are any other charges like this. OH, THOSE INCREDIBLE BASTARDS (or BITCHES)! And the thing is, I never pay attention to my statements; I just keep a vague mental tally of how much I have in my various accounts. I guess this is a good argument that my approach up to now has been faulty. I've always felt like the risk was worth the not having to deal with the hassle. Alas...
I guess the question this experience really raises, in conjunction with the fact that every area of my life is basically fucked, is simply this: WHEN DID I GET COATED IN LOSER DUST????
An unrelated question (with apologies for the blurry picture): Was this really necessary?
I guess the question this experience really raises, in conjunction with the fact that every area of my life is basically fucked, is simply this: WHEN DID I GET COATED IN LOSER DUST????
An unrelated question (with apologies for the blurry picture): Was this really necessary?
posted by Sean Nelson at 12:29 PM
3 Comments:
Just what the world needs: a new, improved Goofus and Gallant!
Sorry to hear about the identity theft. I had a similar incident occur about 10 years ago. My bank called me and asked me if I had been making calls to Puerto Rico using my debit card. At least my thieves were stupid and only bilked me out of $27.
Ew, that sucks. I had some checks stolen a few years back that the idiot women tried to cash in-person at the bank for amounts that were way over what I had in my account at the time. Needless to say, they were actually caught and punished, so there IS some justice in the world. Sometimes.
And heck, I didn't even know G&G still existed, although is it just me or have they gotten younger?
And what parent would name their kid "Goofus" anyway?
Man that just blows. So sorry. But for the record, you are not coated in loser dust. You just had a short run of bad luck. There has got to be lows to help one appreciate the highs right?
And don't even get me started on Highlights magazine...
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