Okay people out there! I had something happen to me today for the first time ever. First of all I went to this little independent ATM, that is not like normal bank ones. I needed to get some cash out and it's right by my office building downtown.
So...I put in my amount to get...and as it's starting to spit out my bills, I can tell something has gone wrong...well I count my money and it shorted me $60!!!!! I'm thinking well great...now what in the world do I do?! It spit out my receipt and said it gave me all my money...but NO SIR, it did NOT!
Okay, so I take 2 deep breaths...one was not quite enough...I call the first # I can find on the machine and of course, they are just the manufacturer of this ATM...not the owner. So I press on and find a local # on it. I can it...the lady was really sweet, but said they couldn't get a tech out there right then and just to have my bank file a dispute...of course I'm telling her...but it says it gave me all my cash...so why would you believe me?! She assured me it's not the first time this has happened...and they would believe me!
So this machine's rollers that the money comes out is on the front of this one with a plastic cover in such a way that your hands can't get to the rollers...but here I am downtown, bent over looking up at the rollers and seeing my money all jammed in them. I'm really not one to leave well enough alone...so...I start digging in my purse and first try a pen...hmm...WOW...lookie there, there's one more $20 for me! But when I was not having any further luck...I started digging in my purse again....I KNOW...my comb! Hmm....my hands are killing me...I am cold and scraping them on the plastic trying to get up there as far as I can...all the while, wondering when the police are going to show up b/c it looks like I'm trying to dig out and steal money from this ATM....hmm...still working with the comb...AHA! there's another 20...just one more to go....after about 20 minutes...I finally gave up, $20 short.
I've called my bank, but I have to wait 24 hours to file the dispute! So the moral of this story...do not use ATM's downtown...not the skinny little standalone, non bank owned ones b/c they are rigged so that all the drunk downtown people don't realize they aren't getting all their money!
That's my lesson for the day!
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Never Use an ATM Near an Alley
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Crazy! I heard another reason not to use those - that sometimes they are fake ones and just there to record the data on the magnetic strip and your pin number... then all of a sudden they are out of order. You get your card back and move on, but they have all your pertinent info and your PIN. UGH. Sorry friend! (I can't believe you don't carry tweezers. (I do!))
As I kept reading I thought you were going to say that a cop ended up showing up thinking that you were trying to steal from the ATM or that you ended up getting robbed since you were near an alley. I'm glad you were able to get some of your money back. How frustrating!
You have the funniest(for me to read afterwards) most frustrating(for you in the moment) things happen to you! I am so glad you have a blog so you can share your crazy stories!
You were worried about ME with the table saw?! YOU were in the ghetto (or barrio) "combing" an ATM! HAHAHA!!! I am so glad you are safe - that is just a scary little story!! And VERY hilarious!!
Loved reading this one! Hope you get the rest back and thanks for the entertainment :)
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